othello

Command line implementation of the board game Othello (also known as Reversi).

Install and setup

Simply clone or download this repo, and make sure you're using Python 3.

Usage

Run a simple game of othello with:

python3 othello.py

Use the -h option for the full help menu: python3 othello.py -h or python3 othello.py --help

usage: othello.py [-h] [--setup] [--list-commands]
                  [--adversary {None,Euclid,Lovelace,Dijkstra,Turing} | --spectate]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --setup               Set up player configuration before starting the game
                        (default: False)
  --list-commands       Show the available commands you can type during the
                        game (default: False)
  --adversary {None,Euclid,Lovelace,Dijkstra,Turing}
                        If included, game will be against the computer of the
                        specified difficulty (default: None)
  --spectate            If included, human will spectate to specified
                        adversaries (default: False)
   

--setup

Allows the user to set up players' names and colors, so they are not the default of Player 1 (Red) and Player 2 (Green).

--list-commands

Show the available commands as the game begins:

====Command list====
 B6     -> attempts to place new tile on location B6
 show   -> redraws the current board
 where  -> shows possible moves for the current player (you can also use 'hint' or 'where can I go?')
 help   -> shows this menu and list of commands (you can also use 'command' or 'commands')
 clear  -> clears the screen
 score  -> show how many tiles each player has (you can also use 'who's winning?')
 color  -> changes the current player's color
 exit   -> ends the game (you can also use 'done')

--adversary

Allows the user to play a computer adversary rather than another human player:

• Euclid - Novice
• Lovelace - Easy
• Dijkstra - Medium
• Turing - Hard

--spectate

Allows the user to spectate a match between two computer adversaries.