Project
Last Pencil (Python)
Medium
1413 completions
~ 10 hours
4.3Learn how to build a simple but engaging game and practice the Python basics.
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JetBrains Academy
About
Playing with friends is pure fun but getting ahead of them is even more enjoyable. Invite a friend to play the Last Pencil, a game where you decide who wins. In this project, your opponent is a computer that is an expert in the game. But it's up to you to choose who wins.
Training project
This project allows you to practice and strengthen your coding skills, helping you get ready for more advanced tasks ahead.
What you'll learn
Once you choose a project, we'll provide you with a study plan that includes all the necessary topics from your course to get it built. Here’s what awaits you:
It was a boring day, so your friend came up with the idea of creating a simple game.
Let's change the game a little bit and add new conditions.
You've decided to try out new game mechanics and take turns until no pencils remain.
You took all the pencils in one turn. Your friend decided that it was unfair and somehow took a negative number of pencils! Who is the winner? Let's add the winning condition!
You've played several games and found out that there's only one winning strategy. Your friend suggested implementing a bot to add a certain degree of randomness to the game.
Reviews
2 weeks ago
I've also learnt how real Wi-Fi less games work, the logic behind them.
2 months ago
I've learned a lot about function decomposition and random library.
3 months ago
I really struggle with this one. Definitely should pseudocode and create a few modules in order to structure my code.
4.3
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