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| 1 | +print [[ |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | + TOWERS |
| 4 | +CREATIVE COMPUTING MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSY |
| 5 | +
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| 6 | +
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| 7 | +]] |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +local MAX_DISKS <const> = 7 |
| 10 | +local MAX_DISK_SIZE <const> = 15 |
| 11 | +local MAX_MOVES <const> = 128 |
| 12 | +local NUM_TOWERS <const> = 3 |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +local towers = { |
| 15 | + { size = 0, elem = {} }, |
| 16 | + { size = 0, elem = {} }, |
| 17 | + { size = 0, elem = {} }, |
| 18 | +} |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +local total_disks |
| 21 | +function ask_how_many_disks() |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | + local keep_asking = true |
| 24 | + local input |
| 25 | + local errors = 0 |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | + while keep_asking do |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | + io.write(string.format("HOW MANY DISKS DO YOU WANT TO MOVE (%d IS MAX)? ", MAX_DISKS) ) |
| 30 | + input = io.read("*number") |
| 31 | + io.read() --get rid of the remaining newline character |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | + if input ~= nil and input>0 and input<=MAX_DISKS then |
| 34 | + keep_asking = false |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | + else |
| 37 | + errors = errors + 1 |
| 38 | + if errors > 2 then |
| 39 | + print "ALL RIGHT, WISE GUY, IF YOU CAN'T PLAY THE GAME RIGHT, I'LL" |
| 40 | + print "JUST TAKE MY PUZZLE AND GO HOME. SO LONG." |
| 41 | + os.exit() |
| 42 | + end |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | + print "SORRY, BUT I CAN'T DO THAT JOB FOR YOU." |
| 45 | + end |
| 46 | + end |
| 47 | + total_disks = input |
| 48 | +end |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +function init_game() |
| 51 | + print("TOWERS OF HANOIR PUZZLE\n") --'\n' indicates a new line |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | + print "YOU MUST TRANSFER THE DISKS FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT TOWER," |
| 54 | + print "ONE AT A TIME, NEVER PUTTING A LARGER DISK ON A SMALLER DISK.\n" |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | + ask_how_many_disks() |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | + print() -- print() already creates a new line at the end, so an empty print leaves an empty line |
| 59 | + print "IN THIS PROGRAM, WE SHALL REFER TO DISKS BY NUMERICAL CODE." |
| 60 | + print "3 WILL REPRESENT THE SMALLEST DISK, 5 THE NEXT SIZE, 7 THE" |
| 61 | + print "NEXT, AND SO ON, UP TO 15. IF YOU DO THE PUZZLE WITH 2 DISKS," |
| 62 | + print "THEIR CODE NAMES WOULD BE 13 AND 15, ETC. THE NEEDLES ARE" |
| 63 | + print "NUMBERED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, 1 TO 3. WE WILL START WITH THE" |
| 64 | + print "DISKS ON NEEDLE 1, AND ATTEMPT TO MOVE THEM TO NEEDLE 3.\n" |
| 65 | + |
| 66 | + print "GOOD LUCK!\n" |
| 67 | + |
| 68 | + local i = 1 |
| 69 | + local max = MAX_DISK_SIZE |
| 70 | + while i<= total_disks do |
| 71 | + towers[1].elem[i] = max |
| 72 | + max = max-2 |
| 73 | + i = i+1 |
| 74 | + end |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | + towers[1].size = total_disks |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | + local idx = 2 |
| 79 | + while idx <= NUM_TOWERS do |
| 80 | + towers[idx].size = 0 |
| 81 | + end |
| 82 | +end |
| 83 | + |
| 84 | +function print_towers() |
| 85 | + local line = MAX_DISKS |
| 86 | + |
| 87 | + while line > 0 do |
| 88 | + local twr = 1 |
| 89 | + |
| 90 | + while twr <=3 do |
| 91 | + local rpt = 10 |
| 92 | + local offset = 0 |
| 93 | + if line <= towers[twr].size then |
| 94 | + offset = (towers[twr].elem[line] - 1) / 2 |
| 95 | + rpt = rpt - offset |
| 96 | + end |
| 97 | + io.write( string.rep(' ', rpt) ) |
| 98 | + io.write( string.rep('*', offset) ) |
| 99 | + io.write '*' |
| 100 | + io.write( string.rep('*', offset) ) |
| 101 | + io.write( string.rep(' ', rpt) ) |
| 102 | + twr = twr + 1 |
| 103 | + end |
| 104 | + print '' |
| 105 | + line = line - 1 |
| 106 | + end |
| 107 | + |
| 108 | +end |
| 109 | + |
| 110 | +function ask_which_disk() |
| 111 | + |
| 112 | + local keep_asking = true |
| 113 | + local input |
| 114 | + local errors = 0 |
| 115 | + while keep_asking do |
| 116 | + |
| 117 | + io.write("WHICH DISK WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE? ") |
| 118 | + input = io.read("*number") |
