A simulation of dice game where players race to empty their bowl of dice.

dice_game.py

# author: Eric Yohansa

import random


NUM_OF_PLAYERS = 4
NUM_OF_DICE = 6


class Game():
    def __init__(self):
        self.players = []
        self.winners = []
        self.round = 0
        for i in range(0, NUM_OF_PLAYERS):
            self.players.append(Player("Player {0}".format(i + 1)))

    def run(self):
        while len(self.winners) == 0:
            self.begin_round()
            print("\n")
            self.process_round()
            self.post_process()
            print("After dice removed/moved:")
            for player in self.players:
                print(player.get_dice_string())
            print("\n")
        print("Winners: " + ', '.join('{0}'.format(winner) for winner in self.winners))

    def begin_round(self):
        self.round += 1
        print("Round {0} \n".format(self.round))
        print("After dice rolled:")
        for player in self.players:
            player.roll()
            print(player.get_dice_string())

    def process_round(self):
        for idx, player in enumerate(self.players):
            dice = player.process()
            if player.dice_count <= 0:
                self.winners.append(player)
            next_index = idx + 1 if idx < len(self.players) - 1 else 0
            self.players[next_index].add_dice_to_buffer(dice)

    def post_process(self):
        for player in self.players:
            player.add_dice()


class Player():
    def __init__(self, name):
        self.name = name
        self.dice = []
        self.add_buffer = 0
        self.dice_count = NUM_OF_DICE

    def roll(self):
        self.dice.clear()
        for i in range(0, self.dice_count):
            top = random.randint(1, 6)
            self.dice.append(top)

    def process(self):
        dice_to_pass = 0
        for d in self.dice:
            if d == 6:
                self.dice_count -= 1
            elif d == 1:
                self.dice_count -= 1
                dice_to_pass += 1
        self.dice = list(filter(lambda x: x != 6 and x != 1, self.dice))
        return dice_to_pass

    def add_dice(self):
        self.dice_count += self.add_buffer
        for i in range(0, self.add_buffer):
            self.dice.append(1)
        self.add_buffer = 0

    def add_dice_to_buffer(self, count):
        self.add_buffer = count

    def get_dice_string(self):
        return self.name + ": " + ', '.join("{0}".format(number) for number in self.dice)

    def __str__(self):
        return self.name


if __name__ == '__main__':
    game = Game()
    game.run()