"""
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   Project: Take-Away Game
  Standard: 91883 (AS1.7) v.1
    School: Tauranga Boys' College
    Author: Aarav Sharma
      Date: 18/02/25
    Python: 3.5
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"""

import time
import random

# variables
player_1_score = 0
player_2_score = 0
rounds_played = 0
MAX_CHIPS = 21


print("\nHello there!")
time.sleep(1)
print("\nWelcome to the game!")
time.sleep(1)
print("in this game, 2 players will take turns taking chips")
time.sleep(1)
print("The maximum amount of chips you can take is 3 and the mimimum is 1")
time.sleep(2)
print("The aim of the game is to try and be player who takes the last chip/chips")
time.sleep(1)
print("Let's begin!")

# Asking the player for their names
while True:
    print()
    name1 = input("What is player1's name? ")
    if name1.isalpha():  # Checks if input is a proper name
        break
    else:
        print("That name is not acceptable, please add your real name ")

while True:
    name2 = input("What is player2's name? ")
    if name2.isalpha():  # same thing as name1
        break
    else:
        print("That name is not acceptable, please add your real name ")

# Asking the numbe of rounds between 1-5
while True:
    try:
        print("\nHello", name1, "and", name2)
        rounds = int(input("How many rounds do you want to play? 1-5: "))
        if rounds < 1 or rounds > 5:  #Making sure the user picks number between 1-5
            print("choose a number between 1-5.")
        else:
            break
    except ValueError:
        print("Please try again, maybe put just a number this time.")

# Start of the game loop
while rounds > 0:
    chips_left = MAX_CHIPS
    print("\nRounds left:", rounds)
  

    while chips_left > 0: #ONly playes if the chips are more then 0
        # Player 1's turn to pick
        print("Chips left:", chips_left)
        while True:
            try:
                print(name1)
                chips_taken = int(input("choose an amount of chips to take (1-3): ")) #the int input puts the stroig into a integer
                if 0 < chips_taken <4: #makes sure that the player cant take more than 3 ans less than 1 chips 
                    chips_left -= chips_taken
                    break
                else:
                    print("PLwase take between 1 and 3 chips")
            except ValueError: #if it isnt a number 
                print("Please try again, maybe put just a number this time.")

        if chips_left == 0:
            print(name1, "wins!")
            player_1_score += 1
            print(name1, "score is",player_1_score, "and", name2, "score is", player_2_score)
            break
        

        # Player 2's turn
        print("Chips left:" ,chips_left)
        while True:
            try:
                print(name2)
                chips_taken = int(input("choose an amount of chips to take (1-3): "))
                if 0 < chips_taken <4:
                    chips_left -= chips_taken
                    break
                else:
                    print("PLwase take between 1 and 3 chips")
            except ValueError: #if the player enters something that isnt a number
                print("please enter a proper number.")

        if chips_left == 0: #This code if when thr amount if chips reaches 0 and then the game either ends or goes to anothor round 
            print(name2, "\nwins this round!")
            player_2_score += 1 #Adds 1 to score after each round 
            print(name1, "score is",player_1_score, "and", name2, "score is", player_2_score)
            break
        

    rounds -= 1  # takes away 1 form each Rounds 

# Shows the scores after evry gamw
print("\nGame Over!")
if player_1_score > player_2_score:
    print(name1, "wins the game!")
elif player_2_score > player_1_score:
    print(name2, "wins the game!")
else: #Displays who wins at the end 
    print("Its a tie you both win")