chest

gistfile1.py

import random
#this game is a test your luck game.
#it will continue until the player dies or stops opening chests.
#every chest has a one in five chance of containing a grue because i love Zork

chest = ('gold' , 'gold' , 'gold' , 'grue' , 'gold')

print """
        THE LUCKY CHEST GAME!
        """


inv=["sword","shield","armor"]
print "you are an adventurer who must decide whether he continues"
print "to open chests or stop while he is ahead"
raw_input("press enter to continue")

#this section establishes the parameters for continuing the game
continueg = 'y'
print "Your hero currently has: "
print inv
while continueg == 'y':
    print "your hero finds himself in a forest clearing."
    print "\nThere is a chest in the center"

    opchest = raw_input("\nWill you risk opening the chest? \nIt may contain treasures, or it will contain death (y/n): ")

    if opchest == 'y':
        inchest=random.choice(chest)

        if inchest == 'grue':
            print "The chest contained a grue and you are devoured. \n\n Thank you for playing"
            continueg = 'n'
        else:
            print "\n the chest contained gold which your hero pockets"
            inv += inchest
            print "his current inventory is:\n"
            print inv
    else:
        print "Your hero, content with his current posessions, "
        print "leaves the chest in its current location."
        print "As he leaves, he is killed by a grue."
        print "\nThank you for playing!"
        continueg = 'n'