pykrieg 0.2.1

A Pythonic wargame engine for Guy Debord's Le Jeu de la Guerre

Pykrieg

A Pythonic wargame engine for Guy Debord's Le Jeu de la Guerre (A Game of War).

About

Pykrieg is a Python library that implements the complex rules of Guy Debord's strategic tabletop game, providing a clean, extensible API for developers to build custom interfaces, AI opponents, and analysis tools. The project is inspired by the successful python-chess library and follows similar design principles.

Planned Features

• Complete Game Engine: Full implementation of Debord's strategic game rules
• Clean API: Intuitive Pythonic interface modeled after python-chess
• Extensible Design: Easy to create custom variants, unit types, and victory conditions
• Format Support: Game record and position formats for saving/sharing games
• Console Interface: Interactive terminal-based gameplay (v0.2.0)
• Well-Tested: Comprehensive test suite with 89%+ code coverage

Installation

pip install pykrieg

For console interface with mouse support:

pip install pykrieg[console]

Quick Start

Console Interface (Casual Players)

Launch the interactive console game:

python -m pykrieg.console

Play using simple commands:

• move 5,10 6,10 - Move a unit
• attack 5,12 - Attack a target
• pass - Skip attack phase
• end - End turn
• help - Show all commands

Python API (Developers)

from pykrieg import Board

# Create a board
board = Board()

# Add units
board.create_and_place_unit(5, 10, 'INFANTRY', 'NORTH')

# Move a unit
board.make_turn_move(5, 10, 6, 10)

# