gistfile1.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

"""
simple simulation of the wire card game, version 0
"""

import random

def roll(n=1,d=6):
    return sum((random.randint(1,d) for x in xrange(n)))

class Deck(object):
    pass

class Player(object):
    """
    base class for players.  

    override def move(self,game) for 
    strategy
    """
    def __init__(self,name=None):
        self.cards = None
        self.name = name
        self.strategy = None

    def __repr__(self):
        return "name: %(name)s strategy: %(strategy)s" % self.__dict__
    
    def move(self):
        pass
    
    def draw(self,deck):
        pass

    def sit_out_turn(self):
        pass


class RandomPlayer(Player):
    """
    player who just played one of his damn cards and responds 
    randomly to all choices
    """
    def __init__(self,*args,**kwargs):
        Player.__init__(self,*args,**kwargs)
        self.strategy='random'



class SmartPlayer(Player):
    """
    """
    def __init__(self,*args,**kwargs):
        Player.__init__(self,*args,**kwargs)
        self.strategy='smart'


'''
rules and strategies all take a "game" object and manipluate it

'''


def CrisisDeck(wire=1):
    return list()


class Wire(object):
    def __init__(self):
        self.up=False


class Game(object):
    def __init__(self):
        self.murders = list()
        self.episode = 0
        self.max_episodes = 10
        self.crisis_deck = []
        self.actions = list()
        self.discards = list()
        self.wire = Wire()

    def setup_game(self):
        pass
        
    def trial(self):
        pass


# lieutenant
# move wire
# setup
# 2 cards per player


playernames = ("McNulty","Prez","Kima","Freemon","Daniels","HercCarver")
def create_players(n):
    if not 0<n<=6:
        raise ValueError("n must be betwewen 1 and 6")
    players = list()
    names = random.sample(playernames,n)
    return [RandomPlayer(name=x) for x in names]

if __name__ == "__main__":
    players = create_players(5)
    print "\n".join(map(str,players))
    for x in range(10):
        print roll(2,6), " ",

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