"""
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   Project: Take-Away Game
  Standard: 91883 (AS1.7) v.1
    School: Tauranga Boys' College
    Author: Blaze Smyth 
      Date: THE DATE YOU COMPLETED THE CODE
    Python: 3.5
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"""
import time     #Adding time to the text to make it feel more real

#Setting the main variables to use for calculations and gameplay
Max_chips = 21
Player1_score = 0
Player2_score = 0
Player1_turn = True
Chips_left = 0
Chips_taken = 0
explained_game = 0

#Getting all the starting data and introducing the game to the players for the start of the game
while True :
    Player1_name = str(input("What is player one's name? "))
    if Player1_name.isalpha() == True:
        break
    else:
        print("\nThat is not a name you fool, try again")
    
while True :
    time.sleep(0.6)
    Player2_name = str(input("\nWhat is player two's name? "))        #Asking the player for their name to make the messages more personalised
    if Player2_name.isalpha() == True:      #Checkinng if the name is only letters so the messages have an actual name and not some random numbers
        break
    else:
        print("\nThat is not a name you fool, try again")

while True:
    try:
        time.sleep(0.6)
        Rounds = int(input("\nPick the number of rounds you would like to play from 1 to 5 "))        #Asking the player for how many rounds they want to play so they can play the game
        if Rounds < 1 or Rounds > 5:        #Checking if they have put a number between 1 and 5 in so they can play the game
            print("\nThat is not a number, go back to math class and come back when you can count")
        else:
            break
    except:     #Asking again so they can play the game for any number of rounds between 1 and 5
        print("\nYou didnt answer at all, please input a number")

        #Explainig how to play the game so everyone understands how it works
while explained_game == 0:
    time.sleep(1)
    print("\nHello {} and {} welcome to the pick-up game".format(Player1_name, Player2_name))
    time.sleep(2)
    print("In this game there will be 21 chips to start with, Your goal is to pick up the last chip(s)")
    time.sleep(2)
    print("You can choose to pick up 1 to 3 chips a turn and whoevery picks up the last chip(s) wins that round but not the game")
    time.sleep(2)
    print("Good luck {} and {}".format(Player1_name, Player2_name))
    explained_game =+ 1
    break

        #Starting the game from the first round so you can actually play
while Rounds > 0 :
    Chips_left = Max_chips

        #Checking the amount of chips to see who won so their score can be tallied
    while Chips_left > 0 :
        while True:
            try:
                if Player1_turn == True:        #making sure both players can play turn by turn for an actual game
                    time.sleep(0.6)
                    print("\nthere are {} chips remaining".format(Chips_left))
                    time.sleep(0.6)
                    removed_chips = int(input("\nIt is {} turn, pick a number between 1 and 3. ".format(Player1_name)))
                    Player1_turn = not Player1_turn
                    if removed_chips < 1 or removed_chips > 3:
                        print("\npick a number between 1 and 3 you cheater")
                        Player1_turn = True
                    else:
                        Chips_left = Chips_left - removed_chips
                if Chips_left < 3:      #Checking if this turn is the winner so we can add 1 point to their score
                        Player1_score =+ 1
                        Player1_turn = True
                        time.sleep(0.6)
                        if Rounds > 0:
                            print("\n{} won the round but not the game, {} can still come back".format(Player1_name, Player2_name))
                            break
                        else:
                            break
                else:
                    time.sleep(0.6)
                    print("\nthere are {} chips remaining".format(Chips_left))
                    time.sleep(0.6)
                    removed_chips = int(input("\nIt is {} turn, pick a number between 1 and 3. ".format(Player2_name)))
                    Player1_turn = True     #Switching who goes next so its not just a 1 player game
                    if removed_chips < 1 or removed_chips > 3:
                        print("\npick a number between 1 and 3 you cheater")
                        Player1_turn = not Player1_turn
                    else: 
                        Chips_left = Chips_left - removed_chips
                if Chips_left < 3:
                        Player2_score =+ 1
                        time.sleep(0.6)
                        if Rounds > 0:
                            print("\n{} won the round but not the game, {} can still come back".format(Player2_name, Player1_name))
                            break
                        else:
                            break
            except:
                 print("\nplease input a number")       #Checking they picked a number so they cant play a 0 round game

    #Having the ending game sequence so the game doesnt last forever
    Rounds -= 1
if Player1_score == Player2_score :     #Checking the players score to see who won so the players can know
    time.sleep(0.6)
    print("\nThe game has ended in a draw! Congratulations!")
elif Player1_score < Player2_score :
    time.sleep(0.6)
    print("\nHAHA, your a loser {}".format(Player1_name))
else:
    time.sleep(0.6)
    print("\nCongrats {}, You have won this game!".format(Player1_name))