| 119 | + io.read() --get rid of the remaining newline character |
| 120 | + |
| 121 | + if input==nil or input > MAX_DISK_SIZE or input%2==0 or input <= MAX_DISK_SIZE-(total_disks*2) then |
| 122 | + print "ILLEGAL ENTRY... YOU MAY ONLY TYPE 3,5,7,9,11,13 or 15." |
| 123 | + errors = errors + 1 |
| 124 | + if errors > 1 then |
| 125 | + print "STOP WASTING MY TIME. GO BOTHER SOMEONE ELSE." |
| 126 | + os.exit() |
| 127 | + end |
| 128 | + |
| 129 | + --[[ |
| 130 | + Since there are only 3 towers, it's easier to do an 'if' with three |
| 131 | + conditions than to do a loop |
| 132 | + ]] |
| 133 | + elseif towers[1].elem[ towers[1].size ] ~= input and |
| 134 | + towers[2].elem[ towers[2].size ] ~= input and |
| 135 | + towers[3].elem[ towers[3].size ] ~= input then |
| 136 | + |
| 137 | + print "THAT DISK IS BELOW ANOTHER ONE. MAKE ANOTHER CHOICE." |
| 138 | + else |
| 139 | + keep_asking = false |
| 140 | + end |
| 141 | + end |
| 142 | + |
| 143 | + return input |
| 144 | +end |
| 145 | + |
| 146 | +function ask_which_needle(dsk) |
| 147 | + |
| 148 | + local keep_asking = true |
| 149 | + local input |
| 150 | + local errors = 0 |
| 151 | + |
| 152 | + while keep_asking do |
| 153 | + |
| 154 | + io.write("PLACE DISK ON WHICH NEEDLE? ") |
| 155 | + input = io.read("*number") |
| 156 | + io.read() --get rid of the remaining newline character |
| 157 | + |
| 158 | + if input~=nil and towers[input].size > 0 and towers[input].elem[ towers[input].size ] < dsk then |
| 159 | + print "YOU CAN'T PLACE A LARGER DISK ON TOP OF A SMALLER ONE," |
| 160 | + print "IT MIGHT CRUSH IT!" |
| 161 | + return 0 |
| 162 | + |
| 163 | + elseif input~=nil and input>=1 and input<=3 then |
| 164 | + keep_asking = false |
| 165 | + |
| 166 | + else |
| 167 | + errors = errors + 1 |
| 168 | + if errors > 1 then |
| 169 | + print "I TRIED TO WARN YOU, BUT YOU WOULDN'T LISTEN." |
| 170 | + print "BYE BYE, BIG SHOT." |
| 171 | + os.exit() --Stop program |
| 172 | + else |
| 173 | + print "I'LL ASSUME YOU HIT THE WRONG KEY THIS TIME. BUT WATCH IT," |
| 174 | + print "I ONLY ALLOW ONE MISTAKE." |
| 175 | + end |
| 176 | + end |
| 177 | + end |
| 178 | + return input |
| 179 | +end |
| 180 | + |
| 181 | +function is_game_over() |
| 182 | + if towers[1].size == 0 and towers[2].size == 0 then |
| 183 | + return true |
| 184 | + else |
| 185 | + return false |
| 186 | + end |
| 187 | +end |
| 188 | + |
| 189 | +function game_loop() |
| 190 | + local moves = 0 |
| 191 | + local dsk |
| 192 | + local twr_to |
| 193 | + local twr_fr |
| 194 | + |
| 195 | + while not is_game_over() do |
| 196 | + moves = moves + 1 |
| 197 | + |
| 198 | + if moves > MAX_MOVES then |
| 199 | + print(string.format("SORRY, BUT I HAVE ORDERS TO STOP IF YOU MAKE MORE THAN %d MOVES.", MAX_MOVES)) |
| 200 | + os.exit() |
| 201 | + end |
| 202 | + |
| 203 | + |
| 204 | + repeat |
| 205 | + dsk = ask_which_disk() |
| 206 | + twr_to = ask_which_needle(dsk) |
| 207 | + until twr_to ~= 0 |
| 208 | + |
| 209 | + |
| 210 | + if towers[1].elem[ towers[1].size ] == dsk then |
| 211 | + twr_fr = 1 |
| 212 | + elseif towers[2].elem[ towers[2].size ] == dsk then |
| 213 | + twr_fr = 2 |
| 214 | + else |
| 215 | + twr_fr = 3 |
| 216 | + end |
| 217 | + |
| 218 | + towers[twr_fr].size = towers[twr_fr].size - 1 |
| 219 | + |
| 220 | + towers[twr_to].size = towers[twr_to].size + 1 |
| 221 | + towers[twr_to].elem[ towers[twr_to].size ] = dsk |
| 222 | + |
| 223 | + print_towers() |
| 224 | + end |
| 225 | + |
| 226 | + return moves |
| 227 | +end |
| 228 | + |
| 229 | +function keep_playing() |
| 230 | + |
| 231 | + while true do |
| 232 | + io.write("TRY AGAIN (YES OR NO)? ") |
| 233 | + local input = io.read("*line") |
| 234 | + |
| 235 | + if input == "YES" or input == "yes" then |
| 236 | + return true |
| 237 | + elseif input == "NO" or input == "no" then |
| 238 | + return false |
| 239 | + else |
| 240 | + print "'YES' OR 'NO' PLEASE" |
| 241 | + end |
| 242 | + end |
| 243 | +end |
| 244 | + |
| 245 | +function start_loop() |
| 246 | + |
| 247 | + while true do |
| 248 | + init_game() |
| 249 | + print_towers() |
| 250 | + |
| 251 | + local moves = game_loop() |
| 252 | + |
| 253 | + --check ideal solution |
| 254 | + if moves == (2^total_disks) - 1 then |
| 255 | + print "CONGRATULATIONS!!" |
| 256 | + end |
| 257 | + |
| 258 | + print ( string.format("YOU HAVE PERFORMED THE TASK IN %d MOVES.\n", moves) ) |
| 259 | + |
| 260 | + if not keep_playing() then |
| 261 | + break |
| 262 | + end |
| 263 | + end |
| 264 | + |
| 265 | + print "\nTHANKS FOR THE GAME!" |
| 266 | +end |
| 267 | + |
| 268 | +start_loop() |
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