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big_k105 · Sep 17th, 2004, 2:05 PM

Well i have a new project for class i have to take the dice stuff i worked on for the last project and create a game that uses dice. the more complex the project the more chance for bonus points

but it can be a really simple game as well but i figure i mite as well come up with something in the middle so i can get some bonus and still not get to far over my head but throw out all kinds of ideas. small projects, medium projects, and larger ones

thanks

Pizentios · Sep 17th, 2004, 2:07 PM

What about a craps game?

or a cgi-script (useing c++) to run a on-line craps table?

Ooble · Sep 17th, 2004, 4:49 PM

How about Yahtzee? Simple, but it's damn fun. Especially if you make it multiplayer over the net.

thechristelegacy · Sep 17th, 2004, 4:50 PM

Yatzy! (spelling?)

Berto · Sep 17th, 2004, 6:40 PM

nah i think the first one is right,

Ashcroft · Sep 17th, 2004, 6:43 PM

Here are a few ideas:

Existing simple games with standard 6 sided dice - yatzee, craps, that sort of thing

Existing complex games with standard 6 sided dice - there are dice games that play like poker, hearts or cribbage that require score sheets (and/or a game board) and require a little more strategy.

Made up games/toys - bizarre sayings and stories "mad libs" generated by die rolls, dice races with continuing rolls and setback rolls, a chutes and ladders type game, a die roller for a pen and paper rpg, a screen saver that endlessly displays die rolls, you know - crazy stuff

The difficulty would be increased on any of these by programming a computer player, a mediated game of craps between two human players might be more interesting but having a computer player (that can play competitively) against a human would be more difficult to program. This would probably require you to have taken a class that covers expert systems and AI.

For a seriously ambitious project you could build a dice game framework - describe games to be played with a config file and then play them. This would basically require you to write a mini-interpreted language, so it is probably not a good till you have taken a class that class that covers compiler/interpreter design.

Most of these ideas are probably going to take longer that you have, but I hope some of the ideas are interesting at least.

Infinite Recursion · Sep 17th, 2004, 7:06 PM

Put me down for the craps table... want to bet big $ pm the field.

Sebeq · Sep 17th, 2004, 11:21 PM

I would agree Craps would be the most fun, and the easiest one to configure.

Pizentios · Sep 20th, 2004, 10:17 AM

And the one most likly to let you make money later if you ever wanted ;-)

big_k105 · Sep 20th, 2004, 11:05 AM

well can someone give me a website about craps as i dont know how to play it

Sep 17th, 2004, 2:05 PM	#1
big_k105 PFO Founder Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Fargo, ND Posts: 1,650 Rep Power: 10	Well i have a new project for class i have to take the dice stuff i worked on for the last project and create a game that uses dice. the more complex the project the more chance for bonus points but it can be a really simple game as well but i figure i mite as well come up with something in the middle so i can get some bonus and still not get to far over my head but throw out all kinds of ideas. small projects, medium projects, and larger ones thanks __________________ BIG K aka Kyle Programming Forums Kyle K Online Please do not PM or email me programming questions. Post them in the forums instead.

Sep 17th, 2004, 2:07 PM	#2
Pizentios Programming Guru Join Date: May 2004 Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 2,023 Rep Power: 7	What about a craps game? or a cgi-script (useing c++) to run a on-line craps table? __________________ Profanity is the one language that all programmers understand. Check out my Blog <---updated Nov 30 2007!

Sep 17th, 2004, 4:49 PM	#3
Ooble I eat cake for breakfast. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In my box. Posts: 4,434 Rep Power: 9	How about Yahtzee? Simple, but it's damn fun. Especially if you make it multiplayer over the net. __________________ Me :: You :: Them

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Berto Programming Guru Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,022 Rep Power: 6	nah i think the first one is right, __________________ "Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity." - Albert Einstein

Sep 17th, 2004, 7:06 PM	#7
Infinite Recursion Programming Guru Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: United States Posts: 3,467 Rep Power: 8	Put me down for the craps table... want to bet big $ pm the field. __________________ http://jasonpowers.net "There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root."

Sep 17th, 2004, 4:50 PM	#4
thechristelegacy Expert Programmer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Somerset, Pa Posts: 708 Rep Power: 5	Yatzy! (spelling?)

Sep 17th, 2004, 6:43 PM	#6
Ashcroft Programmer Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 38 Rep Power: 0	Here are a few ideas: Existing simple games with standard 6 sided dice - yatzee, craps, that sort of thing Existing complex games with standard 6 sided dice - there are dice games that play like poker, hearts or cribbage that require score sheets (and/or a game board) and require a little more strategy. Made up games/toys - bizarre sayings and stories "mad libs" generated by die rolls, dice races with continuing rolls and setback rolls, a chutes and ladders type game, a die roller for a pen and paper rpg, a screen saver that endlessly displays die rolls, you know - crazy stuff The difficulty would be increased on any of these by programming a computer player, a mediated game of craps between two human players might be more interesting but having a computer player (that can play competitively) against a human would be more difficult to program. This would probably require you to have taken a class that covers expert systems and AI. For a seriously ambitious project you could build a dice game framework - describe games to be played with a config file and then play them. This would basically require you to write a mini-interpreted language, so it is probably not a good till you have taken a class that class that covers compiler/interpreter design. Most of these ideas are probably going to take longer that you have, but I hope some of the ideas are interesting at least.

Sep 17th, 2004, 11:21 PM	#8
Sebeq Programmer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 53 Rep Power: 5	I would agree Craps would be the most fun, and the easiest one to configure. __________________ "I messured the landing in feet, and programmed it in meters, $1billion wHoOoOoPsSsSiE!!"

Sep 20th, 2004, 10:17 AM	#9
Pizentios Programming Guru Join Date: May 2004 Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 2,023 Rep Power: 7	And the one most likly to let you make money later if you ever wanted ;-) __________________ Profanity is the one language that all programmers understand. Check out my Blog <---updated Nov 30 2007!

Sep 20th, 2004, 11:05 AM	#10
big_k105 PFO Founder Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Fargo, ND Posts: 1,650 Rep Power: 10	well can someone give me a website about craps as i dont know how to play it __________________ BIG K aka Kyle Programming Forums Kyle K Online Please do not PM or email me programming questions. Post them in the forums instead.

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