Simple Text Game

Making a simple text game

  • Think the whole story of your game. A text game can be an interactive story where you have options.
  • Use "print", "if else", "raw_input" commands
  • tip: random selection
import random
dialog = ["hi", "hello", "hey"]
print(random.choice(dialog))
  • tip: ignoring capital letters
# ...
if a.lower() == "hello":
# ...
  • tip: matching answers
x = raw_input("Shall we go?")
if x in ["yes", "yeah", "okay"]:
    print("Nice!")
  • tip: ignoring capital letters
# ...
if a.lower() == "hello":
# ...
  • tip: looping until correct answer
flag = True
while flag:
    ans = raw_input ("What's the password?")
    if (int(ans) == 123456):
        flag = False
        # you can also use break

print ("You just opened the door!")

1. Make a simple text game that has at least 3 interactions (questions)

# This is not a complete code
def room1():
    print('room 1')
    loc = raw_input('which room do you want to go?')
    return int(loc) # goto room 2

def room2():
    print('room 2')
    return 1 # goto room 1
    
location = 1
life = 1
while life:
    if location == 1:
        location = room1()
    if location == 2:
        location = room2()

2. Make a game that allows us to take some items (ex: a key for a secret room, treasures)

has_a_key = False

3. Make a game that can show some pictures (or text graphics)

fid = open('c:/temp/1.txt')
data = fid.readlines()
for a in data:
    print a,

data from http://www.asciiworld.com/

                 .
             /\ /l
            ((.Y(!
             \ |/
             /  6~6,
             \ _    +-.
              \`-=--^-'
               \ \
              _/  \
             (  .  Y
            /"\ `--^--v--.
           / _ `--"T~\/~\/
          / " ~\.  !
    _    Y      Y./'
   Y^|   |      |~~7
   | l   |     / ./'
   | `L  | Y .^/~T
   |  l  ! | |/| |          -Row
   | .`\/' | Y | !
   l  "~   j l j_L______
    \,____{ __"~ __ ,\_,\_
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4. (advance) Make a game that can save the current status

5. (advance) Discuss how to make a good text game