"""Hungry Robots, by Al Sweigart al@inventwithpython.com
Escape the hungry robots by making them crash into each other.
This code is available at https://nostarch.com/big-book-small-python-programming
Tags: large, game"""
import random, sys
# Set up the constants:
WIDTH = 40 # (!) Try changing this to 70 or 10.
HEIGHT = 20 # (!) Try changing this to 10.
NUM_ROBOTS = 10 # (!) Try changing this to 1 or 30.
NUM_TELEPORTS = 2 # (!) Try changing this to 0 or 9999.
NUM_DEAD_ROBOTS = 2 # (!) Try changing this to 0 or 20.
NUM_WALLS = 100 # (!) Try changing this to 0 or 300.
EMPTY_SPACE = ' ' # (!) Try changing this to '.'.
PLAYER = '@' # (!) Try changing this to 'R'.
ROBOT = 'R' # (!) Try changing this to '@'.
DEAD_ROBOT = 'X' # (!) Try changing this to 'R'.
# (!) Try changing this to '#' or 'O' or ' ':
WALL = chr(9617) # Character 9617 is '░'
def main():
print('''Hungry Robots, by Al Sweigart al@inventwithpython.com
You are trapped in a maze with hungry robots! You don't know why robots
need to eat, but you don't want to find out. The robots are badly
programmed and will move directly toward you, even if blocked by walls.
You must trick the robots into crashing into each other (or dead robots)
without being caught. You have a personal teleporter device, but it only
has enough battery for {} trips. Keep in mind, you and robots can slip
through the corners of two diagonal walls!
'''.format(NUM_TELEPORTS))
input('Press Enter to begin...')
# Set up a new game:
board = getNewBoard()
robots = addRobots(board)
playerPosition = getRandomEmptySpace(board, robots)
while True: # Main game loop.
displayBoard(board, robots, playerPosition)
if len(robots) == 0: # Check if the player has won.
print('All the robots have crashed into each other and you')
print('lived to tell the tale! Good job!')
sys.exit()
# Move the player and robots:
playerPosition = askForPlayerMove(board, robots, playerPosition)
robots = moveRobots(board, robots, playerPosition)
for x, y in robots: # Check if the player has lost.
if (x, y) == playerPosition:
displayBoard(board, robots, playerPosition)
print('You have been caught by a robot!')
sys.exit()
def getNewBoard():
"""Returns a dictionary that represents the board. The keys are
(x, y) tuples of integer indexes for board positions, the values are
WALL, EMPTY_SPACE, or DEAD_ROBOT. The dictionary also has the key
'teleports' for the number of teleports the player has left.
The living robots are stored separately from the board dictionary."""
board = {'teleports': NUM_TELEPORTS}
# Create an empty board:
for x in range(WIDTH):
for y in range(HEIGHT):
board[(x, y)] = EMPTY_SPACE
# Add walls on the edges of the board:
for x in range(WIDTH):
board[(x, 0)] = WALL # Make top wall.
board[(x, HEIGHT - 1)] = WALL # Make bottom wall.
for y in range(HEIGHT):
board[(0, y)] = WALL # Make left wall.
board[(WIDTH - 1, y)] = WALL # Make right wall.
# Add the random walls:
for i in range(NUM_WALLS):
x, y = getRandomEmptySpace(board, [])
board[(x, y)] = WALL
# Add the starting dead robots:
for i in range(NUM_DEAD_ROBOTS):
x, y = getRandomEmptySpace(board, [])
board[(x, y)] = DEAD_ROBOT
return board
def getRandomEmptySpace(board, robots):
"""Return a (x, y) integer tuple of an empty space on the board."""
while True:
randomX = random.randint(1, WIDTH - 2)
randomY = random.randint(1, HEIGHT - 2)
if isEmpty(randomX, randomY, board, robots):
break
return (randomX, randomY)
def isEmpty(x, y, board, robots):
"""Return True if the (x, y) is empty on the board and there's also
no robot there."""
return board[(x, y)] == EMPTY_SPACE and (x, y) not in robots
def addRobots(board):
"""Add NUM_ROBOTS number of robots to empty spaces on the board and
return a list of these (x, y) spaces where robots are now located."""
robots = []
for i in range(NUM_ROBOTS):
x, y = getRandomEmptySpace(board, robots)
robots.append((x, y))
return robots
def displayBoard(board, robots, playerPosition):
"""Display the board, robots, and player on the screen."""
