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https://github.com/emilydaykin/whackamole
🦨 An interactive 10x10 grid game written in Java
https://github.com/emilydaykin/whackamole
game java jdk18
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🦨 An interactive 10x10 grid game written in Java
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/emilydaykin/whackamole
- Owner: emilydaykin
- Created: 2022-07-28T12:13:33.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2022-07-29T12:20:54.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-09-09T17:20:24.923Z (2 months ago)
- Topics: game, java, jdk18
- Language: Java
- Homepage:
- Size: 588 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# Whack-A-Mole
The traditional arcade game, coded up in Java (JDK 18)!
### Welcome
### Display Grid after First Mole Hit
### Surrendering
### Game Over
### Inputting Wrong Coordinates
### User Wins
## Installation
- Run in IntelliJ:
1. Clone this repo and open the project in (JetBrains') IntelliJ IDEA
2. Set the JDK to 18 (download first if necessary)
3. Run `src/com/example/whackamole/WhackAMole.java`
- Run in VS Code:
1. Install "Extension Pack for Java" from VSCode packages
2. Install a JDK (e.g. [Eclipse Temurin 11.0.15+10](https://adoptium.net/temurin/releases/?version=11))
3. Run `src/com/example/whackamole/WhackAMole.java`
## Code Features / How to Play:
- The user has 50 attempts to whack all 10 hidden moles in the 10x10 grid.
- Each turn, the user is prompted to enter an X- and Y-coordinate of the grid where they would like to whack.
- If their guess/whack is correct, the number of moles left to whack is reduced and the user is prompted for their next move.
- If their guess/whack is incorrect, their attempts left are reduced, and they're re-prompted for their next move.
- The user can enter the coordinates of (-5,-5) to see their progress: the entire grid and where they've successfully whacked a mole (marked by a W).
- The user can enter the coordinates of (-1,-1) to surrender, which will end the game and reveal the entire grid and where the remaining, and whacked, moles are.
## Game Script
```java
public class WhackAMole {
int score;
int molesLeft;
int attemptsLeft;
char[][] moleGrid;
public WhackAMole(int numAttempts, int gridDimension) {
...
}
public boolean place(int x, int y) {
/*
* Given a location (X, Y), place a mole at that location.
* Also update number of moles left.
*/
...
}
public void whack(int x, int y) {
/*
* Given a location, take a whack at that location. If that location
* contains a mole, the score, number of attemptsLeft, and molesLeft
* are updated. If that location does not contain a mole, only
* attemptsLeft is updated.
*/
...
}
public void printGridToUser() {
/*
* Print the grid without showing where the moles are.
* For every spot that has recorded a “whacked mole,”
* print out a W, and * otherwise.
*/
...
}
public void printGrid() {
/*
* Print entire grid to display the 2d array to the user.
* Moles are printed as an 'M'. Whacked moles are printed as
* a 'W'. Cells that don’t have a mole are left as *.
*/
...
}
public static void main(String[] args) { // "a main method"
// 1) Instantiate game with number of attempts and grid dimensions
// 2) Randomly place 10 moles:
// 3) Allow user to enter X and Y coordinates where they want to whack
// Tell them they have a max of 50 attempts to get all moles.
...
}
}
```
## Code Snippets
#### User input logic
```java
Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.println("Please enter an X coordinate: ");
int userInputX = scanner.nextInt();
System.out.println("Please enter a Y coordinate: ");
int userInputY = scanner.nextInt();
if (userInputX == -1 && userInputY == -1) {
System.out.println("User surrendered. Displaying entire grid:");
game.printGrid();
break;
} else if (userInputX == -5 && userInputY == -5) {
System.out.println("Displaying your game progress. 'W' is where you've successfully whacked a mole!");
game.printGridToUser();
} else if (userInputX > 9 || userInputX < -1 || userInputY > 9 || userInputY < -1
) {
System.out.println(String.format("""
Coordinates go from (0,0) to (9,9). Or (-1,-1) to surrender and (-5,-5) to display your progress grid.
Your input (%1$s, %2$s) was out of bounds.
Please try again.
""", userInputX, userInputY));
} else {
System.out.println(String.format("Taking a whack at location (%1$s, %2$s)...", userInputX, userInputY));
game.whack(userInputX, userInputY);
if (game.molesLeft == 0) {
break;
}
}
```
#### Setting up a new game (randomly placing 10 moles)
```java
public static void main(String[] args){
...
Random randomInst=new Random();
int coords=0;
for(coords=0;coords