Chinese Checkers

A Python implementation of the Chinese Checkers board game with AI opponents

Features

• Interactive GUI built with Pygame
• Support for 2-6 players
• AI opponent using Minimax algorithm
• Valid move checking and game state management
• Win condition detection

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• Pygame
• NumPy

Installation

1. Clone this repository:

git clone [repository-url]

2. Install the required dependencies:

pip install pygame numpy

How to Play

1. Run the game:

python main.py

2. Game Rules:

• Each player starts with 10 marbles in their home triangle
• Players take turns moving their marbles
• A marble can move to an adjacent empty space or jump over other marbles
• The goal is to move all your marbles to the opposite triangle
• The first player to move all their marbles to the opposite triangle wins

Project Structure

• main.py - Main game entry point
• gui.py - Graphical user interface implementation
• game_initialization.py - Board setup and initialization
• valid_moves.py - Move validation logic
• game_over.py - Win condition checking
• minimax.py - AI opponent implementation
• move.py - Move representation
• test.py - Test cases