""" ONE CHECK Port to Python by imiro """ from typing import Tuple def main() -> None: # Initial instructions print(" " * 30 + "ONE CHECK") print(" " * 15 + "CREATIVE COMPUTING MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY\n\n\n") print("SOLITAIRE CHECKER PUZZLE BY DAVID AHL\n") print("48 CHECKERS ARE PLACED ON THE 2 OUTSIDE SPACES OF A") print("STANDARD 64-SQUARE CHECKERBOARD. THE OBJECT IS TO") print("REMOVE AS MANY CHECKERS AS POSSIBLE BY DIAGONAL JUMPS") print("(AS IN STANDARD CHECKERS). USE THE NUMBERED BOARD TO") print("INDICATE THE SQUARE YOU WISH TO JUMP FROM AND TO. ON") print("THE BOARD PRINTED OUT ON EACH TURN '1' INDICATES A") print("CHECKER AND '0' AN EMPTY SQUARE. WHEN YOU HAVE NO") print("POSSIBLE JUMPS REMAINING, INPUT A '0' IN RESPONSE TO") print("QUESTION 'JUMP FROM ?'\n") print("HERE IS THE NUMERICAL BOARD:\n") while True: for j in range(1, 64, 8): for i in range(j, j + 7): print(i, end=(" " * (3 if i < 10 else 2))) print(j + 7) print("\nAND HERE IS THE OPENING POSITION OF THE CHECKERS.\n") (jumps, left) = play_game() print() print(f"YOU MADE {jumps} JUMPS AND HAD {left} PIECES") print("REMAINING ON THE BOARD.\n") if not (try_again()): break print("\nO.K. HOPE YOU HAD FUN!!") def play_game() -> Tuple[str, str]: # Initialize board # Give more than 64 elements to accomodate 1-based indexing board = [1] * 70 for j in range(19, 44, 8): for i in range(j, j + 4): board[i] = 0 jumps = 0 while True: # print board for j in range(1, 64, 8): for i in range(j, j + 7): print(board[i], end=" ") print(board[j + 7]) print() while True: print("JUMP FROM", end=" ") f_str = input() f = int(f_str) if f == 0: break print("TO", end=" ") t_str = input() t = int(t_str) print() # Check legality of move f1 = (f - 1) // 8 f2 = f - 8 * f1 t1 = (t - 1) // 8 t2 = t - 8 * t1 if ( f1 > 7 or t1 > 7 or f2 > 8 or t2 > 8 or abs(f1 - t1) != 2 or abs(f2 - t2) != 2 or board[(t + f) // 2] == 0 or board[f] == 0 or board[t] == 1 ): print("ILLEGAL MOVE. TRY AGAIN...") continue break if f == 0: break board[t] = 1 board[f] = 0 board[(t + f) // 2] = 0 jumps = jumps + 1 left = 0 for i in range(1, 64 + 1): left = left + board[i] return (str(jumps), str(left)) def try_again(): print("TRY AGAIN", end=" ") answer = input().upper() if answer == "YES": return True elif answer == "NO": return False print("PLEASE ANSWER 'YES' OR 'NO'.") try_again() if __name__ == "__main__": main()