Battleship Game Project

Introduction

This is a Python implementation of the classic game Battleship, where two players place ships on a 10x10 grid and take turns attacking each other's ships. The first player to sink all of their opponent's ships wins the game.

The game uses object-oriented programming concepts and is broken down into several modules, including GameObject, Player, Game, Ship, and Tile.

How to Run

To start the game:

1. Ensure you have Python installed.
2. Clone or download this repository.
3. Navigate to the project directory and run the following command: python main.py

Game Flow

• The game starts by prompting players to enter the number of ships (between 1 and 5) to use.
• Players will take turns hiding their ships on a 10x10 board.
• After ships are hidden, players take turns attacking each other's boards by selecting coordinates.
• The game continues until all of one player's ships have been sunk.

Key Classes and Methods

GameObject

This is the base class that contains common utilities and methods like:

• valid_coord(): Validates user input coordinates.
• print_board(): Prints the board with row and column labels.
• br(): Prints breaklines for formatting purposes.

Player

Manages individual player actions and information, including:

• set_ship_list(): Initializes each player's ships.
• hide_ships(): Allows players to hide their ships on the board.

Game

Handles the overall game flow, including:

• start(): Begins the game by setting up the boards and starting turns.
• __switch_turns(): Switches between players after each turn.
• end_game(): Ends the game and announces the winner.

Ship

Represents individual ships with attributes like:

• hp: Represents the health points of the ship.
• is_sunk(): Checks if a ship has been sunk.

Tile

Represents a single tile on the board. Each tile knows its position and can change its symbol based on game events.

Features

• Random phrases for hits, misses, sinks, and wins to add variety to the game.
• User-friendly input validation for coordinates.
• Dynamic gameboard display with symbols representing ships, hits, and misses.

Future Improvements

• Add multiplayer over the network.
• Implement a graphical user interface (GUI).
• Add more game modes and custom ship sizes.
• Implement a GUI.