// Snakes and ladders program
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
public class Program
{
// -------------------------
// Globals
// -------------------------
static Random random_generator = new Random();
// -------------------------
// Subprograms
// -------------------------
static void Play(int[] board, int[] players)
{
int current_player = 0;
bool game_won = false;
while (!game_won)
{
int player_square = players[current_player];
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("------------------------------------");
Console.WriteLine($"Player {current_player + 1}, it's your turn.");
Console.WriteLine($"You are on square {player_square}");
Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to roll the dice.");
Console.ReadLine();
int dice = random_generator.Next(1, 7);
Console.WriteLine($"You rolled a {dice}");
player_square += dice;
if (player_square > board.Length - 1)
{
player_square = board.Length - 1;
}
Console.WriteLine($"You moved to square {player_square}");
int board_square = board[player_square];
if (board_square < player_square)
{
Console.WriteLine("Oh no, you landed on a snake.");
player_square = board_square;
Console.WriteLine($"You are now on square {player_square}");
}
else if (board_square > player_square)
{
Console.WriteLine("Yay, you landed on a ladder.");
player_square = board_square;
Console.WriteLine($"You are now on square {player_square}");
}
if (player_square >= board.Length - 1)
{
game_won = true;
Console.WriteLine($"Player {current_player + 1} wins the game!");
}
else
{
players[current_player] = player_square;
Console.WriteLine("Press Enter for the next player to take their turn.");
Console.ReadLine();
current_player = (current_player + 1) % players.Length;
}
}
}
static int[] initialise_board(int squares)
{
int[] board = new int[squares + 1];
for (int square = 0; square <= squares; square++)
{
board[square] = square;
}
board[4] = 7;
board[6] = 15;
board[18] = 23;
board[19] = 2;
board[24] = 17;
return board;
}
static int[] Initialise_players()
{
int[] players = new int[2] { 1, 1 };
return players;
}
// -------------------------
// Main program
// -------------------------
static void Main()
{
int[] board = initialise_board(25);
int[] players = Initialise_players();
Play(board, players);
}
}
