basic-computer-games/48_High_IQ/python/High_IQ.py

def new_board():
    # Using a dictionary in python to store the board, since we are not including all numbers within a given range.
    board = {}
    for i in [
        13,
        14,
        15,
        22,
        23,
        24,
        29,
        30,
        31,
        32,
        33,
        34,
        35,
        38,
        39,
        40,
        42,
        43,
        44,
        47,
        48,
        49,
        50,
        51,
        52,
        53,
        58,
        59,
        60,
        67,
        68,
        69,
    ]:
        board[i] = "!"
    board[41] = "O"
    return board


def print_instructions():
    print(
        """
HERE IS THE BOARD:

          !    !    !
         13   14   15

          !    !    !
         22   23   24

!    !    !    !    !    !    !
29   30   31   32   33   34   35

!    !    !    !    !    !    !
38   39   40   41   42   43   44

!    !    !    !    !    !    !
47   48   49   50   51   52   53

          !    !    !
         58   59   60

          !    !    !
         67   68   69

TO SAVE TYPING TIME, A COMPRESSED VERSION OF THE GAME BOARD
WILL BE USED DURING PLAY.  REFER TO THE ABOVE ONE FOR PEG
NUMBERS.  OK, LET'S BEGIN.
    """
    )


def print_board(board):
    """Prints the boards using indexes in the passed parameter"""
    print(" " * 2 + board[13] + board[14] + board[15])
    print(" " * 2 + board[22] + board[23] + board[24])
    print(
        board[29]
        + board[30]
        + board[31]
        + board[32]
        + board[33]
        + board[34]
        + board[35]
    )
    print(
        board[38]
        + board[39]
        + board[40]
        + board[41]
        + board[42]
        + board[43]
        + board[44]
    )
    print(
        board[47]
        + board[48]
        + board[49]
        + board[50]
        + board[51]
        + board[52]
        + board[53]
    )
    print(" " * 2 + board[58] + board[59] + board[60])
    print(" " * 2 + board[67] + board[68] + board[69])


def play_game():
    # Create new board
    board = new_board()

    # Main game loop
    while not is_game_finished(board):
        print_board(board)
        while not move(board):
            print("ILLEGAL MOVE! TRY AGAIN")

    # Check peg count and print the user's score
    peg_count = 0
    for key in board.keys():
        if board[key] == "!":
            peg_count += 1

    print("YOU HAD " + str(peg_count) + " PEGS REMAINING")

    if peg_count == 1:
        print("BRAVO! YOU MADE A PERFECT SCORE!")
        print("SAVE THIS PAPER AS A RECORD OF YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENT!")


def move(board):
    """Queries the user to move. Returns false if the user puts in an invalid input or move, returns true if the move was successful"""
    start_input = input("MOVE WHICH PIECE? ")

    if not start_input.isdigit():
        return False

    start = int(start_input)

    if start not in board or board[start] != "!":
        return False

    end_input = input("TO WHERE? ")

    if not end_input.isdigit():
        return False

    end = int(end_input)

    if end not in board or board[end] != "O":
        return False

    difference = abs(start - end)
    center = (end + start) / 2
    if (
        (difference == 2 or difference == 18)
        and board[end] == "O"
        and board[center] == "!"
    ):
        board[start] = "O"
        board[center] = "O"
        board[end] = "!"
        return True
    else:
        return False


def main():
    print(" " * 33 + "H-I-Q")
    print(" " * 15 + "CREATIVE COMPUTING  MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY")
    print_instructions()
    play_game()


def is_game_finished(board):
    # Checks all locations and whether or not a move is possible at that location.
    for pos in board.keys():
        if board[pos] == "!":
            for space in [1, 9]:
                # Checks if the next location has a peg
                nextToPeg = ((pos + space) in board) and board[pos + space] == "!"
                # Checks both going forward (+ location) or backwards (-location)
                hasMovableSpace = (
                    not ((pos - space) in board and board[pos - space] == "!")
                ) or (
                    not ((pos + space * 2) in board and board[pos + space * 2] == "!")
                )
                if nextToPeg and hasMovableSpace:
                    return False
    return True


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()