2.3 Assignment 3 Game Show or Dice Game

Credit: Structured Programming 2

Option 1: Game Show Program - This is the simpler of the two projects.  If you are not fully confident with what we have learned so far (or are behind pace), then  you should tackle this assignment as it is a good practice.  

Option 2: Dice Game - For students who feel they are ready for a bigger challenge.  If you are ALREADY fully confident with text input and if statements, you may choose this option.

Both options will have 20% dedicated to the professionalism of the visuals.  You will lose 5% for each error or omissions related to the following:

• Must use at least one font
• Must use at least one image
• All text must be de-fogified
• Any other visual errors

Once you have made your choice, scroll down for instructions.

Option 1: Game Show

You are to create a multiple choice trivia question based game show where the user can earn more and more money for each question she gets correct.

Setting up your file

• In the setup function, create a large window
• In the draw function, begin by setting a background colour.  Depending on your style, you may need to move it into a keypress or a custom scene function.
• Add one or two fonts

40% - Setting up your Questions

You will be asking  your user 5 questions.

• If you do so one question at a time, using scenes, you are eligible for 40/40
• If you need to print all the questions at one time, you are eligible for 30/40

Set up a title text and font.

In a different size and/or font - Print the 5 multiple choice trivia questions each with 3 or 4 choices.  (Remember more marks are awarded if you use scenes to handle each question one at a time)  Note:  

• Two choice questions are not accepted.  In other words, all the questions must have at least 3 choices.
• You may want to start with only 2 or 3 of your questions and the multiple choice answers and then adding more later.  That way you can be assured of getting more marks.  Later, you can come back and add more questions.
• At least 2 of your questions must include pictures.

Next 40% - Marking the answers

You will be marking the questions and tracking the total number correct.

• If you can tell the user they are correct or incorrect after each question, you are eligible for 40/40.
• If you mark their answers but do not tell them which the got right or wrong, you are eligible for 30/40

1. Create a variable to track how many correct answers the user gets.

2. Mark your Answers

• They only need to type a single letter (a, b, c, etc for each answer).  This means you can use the key == ‘a’ way of checking your answers.
• Mark each question, adding one to the correct answers variable when appropriate.  

• When the last question is finished, you award prize money. You can do this in any way you choose as long as the prize money is distributed in at least 3 levels.  For example, if they get 2 correct, they $1000. For 4 correct, $3000 and for all correct, $10000.

• If you have less than 5 questions, add the remaining ones.

Final 20%

Don’t forget the visual component discussed on the first page.

Option 2: Dice Game

The rules to this casino game are simple.  The player rolls a die; the casino rolls a die.  The higher number wins.  If it is a tie, the player wins big!  You might want to open the NumberGuess game Processing file to use as an example of working with random numbers.

Setting up your file

• Create variables to store each of the Player’s roll and the Casino’s roll.
• In the setup function, create a large window
• In the draw function, begin by setting a background colour.

Instructions Area

Add the words “Your Name’s Casino” in a big font.

In a smaller, different font, write the following instructions:

        Hit the c key to roll the Casino’s die.

        Hit the p key to roll your die (P for player).

Hit the w key to see if you are a winner.

First 60% - Basic Game Play

You can create a text based game or one that uses pictures for the dice.  

• If you only use text, you are eligible for 40/60
• If you properly implement dice that change picture based on a roll, you are eligible for 60/60.

KeyPressed Function

When the c key is pressed:

• randomly generate a number for the casino between 1 and six as shown below.:

variable =  (int)(random(1,7) ;

• Tell the user what the casino rolled.

When the p key is pressed

• repeat the above for the player

When the w key is pressed, use a 3 part if… else if… statement so that you tell the user:

• the casino wins if its number is higher
• the player wins if his/her number is higher
• the player wins a million dollars if it is a tie

How to add the pictures

You will need to import the 6 dice pictures from the S: Drive:  Computing Science\Images

• The pictures are called 1.jpg, 2.jpg, etc.

Set Up Your Images Area

In this version you need to allocate some space to hold the pictures of the dice.  

1. Add text that says Casino’s Roll:  and Player’s Roll:
2. Draw squares beside each of the above labels that are big enough to hold the pictures (perhaps 200x200).  For now, these squares will be empty.  The pictures will go in the boxes.

Adding to the KeyPressed Function

When the c key is pressed:

• keep your existing code to randomly generate a number for the casino
• add the appropriate picture to the square.  This will take a 6 part if statement that chooses the right picture based on the roll.   if (casinoroll==1) {???}

When the p key is pressed

• repeat the above for the player

No new code is needed for the w key.

Next 20% - Adding Betting

For this stage you will need at least 2 additional variables.  You must also allow for multiple rounds with an appropriate reset key.

• wallet - set to 500 to start
• bet

Before the w key is pressed, ask the user how many ‘hundreds of dollars’ they want to bet then set the bet variable in whatever way they choose (You can use single key presses where they bet 400 if they press 4, 300 if the press 3, etc. up to 900  OR    multidigit text entry to accept a specific bet)

Then, when the w key is pressed, change the messages so that it says the ‘casino wins your $5 hundred’ or ‘you win 500’ or something similar.

For full marks, you must also add the following features of the betting system:

• You can not bet more than is in your wallet.  
• You can not press the P key until you have bet.  
• The wallet grows or shrinks as they play multiple rounds.  
• When you bet for the next round, it clears the dice from the previous round.  And/or you can have a reset key that clears the dice.

Final 20%

Don’t forget the visual component discussed on the first page.