A code breaking game
Copyright 2022 Brian Carpenter
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This is an implementation of a code breaking game using the Pimoroni "Unicorn Pack" for Raspberry Pi Pico ( https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/pico-unicorn-pack?variant=32369501306963 )
It makes use of Jose Rullan's neotimer, found here, without modification: ( https://github.com/jrullan/micropython_neotimer )
The goal of the game is to guess the color and position of 4 LEDs which have been randomly chosen by the game.
Once the game is started, 4 LEDs will be lit up with one blinking. The blinking LED is the current position.
- BUTTON A: cycle the color of the current position
- BUTTON B: move the cursor to the next position
- BUTTON Y: submit your guess for evaluation
Guess evaluation is presented as a 2x2 matrix of LEDs.
- GREEN: One LED has the correct color and position.
- YELLOW: One LED has the correct color but is in the wrong position.
- RED: Any LED that does not meet the above criteria.
If your guess is correct, you will get a rainbow flash on the display. If you run out of guesses ( filling up the display ), you will get a flashing red screen.
After a win or a loss, the game starts over with a new solution.
If you want the game to be easier or harder, change the number of possible colors in the ROYGBIV constant
If the colors are too bright, change the values in colordict. The selected values were tuned to be clear differentiation of hues. ( Purple is a little funny on the Unicorn, so use with caution. )
If you want a different order of the colors, just change the order in the ROYGBIV constant. Whatever is in the first position will be the value of all colors in the initial guess. Avoid using "BLACK" as one of the colors, since that is used to blink the cursor location.