A Python 3 implementation of the dice game, by default using the standard rules as described in the Wikipedia article: briefly using flaps numbered 1 to 9 and rolling two dice (optionally one die if the sum of the flaps is 6 or less). The score is the sum of the flaps still raised when the player's turn ends.
Scripts are provided to play the game interactively (human-game.py) or to simulate many games (simulate-*.py) and output the scores. In the case of simulation, 'decision' methods (e.g. make_flap_decision_highest) are used to decide how many dice to roll in the event of the sum of the flaps being 6 or less and which flaps to lower after each roll.
If you wish to use make_flap_decision_bill – which uses Durango Bill's optimal strategy – you will need to download his text file, rename it to bill-optimal-strategy.txt and place it in the shutthebox/ directory. It cannot be included in this repository because of copyright.
Unit tests are provided in the shutthebox/tests/ directory for methods that don't require human input. Run them using run-tests.sh, which you may need to modify to run the appropriate nosetests command for Python 3 installed on your computer.
Pull requests are welcome, for example to provide further decision methods. Please check your code with pylint and provide unit tests.
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