freegames 2.0.2

Free Games

Free Python Games is an Apache2 licensed collection of free Python games intended for education and fun. The games are written in simple Python code and designed for experimentation and changes. Simplified versions of several classic arcade games are included.

Python is one of the top-five most popular programming languages in the world and available for free from Python.org. Python includes an extensive Standard Library distributed with your installation. The Standard Library has a module called Turtle which is a popular way to introduce programming to kids. Turtle was part of the original Logo programming language developed by Wally Feurzig and Seymour Papert in 1966. All of the games in Free Python Games are implemented using Python and its Turtle module.

Starting in 2012, Free Python Games began as an after school program to teach programming to inner-city youth. The goal was to have fun as much as it was to learn. Since then the games have been improved and used in a variety of settings ranging from classrooms to summer day-camps.

The games run anywhere Python can be installed which includes desktop computers running Windows, Mac OS, or Linux and older or low-power hardware such as the Raspberry Pi. Kids across the United States in grades 6th-12th have enjoyed learning about topics such as encryption and projectile motion through games.

Each game is entirely independent from the others and includes comments along with a list of exercises to work through with students. Creativity and flexibility is important. There is no right or wrong way to implement a new feature or behavior! You never know which games students will engage with best.

Testimonials

“I love Free Python Games because the games are fun and they’re easy to understand and change. I like making my own games now.”

– Luke Martin, Student

“Free Python Games inspired and introduced a new hobby to our son. Thank you so much for exposing him to coding. He is having so much fun!”

– Mary Lai, Parent

“Free Python Games are great because they really engage students and let them learn at their own pace.”

– Rick Schertle, Teacher, Steindorf STEAM School

“Free Python Games combines play and learning in a flexible environment that reduces the stress of a difficult topic like programming.”

– Brett Bymaster, Youth Pastor, The River Church Community

“Free Python Games is great for students, is highly organized and flexible, and seeks to unleash inquiry and understanding.”

– Terri Furton, Principal, Downtown College Prep

Features

• Fun to play!

• Simple Python code

• Easy to install

• Designed for education

• Depends only on the Python Standard Library

• Used in hundreds of hours of classroom instruction

• Fully Documented

• 100% Test Coverage

• Developed on Python 3.4

• Tested on CPython 2.7, 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6

• Tested on Windows, Mac OS X, Raspbian (Raspberry Pi), and Linux

• Tested using Travis CI and AppVeyor CI

Quickstart

Installing Free Python Games is simple with pip:

$ python3 -m pip install freegames
$ python3 -m freegames --help

You can access documentation in the interpreter with Python’s built-in help function:

>>> import freegames
>>> help(freegames)

Free Games

Paint

Paint – draw lines and shapes on the screen.

Snake

Snake – classic arcade game.

Pacman

Pacman – classic arcade game.

Cannon

Cannon – projectile motion.

Connect

Connect – Connect 4 game.

Flappy

Flappy – Flappy-bird inspired game.

Memory

Memory – puzzle game of number pairs.

Pong

Pong – classic arcade game.

Simon Says

Simon Says – classic memory puzzle game.

Tic Tac Toe

Tic Tac Toe – classic game.

Tiles

Tiles – puzzle game of sliding numbers into place.

Tron

Tron – classic arcade game.

Fidget

Fidget – fidget spinner inspired animation.

User Guide

For those wanting more details, this part of the documentation describes tutorial, API, and development.

• Free Python Games Curriculum

• Free Python Games API Reference

• Free Python Games Development

References

• Free Python Games Documentation

• Free Python Games at PyPI

• Free Python Games at GitHub

• Free Python Games Issue Tracker

Free Python Games License

Copyright 2017 Grant Jenks

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the “License”); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an “AS IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.