# Loop over every space on the board:
for y in range(HEIGHT):
for x in range(WIDTH):
# Draw the appropriate character:
if board[(x, y)] == WALL:
print(WALL, end='')
elif board[(x, y)] == DEAD_ROBOT:
print(DEAD_ROBOT, end='')
elif (x, y) == playerPosition:
print(PLAYER, end='')
elif (x, y) in robots:
print(ROBOT, end='')
else:
print(EMPTY_SPACE, end='')
print() # Print a newline.
def askForPlayerMove(board, robots, playerPosition):
"""Returns the (x, y) integer tuple of the place the player moves
next, given their current location and the walls of the board."""
playerX, playerY = playerPosition
# Find which directions aren't blocked by a wall:
q = 'Q' if isEmpty(playerX - 1, playerY - 1, board, robots) else ' '
w = 'W' if isEmpty(playerX + 0, playerY - 1, board, robots) else ' '
e = 'E' if isEmpty(playerX + 1, playerY - 1, board, robots) else ' '
d = 'D' if isEmpty(playerX + 1, playerY + 0, board, robots) else ' '
c = 'C' if isEmpty(playerX + 1, playerY + 1, board, robots) else ' '
x = 'X' if isEmpty(playerX + 0, playerY + 1, board, robots) else ' '
z = 'Z' if isEmpty(playerX - 1, playerY + 1, board, robots) else ' '
a = 'A' if isEmpty(playerX - 1, playerY + 0, board, robots) else ' '
allMoves = (q + w + e + d + c + x + a + z + 'S')
while True:
# Get player's move:
print('(T)eleports remaining: {}'.format(board["teleports"]))
print(' ({}) ({}) ({})'.format(q, w, e))
print(' ({}) (S) ({})'.format(a, d))
print('Enter move or QUIT: ({}) ({}) ({})'.format(z, x, c))
move = input('> ').upper()
if move == 'QUIT':
print('Thanks for playing!')
sys.exit()
elif move == 'T' and board['teleports'] > 0:
# Teleport the player to a random empty space:
board['teleports'] -= 1
return getRandomEmptySpace(board, robots)
elif move != '' and move in allMoves:
# Return the new player position based on their move:
return {'Q': (playerX - 1, playerY - 1),
'W': (playerX + 0, playerY - 1),
'E': (playerX + 1, playerY - 1),
'D': (playerX + 1, playerY + 0),
'C': (playerX + 1, playerY + 1),
'X': (playerX + 0, playerY + 1),
'Z': (playerX - 1, playerY + 1),
'A': (playerX - 1, playerY + 0),
'S': (playerX, playerY)}[move]
def moveRobots(board, robotPositions, playerPosition):
"""Return a list of (x, y) tuples of new robot positions after they
have tried to move toward the player."""
playerx, playery = playerPosition
nextRobotPositions = []
while len(robotPositions) > 0:
robotx, roboty = robotPositions[0]
# Determine the direction the robot moves.
if robotx < playerx:
movex = 1 # Move right.
elif robotx > playerx:
movex = -1 # Move left.
elif robotx == playerx:
movex = 0 # Don't move horizontally.
if roboty < playery:
movey = 1 # Move up.
elif roboty > playery:
movey = -1 # Move down.
elif roboty == playery:
movey = 0 # Don't move vertically.
# Check if the robot would run into a wall, and adjust course:
if board[(robotx + movex, roboty + movey)] == WALL:
# Robot would run into a wall, so come up with a new move:
if board[(robotx + movex, roboty)] == EMPTY_SPACE:
movey = 0 # Robot can't move horizontally.
elif board[(robotx, roboty + movey)] == EMPTY_SPACE:
movex = 0 # Robot can't move vertically.
else:
# Robot can't move.
movex = 0
movey = 0
newRobotx = robotx + movex
newRoboty = roboty + movey
if (board[(robotx, roboty)] == DEAD_ROBOT
or board[(newRobotx, newRoboty)] == DEAD_ROBOT):
# Robot is at a crash site, remove it.
del robotPositions[0]
continue
# Check if it moves into a robot, then destroy both robots:
if (newRobotx, newRoboty) in nextRobotPositions:
board[(newRobotx, newRoboty)] = DEAD_ROBOT
nextRobotPositions.remove((newRobotx, newRoboty))
else:
nextRobotPositions.append((newRobotx, newRoboty))
# Remove robots from robotPositions as they move.
del robotPositions[0]
return nextRobotPositions
# If this program was run (instead of imported), run the game:
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()