A very crude and hastily made simulation of the all-time favourite childhood game. Plays multiple trials (games) with a variable number of players, and stores the number of wins per player. Shows results after running.
Tile mappings are based off of an actual Snakes and Ladders board that I have sitting in front of me - "Snakes & Ladders (Magnetic Game) No. 222".
Here.
python main.pyEdit the main.py file directly. There are 3 constants that you can readily
change: TRIALS, WIN_TILE, and PLAYERS.
Editing the map.txt file will change the tile mappings. Format per line is as
follows:
<start> <end>
Where <start> is the place that the trap/ladder will reside, and <end> is
where the player will end up, after the player lands on it.
The number of trials to be run. The larger the number, the more statistically significant the results will be.
The tile which triggers the win condition. The larger the number, the longer the
game, and vice versa. Recommended to be set at 100, as reminiscent to the
classic good-ole game.
The number of players playing the game. Just as a note, that Player 1 always goes first, no matter what, and then goes Player 2, and then Player 3, and so on.
The win condition is a family rule. You must roll the exact number necessary for winning in order to win. Not doing such will result in going to the final square and back again. In certain circumstances, it will make the player get further away from the final square.
If the player rolls a 6, the player does not get another turn. Though that could also be easily added.