kwoolter / yahtzee

Python version of classic Yahtzee game

Welcome to PyYahtzee

PyYahtzee By kwoolter 🐒 ©️ 2017

Requirements

• Python 3.2 - https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-326/
• PyGame for Python 3.2 - http://pygame.org/ftp/pygame-1.9.2a0.win32-py3.2.msi

What's New

• Added pygame GUI as an alternative to CLI
• Run gui_controller.py to launch GUI version

Getting Started

• Written in Python 3.
• Run run.py to start the game.
• Type "help" to find out about the commands to play the game e.g. "help", "help scores", etc.
• 1 to 4 players can play the game.
• The rules of Yahtzee can be found here
• Colours work if the game is run inside PyCharm IDE.
• A high score table is saved as "PyYahtzee.hst".

Structure

Text Version

The game is structured using the Model-View-Controller paradigm:-

• Model - the game.py file is the "model" module holds the core of the game e.g. Player, Game, Turn.
• View - the game_text_view.py file is the "view" module holds the classes that display various aspects of the game e.g.the scorecard, the dice
• Controller - the controller.py file has the CLI to play the game using the cmd module
• The utils module has various utilities that are used by the game e.g. HighScoreTable, is_numeric(), pick(), confirm()

Graphics Version

The game is structured using the Model-View-Controller paradigm:-

• Model - the same game.py as the text version
• View - the graphics.py file is the "view" module holds the classes that display various aspects of the game e.g.the scorecard, the turn, etc.
• Controller - the gui_controller.py file has the GUI controller main loop.

Screen Shots

Graphics Version
Text Version