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   Project: Take Away Game
  Standard: 91883 (AS1.7) v.1
    School: Tauranga Boys' College
    Author: Nate Blackwell
      Date: 03/03/25
    Python: 3.5
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This game allows for 2 players to play a chip based game. The first player to insert there name will always start on the first round, alternating between even and odd rounds. The players are
faced with the option to take from 1, 2 or 3 chips from a pile of 21. As chips dwindle down the player to take the last chip will gain a point. The amount of rounds are chosen by the player/s
between 1 - 5 allowing for total domination, small wins or possible ties. The code is structured by importing features, defining variables / asking the player for input variables. This is quickly
followed by the main section of the code where it inputs the actual game using while loops ensuring the game continues until they meet there maxed rounds chosen. The game then used greater than 
and less than features. I encountered multiple problems such as making my code wrong by giving the player who took the last chip not a point and the other person, dealing with while loops and 
other small bugs. 

Multiple limitations were found during the game such as, the first player to pick there chips will nearly always win as well with a very boring and repetitive game in general. I believe fixes
for this may be made by using import random, random.randint for chips to create a more fair and stable game. Also you could randomise who starts and implement a feature where you could 
have more than 2 people if wanted to creating a more havoc game. Also having a AI feature to play against if you dont have any friends. 
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"""
from time import *
from random import *
import sys, os, random

#To make my code print letter by letter making it look cool.
def text_typer(List, Delay):
    print()
    for string in List:
        for letter in string:
            print(letter, end="",flush=True)
            sleep(Delay)
    sleep(1)#waits for a certain amount of time given by the value in the brakets
    return ""

#inputs to choose two names of our players

while True:
    try:
        Prounds = int(input(text_typer("how many rounds do you want to play? ", 0.05)))

    except ValueError: #if the number is not a number it'll tell you to try again
        text_typer("The input is not an suitable.", 0.05)

    else: #if number is a number then it'll keep going with the other code
        break


while True:
    Text = ["Enter a name for player one:  "] #allows me to print this string of letters again in a print using less code
    ext = ["Enter a name for player two:  "] #allows me to print this string of letters again in a print using less code
    name1 = input(text_typer([Text[0]],0.05)) #Alowing player one to choose a name
    name2 = input(text_typer([ext[0]],0.05)) #Alowing player two to choose a name
    if name1.isalpha() and name2.isalpha() == True:
        break
    else:
        text_typer("That name is not suitable it cannont have numbers or special charectors in it. \nAnd now both of you need to re enter your names\n\n", 0.05)

#values to make sure our fail safes work
P1 = 0
P2 = 0
player = 1
Nmbertrue = 0

#Messages to make sure we can use them over and over without writing it multiple times
thng = f"-"*7, name1, "-"*7
win = f"Congrats ", name1, " You win!!!!!"
thng2 = f"-"*7, name2, "-"*7
win2 = f"Congrats ", name2, " You win!!!!!"

#Loop to make sure we have a winner best out of two
while P1 != Prounds and P2 != Prounds:

    MAXCHIPS = 21 #making the chips reaset to 21
    player = 1 #making it start on player one every time
    #Loup to start every round
    while MAXCHIPS != 0:

        #to change player each turn.
        if player %2==0:
            text_typer(thng2,0.05) #To print the players name
            player += 1
        else:
            text_typer(thng,0.05) #To print the players name
            player += 1

        #To ask what amount we want to take away and to make sure it's in range
        Nmbertrue=0
        while Nmbertrue != 1:

            #To make sure my number is a number not a letter
            while True:
                try:
                    Nmber =["Enter a number between 1 and 3 "]
                    take = int(input(text_typer([Nmber[0]], 0.05)))  #asking for you to input a number

                except ValueError: #if the number is not a number it'll tell you to try again
                    text_typer("The input is not an suitable.", 0.05)

                else: #if number is a number then it'll keep going with the other code
                    break

            if MAXCHIPS - take <0 and 4> take and take >= 1:  #If the number you take would make the amount of chips left less than zero it'll not let it
                text_typer("Sorry we can't let it go negitive. \nTry again", 0.05)


            elif 4> take and take >= 1:  #if number is in the range we give it'll carry on with the code
                Nmbertrue = 1
                break


            else: #if number is not in the range we give it'll tell them to change it
                text_typer("That is not in range \nTry again", 0.05)

        #To change how many chips there are after taking them away
        MAXCHIPS -= take
        #to make sure that my code never goes negitive and to change players after every turn
        if MAXCHIPS <= 0:
            MAXCHIPS == 0 #as a fail safe to make sure he amount of chips equal zero at the end of the round
            
            print("There are:",MAXCHIPS, "chip(s) remaining")

            player -=1
            if player %2==0:
                text_typer(win2,0.05)
                P2 += 1
            else :
                text_typer(win,0.05)
                P1 += 1


            if P1 != 2 and P2 != 2: #To make sure the plyers haven't player more than the allowed games
                scores = (f"The scores are \n {name1} :  {P1} \n {name2} :  {P2}") #allows the players to see the score at the end of a round
                text_typer(scores, 0.05)
                break
            else:
                break
        else:
            
            print("There are:",MAXCHIPS, "chip(s) remaining") #To show how many chips are remaining

#end print to see who wins
scores = (f"-------The final scores are------- \n {name1} :  {P1} \n {name2} :  {P2}")
text_typer(scores, 0.05)