A command line chess game, written in Python.
CLIc is still under development and has not yet been fully tested. As each new function is built (or existing functions are amended) a brief test has been carried out to ensure that the function works. It has not, however, been sanity tested so the game in its current form is buggy at best.
As this receives alpha version updated, more extensive testing will be carried out prior to a release candidate push/commit to GitHub.
Download the git repo to your computer. Navigate to the src directory that contains the "install.sh" file and run
chmod +x install.sh
./install.shExit the shell and reopen. You can now play CLIc by running the command
CLIcin the terminal.
These rules explain how to play CLIc, not how to play chess. If you don't know how to play chess, why did you download this?
Moves are controlled using non-algebraic notation, with one move per prompt
Enter which piece you would like to move at the first prompt
Enter which space you would like to move to at the second prompt
Keep an eye out at the top of the screen for error messages - some inputs do not allow your move to be completed
To castle Kingside, at the move prompt (either the first or second) type in "o-o" (the letter "o" not the number zero) without the quotes. Leave the other prompt empty
To castle Queenside, at the move prompt (either the first or second) type in "o-o-o" (the letter "o" not the number zero) without the quotes. Leave the other prompt empty
Do not try to do an en-passant move because it wont work
There is a reimplementation in progress, looking to release version 2.0 at some point. Whilst there has never been a proper release of version 1.x, it has been at alpha stage for some time.
I'm now a bit better of a programmer than when I started this, so v2 will be tidier code-wise and much easier to maintain. In the meantime, ignore the folder called "NewCLIc"