Python Dice Game Code with Virtual Player

In this Python tutorial, learn to define and execute some intermediate to advanced Python functions by creating a python dice game example.  In this Python tutorial, I am running Python IDLE (Python GUI) version 3.7.2

Within the Python functions, one will be able to pass data, which are known as parameters and the function will return the result as data.

Python Rolling Dice Game Functions

• Ask user for input of name
• Create virtual names of the second player to be chosen at random on each play
  • Virtual Mars
  • Virtual Jupiter
  • Virtual Neptune
  • Virtual Saturn
  • Virtual Earth
  • Virtual Venus
  • Virtual Uranus
  • Virtual Mercury
• Create variables of the dice that are random number generators – min number of 1 and max number of 6
• if/elif statements for equal, greater and larger than to validate the winner of the game
• while statement to keep the game active until the player decided to stop playing

Import Python Packages

from sys import exit
import random
import time

Range Number Variables

min = 1 
max = 6 
x = 0
y = 0

User Name Input and Upper Case Name Variable

player_name = input("Enter your name please: ")
upper_name = player_name.upper()

Create virtual second player names (Planet Names)

virtual_names = ["Virtual Mars", "Virtual Jupiter", "Virtual Neptune", "Virtual Saturn",
                 "Virtual Earth", "Virtual Venus", "Virtual Uranus", "Virtual Mercury"]

Random name selection for second player

for name in random.sample(virtual_names, 1):
    virtual_name = name
    virtual_name = virtual_name.upper()

while Loop to Keep Playing or Exit

• Keep Playing = yes
• Stop Playing = no and exit the game
• Pick x and y random number
• Define the dice number from the min and max variables
• if statement to validate who wins or a draw for the game

roll_again = "yes"
while roll_again == "yes": 
   if roll_again == "no":
      exit(0)
   print
   time.sleep(1)
   print ("\nYour Turn")
   time.sleep(1)
   print
   print ("\nDie is rolling...")
      
   time.sleep (2)
   x = random.randint(min, max)
   y = random.randint(min, max)
 
   def dice (d):
     if d == 1:
      print (""" 
          _________
         |         |
         |         |  
         |    *    | 
         |         | 
         |_________|  """)
         
     elif d == 2:
      print  ("""
          _________
         |         |
         |     *   |
         |         | 
         |   *     | 
         |_________|  """)
      
     elif d == 3:
      print ("""
          _________
         |         |
         |      *  |  
         |    *    | 
         |  *      | 
         |_________|  """) 
    
     elif d == 4:
      print ("""
          _________
         |         |
         |  *   *  |  
         |         | 
         |  *   *  | 
         |_________|  """) 
    
    
     elif d == 5:
      print (""" 
          _________
         |         |
         |  *   *  |  
         |    *    | 
         |  *   *  | 
         |_________|  """)
    
    
     elif d == 6:
      print ("""   
          _________
         |         |
         |  *   *  |  
         |  *   *  | 
         |  *   *  | 
         |_________|  """)

   dice (x)
   
   time.sleep(1)
   print
   print ("\n")
   print (virtual_name + "'s", ("Turn"))
   time.sleep(1)
   print
   print ("\nDie is rolling...")
   time.sleep(2)
    
   dice(y)
   
   time.sleep(1)
   
   
   if x == y:
      print
      print ("\nIt's a draw.")
      time.sleep(1)
      print
      print ("\nInput 'yes' to play again or 'no' to stop playing.")
      print
      
   elif x > y:
      print
      print ("\nYou Won, Congratulations!"), upper_name
      time.sleep(1)
      print 
      print ("\nInput 'yes' to keep playing OR 'no' to stop playing.")
      print
      
   elif x < y:
      print
      print (f"\nSorry! You Lost. Try again {upper_name}")
      time.sleep(1)
      print  
      print ("\nInput 'yes' to keep playing OR 'no' to stop playing.")
      print
     
   roll_again = input(f"\nWould you like to roll the die again, {upper_name}? ")

Python Dice Game Output

The below is the output using the Python IDLE to execute the above code combined.

I hope this Python tutorial on creating a a rolling dice game was helpful.