Python Game : Rolling The Dice

Dice games are one of the easiest yet most entertaining games. In this article, we will implement the rolling dice game in Python using two approaches.

How Does the Roll the Dice Game Work?

In the roll the dice game, we throw a dice having six faces. Each face of the dice has a unique value from 1 to 6. Hence, we get a random number between 1 to 6. We can repeatedly roll the dice to obtain different numbers from 1 to 6 as long as we want. This is the classic “roll the dice” game.

How to implement Roll the Dice Game in Python?

To implement the rolling dice game in Python, We will be using the random module. The random module provides us with different functions to generate numbers within a range or select numbers with a range from a list. Since we want to randomize the numbers we get from the dice, we will use the randint() function and the choice() function defined in the random module to implement the game in Python.

Rolling Dice using the randint() Function in Python

To implement the rolling dice game in Python using the randint() function, we will initialize two variables min_value and max_value to the lowest and highest number of dice i.e. 1 and 6 respectively. Then, we will use the randint() function to generate a random integer from 1 to 6. The randint() function takes the minimum value and maximum value of a range as its input arguments and returns a random integer within the range. We will pass the variables min_value and max_value to the randint() function to imitate dice rolling by generating a random number from 1 to 6.

To implement the functionality to repeatedly roll the dice, we will use a while loop so that the user can choose to roll the dice again. For this, we will ask the user if they want to roll the dice again. We will assign the user input to a variable roll_again. If the user inputs "yes" or "y", we will roll the dice by executing the while loop again. Otherwise, we will come out of the while loop.

After implementing the above functionalities, you can implement the rolling dice game in Python as shown below.

import random
min_value=1
max_value=6
roll_again = "yes"
while roll_again == "yes" or roll_again == "y":
    print("Rolling the dices...")
    print("The values are....")
    value1=random.randint(min_value, max_value)
    value2=random.randint(min_value, max_value)
    print(value1,value2)
    roll_again = input("Press 'y' or 'yes' to roll the dices again.")
print("Have a good day.")

Output:

Rolling the dices...
The values are....
6 4
Press 'y' or 'yes' to roll the dices again.y
Rolling the dices...
The values are....
1 4
Press 'y' or 'yes' to roll the dices again.y
Rolling the dices...
The values are....
5 1
Press 'y' or 'yes' to roll the dices again.yes
Rolling the dices...
The values are....
5 2
Press 'y' or 'yes' to roll the dices again.N
Have a good day.

The above code keeps rolling the dice until you give any other input than 'y' or 'yes'.

Roll the Dice using the choice() Function in Python

We use the choice() function to select a random element from a list in Python. You can also use the choice() function to implement the roll the dice game in Python using the following steps.

• First, we will create a Python list named dice containing numbers from 1 to 6.
• Next, we will use a while loop to repeatedly execute the choice() function for dice rolls. The choice() function takes the list dice containing elements from 1 to 6 as its input and returns a value from the list.
• Inside the while loop, we will also ask the user if they want to roll the dice again. We will assign the user input to a variable roll_again. If the user inputs "yes" or "y", we will roll the dice by executing the while loop again. Otherwise, we will come out of the while loop.

After executing the above steps, you can implement the dice-rolling game in Python as shown below.

import random
dice=[1,2,3,4,5,6]
roll_again = "yes"
while roll_again == "yes" or roll_again == "y":
    print("Rolling the dices...")
    print("The values are....")
    value1=random.choice(dice)
    value2=random.choice(dice)
    print(value1,value2)
    roll_again = input("Press 'y' or 'yes' to roll the dices again.")
print("Have a good day.")

Output:

Rolling the dices...
The values are....
4 2
Press 'y' or 'yes' to roll the dices again.y
Rolling the dices...
The values are....
6 2
Press 'y' or 'yes' to roll the dices again.yes
Rolling the dices...
The values are....
2 4
Press 'y' or 'yes' to roll the dices again.No
Have a good day.

Conclusion

In this article, we discussed two approaches to implementing the rolling dice game in Python. You can make changes to the variables used in the program to customize the game. This will help you learn more about the while loop, the random module, and if-else statements.

To learn more about Python programming, you can read this article on the continue vs break statements in Python. You might also like this article on for loop vs while loop.

I hope you enjoyed reading this article. Stay tuned for more informative articles.

Happy learning!