Checkers

About

Checkers is a simple application that allows users to play checkers. It enables both 1v1 human vs. human gameplay and human vs. machine gameplay..

Configuration

The application allows loading a configuration file with various settings and also enables changing most settings during gameplay. The configuration file is located in the directory /resources and is named config.json..

It should have the following structure:

{
  "first_player": "Username 123",
  "second_player": "Username 2sss",
  "theme": "Dark",
  "language": "EN",
  "king_multiple_moves": false,
  "obligatory_best_beat": false,
  "reverse_beat": false,
  "opponent": "Computer",
  "difficulty": "Medium",
  "time": "1"
}

Where:

• first_player - nickname of the first player
• second_player - nickname of the second player
• theme - application theme (possible values are Dark and Light)
• language - application language (possible values are EN and PL)
• opponent - opponent to play against (Computer or Human)
• difficulty - difficulty for playing against the computer (possible values are Easy, Medium, or Hard)
• time - specified in minutes (possible values are "0.5", "1", "3", "5")

The remaining three options describe the game mode. They are detailed in the following paragraph.

Gameplay modes

The application allows the user to configure various combinations of gameplay modes.

Gameplay modes:

• king_multiple_moves - when active, the king can move any number of squares.
• obligatory_best_beat - when active, a piece must make the best capturing move available.
• reverse_beat - when active, a piece must make the best capturing move available.

The provided modes can be set both in the configuration file and in the Settings section within the running application.

Any settings made within the application will automatically override the configuration file when exiting the application.

Match history

The application provides the ability to track user actions on the board. To check the last match result, you need to go to the History section.

Technologies

The following technologies were used to develop the application:

• Python 3.10.11
• pygame 2.4.0
• python-i18n 0.3.9
• python-dotenv 1.0.0
• PyYAML 6.0