Sangster 2020 Cornerstone Games

Alan Okechukwu, Rajani Tabor, Luca Vasiliu

Color Coderz offers 3 game modes that can all be played with the same setup.

2 Player Mode: a cooperative guessing game where you and a teammate work to relate combinations of colors to a variety of categories. The goal is for the team to get points by guessing as many colors as they can correctly in the time given.
3 Player Mode: A competitive guessing game where one player is in control of the categories and while the other two players try to guess before each other. Whoever has the most points wins.
4 Player Mode: In this mode, the two teams of two are competing against each other to score as many points as possible. Similar to the 2 player mode, groups take turns playing the game, with the partners working together to score as many points as possible. After three rounds of each team playing, the group with the greatest number of points wins.

Instructions for each game mode can be found in the How to Play section of the website.

Player Amount: 2, 3, 4

Only 1 player with an Arduino necessary

Estimated Build Time: 45-90 minutes

Estimated Play Time : One round - 5 Minutes, recommended 3 rounds.

Arduino Setup Instructions

Wiring Diagram:

Wiring configuration in text:

LCD: A15-A30 (pin 1 on A15)

4 LEDs: F23 to F24, F25 to F26, F27 to F28, F29 to F30

2 Buttons: (F1 to F3 - H1 to H3), (F6 to F8 - H6 to H8)

Buzzer: (A8 to A10)

Servo: White wire to RX, Red wire to GND(+), Black wire to GND(-) Potentiometer: D12, D13, D14

330 Ω resistors: (J23 to GND(-)) , (J25 to GND(-)), (J27 to GND(-)), (J29 to GND(-))

Jumper Wires: G1 to GND (-), G5 to GND (-), G8 to 2, C10 to (TX+1) ,C8 to GND (-), C12 to GND(-), C14 to

GND(+), E15 to GND (+), E18 to 13, E19 to GND (-), E20 to 12, E25 to 11 , E26 to 10, E27 to 9, E28 to 8, E29 to GND (+) , E30 to GND (-) , J24 to 7, J26 to 6, J28 to 5, J30 to 4

Game Code:

#include <LiquidCrystal.h> //the liquid crystal library contains commands for printing to the display

LiquidCrystal lcd(13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8); // tell the RedBoard what pins are connected to the display

int buttonPress = 3;

int buttonPress2 = 2;

long randomNumber1;

long randomNumber2;

long randomNumber3;

void setup() {

pinMode(buttonPress, INPUT_PULLUP);

pinMode(buttonPress2, INPUT_PULLUP);

lcd.begin(16, 2); //tell the lcd library that we are using a display that is 16 characters wide and 2 characters high

lcd.clear(); //clear the display

pinMode(7, OUTPUT);

pinMode(6, OUTPUT);

pinMode(5, OUTPUT);

pinMode(4, OUTPUT);

}

void loop() {

randomNumber1 = random(4, 8);

randomNumber2 = random(4, 8);

if (digitalRead(buttonPress) == LOW)

{

digitalWrite(randomNumber1, 1);

digitalWrite(randomNumber2, 1);

digitalWrite(randomNumber3, 1);

lcd.setCursor(0, 0);

lcd.setCursor(0,1);

lcd.print("Time: ");

for (int i = 30; i > -1; i--){

lcd.setCursor(7,1);

lcd.print(i);

delay(1000);

if(digitalRead(buttonPress2) == LOW){

lcd.clear();

break;

}

digitalWrite(randomNumber1, LOW);

digitalWrite(randomNumber2, LOW);

digitalWrite(randomNumber3, LOW);

}

If having trouble with Arduino

We made a tinkercad simulation that you can play the game with virtually if your Arduino does not work at all.

Link: https://www.tinkercad.com/things/lJLJ8QUWNR9

Click simulate and then run simulation at the top of the screen

Game Board Setup Instructions

Materials Needed:

Cardboard
Scissors or exacto knife
Tape
Optional: Colored tape for aesthetic

Instructions:

Option 1 (quick build):

Starting from bottom go up 5 inches and make a dotted line (folding line)
From the left corner of that line go 2 inches to the right and then 6/8 inches up.
Make a line horizontally from that point to all the way to the edge of the cardboard on the right
Go back to the previous point (step 2) and go up another 6/8 inches
Repeat step 3
Go back to previous point (step 4) and go up ⅞ inches
Make a rectangle that is 0.5 inches high and 1.25 inches wide from there.
Go to point at step 6
Move 1.75 inches to the right and then 6/8 inches up
Make a rectangle that is .5 inches high and 1 inch wide
Go to bottom left corner of board and go 13.5 inches up
Make horizontal dotted line all the way to the edge of cardboard on right
Put the gameboard over the Arduino (push down the wires)
Fold the dotted line portions over and to the bottom of the Ardunio.
Tape flaps to the Arduino
Play by holding the gameboard in front of you, with your left thumb pressing the buttons. (If you cannot reach the buttons through the hole you created, press down on them by sliding your thumb on the left side in between the Arduino and cardboard)

Option 2 (official build):

Decide which option to build (two pieces or one) depending on the size of the cardboard you have available to you.
Cut out the board shape, outlined by the white solid line in the blueprint, and begin cutting out button, LCD, and LED holes.
Begin to fold all of the red hidden lines, folding lines, in the same direction. If you are doing the one-piece setup, fold the blue hidden line in the opposite direction of the red lines.
If you chose the one-piece, begin, taping the edges together but leave an opening and input Arduino. If you chose the two-piece setup, don’t combine the two pieces and input the Arduino into the base piece.
Begin running wires through the board and place LED’s, LCD, and buttons in their respective positions.
For both setups, after setting up the Arduino, finish taping up all the edges.
(Optional): Tape the outside of the box with colored duct tape to make it more aesthetically pleasing.

How to Play

The gameplay rules and category cards are displayed in image carousels below for easy viewing. However, the pdfs to each of those documents are also linked here in case you would like to access them differently or print them easier.

Gameplay Instructions

Category Cards