Can I Sell This

[shanenin]

Is this game good enough to sell for profit? so long as you use integers(whole numbers) the game seems to work bug free. If I can't sell it, at least I had a fun time writing it :-)

#!/usr/bin/python

# this is a program to make the computer guess the number 
# I chose between a interactively chosen range
# This was programmed completely by
# shane lindberg

print\
"""
This program allows you to play a guessing game against the 
computer. This is like the game "high/low" you played as a 
kid. You need to make the following rules. Pick a number 
that the computer will try to guess. To make it a little 
easier for the computer, you also need to specify a range 
that the number is between.
""" 

print "Enter a number that will be used for the low end of the range"
low_range = int(raw_input(">"))

print "Enter a number at least two counts higher then",low_range
print "this will be used for your high range"
high_range = int(raw_input(">")) 

# the following while statemant is supposed to check if the high_range variable 
# is at least two counts higher then the low_range variable. If it is not two
# counts higher, it askes for a new number

while (high_range <= low_range + 1):
    print "please enter a number higher then",low_range +1 
    high_range = int(raw_input(">")) 

print "\nplease choose a number between",low_range,"and",high_range,"."
print "this number can not include either",low_range,"or",high_range
number = int(raw_input(">"))

while (number <= low_range) or (number >= high_range):
    print "please choose a number between",low_range,"and",high_range,"."
    number = int(raw_input(">"))
    
print "computer, please guess my number, it is between",low_range,"and",high_range
print "this number does not include",low_range,"or",high_range

# this next algorythm allows the computer to guess logically what my chosen 
# number is

guess =""
count = 0

while (guess != number):
    guess = (high_range -((high_range - low_range + 1)/2))
    print "\n\nthe computer guesses",guess
    raw_input("press enter to continue")
    if (guess > number):
	high_range = guess
        print "\nyou tell the computer, LOWER" 
    if (guess < number):
	low_range = guess
        print "\nyou tell the computer, HIGHER"
    count += 1
print "the computer guessed the number",guess,"in",count,"trie(s)"
    

[Matt]

Could you attach a compiled file of the game?

As for profit.. you have to assume that users will not use whole numbers. I cannot judge by quality (because I have yet to play it) but with the bug possibilites of non-whole numbers, you may have trouble selling it.

Once I play it, I can give you a better opinion.

Matt

[shanenin]

Could you attach a compiled file of the game?

As for profit.. you have to assume that users will not use whole numbers.  I cannot judge by quality (because I have yet to play it) but with the bug possibilites of non-whole numbers, you may have trouble selling it.

Once I play it, I can give you a better opinion. 

Matt

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I was just kidding(maybe you are also), I was just trying to be funny. I was also proud of my infantile game, so I was looking for any reason to post it :-)

As for playing it, if you have python installed on your windows computer it should play as is. I know there is a way to make a executable that will allow you to play it even if you do not have python installed. I will check into that.

[iccaros]

Could you attach a compiled file of the game?

As for profit.. you have to assume that users will not use whole numbers.  I cannot judge by quality (because I have yet to play it) but with the bug possibilites of non-whole numbers, you may have trouble selling it.

Once I play it, I can give you a better opinion. 

Matt

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I was just kidding(maybe you are also), I was just trying to be funny. I was also proud of my infantile game, so I was looking for any reason to post it :-)

As for playing it, if you have python installed on your windows computer it should play as is. I know there is a way to make a executable that will allow you to play it even if you do not have python installed. I will check into that.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

good Job ... you can also make gui's with python.. which would make ht egame less prone to error as they could pick a number..

see this site for hwo easy it is..

tk is ugly but is a start..

http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-tkprg/

[flashh4]

# 5

[shanenin]

this book I have is pretty cool. with every chapter some new ideas are introduced, then you use those ideas for a game. By the end of the book I should be able o make a basic gui game. In all honesty, I will probably get overwelmed(confused) come chapter 7 or so, will see :-)