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Mau Mau

Play is the highest form of research

-- Probably not Albert Einstein

This project aims to be a learning tool, but this is a real application - not a toy example. The important difference to a "real" program is that the nasty details that usually screw with the nice and simple design and make the code grow tentacles and other cruft are kept at a minimum to enable you to explore the code as a nice little completely non-linear story. It came to life in a non-linear fashion and should also be read that way.

Emphasis is put on pythonic ways to code and on using the power of the Open Source ecosystem.

Features

The game

  • Complete rules of Mau Mau
  • Two different strategies:
    • Simple random strategy for a computer player
    • Strategy that adds interactivity so a human can play against the computer

Implementation and tools