Graphical Checkers Game with AI support
Ensure Python 3 is installed, and use pip to install this project.
pip install git+https://github.com/CoolCat467/Checkers.gitAfter installing using the command above, running the following command will start the game.
checkers_gameIn a two player game, the starting player is randomly selected, and that player will be able to make a move.
Making a move: All valid moves are pre-calculated by the game, and only a valid move is able to be played successfully.
To move a piece, the user selects a game tile with a piece on it by moving the mouse cursor over the tile and pressing the left click button on the mouse/track pad.
Once a piece is selected, it will gain a yellow outline and all valid tiles that the piece is able to be moved to gain a blue outline. If no valid moves are found, no tiles will gain a blue outline. The piece will now follow the mouse cursor, but the tile selected's piece will remain.
If a piece is selected and one of the empty tiles are selected, if that tile is a valid move, the selected piece will be played to that empty tile, the original selected tile will vanish, valid tiles will lose their blue outline, the cursor will no longer be carrying the piece, and it will now be the other player's turn.
If an AI is playing against the player, the player will make plays as described above, but the AI (which is always the black player) will make it's move instantly. While the opponent is making it's play, the game will cease to run, and if the AI takes a while to make it's play, the screen will freeze.
Once the game has been won, the game will display the winner and in a two player game, a button will appear to return to the title.
If you are interested in making an AI for this game, there is a lot of information in the game files and in the example checkers AI