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A Quick Fully Computerized Game of Chutes and Ladders (Since its totally random)
<!-- this was just a rapid development program for fun -->
<html>
<body>
<h1>Chutes and Ladders!</h1>
<button onclick="beginGame()">Play Game</button>
<img src="https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/s-board-games-chutes-ladders-woodbridge-new-jersey-october-circa-game-shown-128701391.jpg" />
<script>
// general configs
var spin_min = 1, spin_max = 6;
var exact_space_win = true;
var winner_space = 100;
// game play data
var players = [];
var player_history = []; // multi dim, last value is current place on board
var game_over = false;
// fixed data
var ladders = [];
ladders[4] = 14;
ladders[12] = 31;
ladders[20] = 38;
ladders[28] = 84;
ladders[36] = 44;
ladders[40] = 42;
ladders[51] = 67;
ladders[80] = 100;
ladders[90] = 91;
var chutes = [];
chutes[16] = 6;
chutes[47] = 26;
chutes[49] = 11;
chutes[56] = 53;
chutes[62] = 19;
chutes[64] = 60;
chutes[87] = 24;
chutes[93] = 73;
chutes[95] = 75;
chutes[98] = 78;
// mimic spinning a very fast spinner
function spinWheel() {
return Math.floor(Math.random() * spin_max) + spin_min;
}
// player takes their turn
function takeTurn(player_index){
var spinAmount = spinWheel();
var currentPlayerHistory = player_history[player_index];
// if no history, add a state for starting
if (!currentPlayerHistory){
currentPlayerHistory = [];
currentPlayerHistory.push({
'space': 0,
'action': 'start'
});
}
var currentPos = currentPlayerHistory[currentPlayerHistory.length - 1];
var newSpace = currentPos.space + spinAmount;
if (exact_space_win && newSpace > winner_space){
currentPlayerHistory.push({
'space': currentPos.space,
'action': 'spin wheel (' + spinAmount + ') -- rolled over last space - (' + newSpace + ')'
});
player_history[player_index] = currentPlayerHistory; // put it back in
return;
}
currentPlayerHistory.push({
'space': newSpace,
'action': 'spin wheel (' + spinAmount + ')'
});
if (ladders[newSpace]){
newSpace = ladders[newSpace];
currentPlayerHistory.push({
'space': newSpace,
'action': 'ladder up to (' + newSpace + ')'
});
}else if (chutes[newSpace]){
newSpace = chutes[newSpace];
currentPlayerHistory.push({
'space': newSpace,
'action': 'chute down to (' + newSpace + ')'
});
}
player_history[player_index] = currentPlayerHistory; // put it back in history
if (newSpace >= winner_space){
game_over = true;
}
}
function beginGame(){
// reset game play data
players = [];
player_history = [];
game_over = false;
alert('Welcome to (computerized) Chutes and Ladders!');
alert('I am going to play the game, but you tell me who is playing and pick your favorite character.');
var player_count = 0;
while(!(player_count > 1)){
player_count = parseInt(prompt('How many players would you like to play?'));
if (!(player_count > 1))
alert('Please choose at least 2 or more players.');
}
var player_name = '';
var i = 0;
for(; i < player_count; i++){
player_name = prompt('Please provide a name for: Player ' + i);
if (player_name == ''){
alert('It looks like you are done providing names, I will just fill in the rest.');
break;
}else{
players[i] = player_name;
}
}
for(; i < player_count; i++){
players[i] = 'Bob ' + i;
}
var msg = 'Players: \n ' + players.slice(0, 6).join('\n ');
if (players.length > 6){
msg += '\n ...and ' + ( players.length - 6) + ' others';
}
alert(msg);
alert('Here we go!');
var winner;
while(!game_over){
for(var k = 0; k < players.length; k++){
takeTurn(k);
if (game_over){
winner = k;
break;
}
}
}
alert('Game Over - ' + players[winner] + ' won!');
console.table(player_history[winner], ['space', 'action']);
var player_selection = ''
while(player_selection != 'y' && player_selection != 'n'){
try {
player_selection = prompt('Play again? (y/n)').toLowerCase();
} catch (error) {
break;
}
if (player_selection != 'y' && player_selection != 'n')
alert('Oops, try that again.')
else
break;
}
if (player_selection.toLowerCase() == 'y'){
beginGame();
}else{
alert('Thanks for playing, goodbye!');
}
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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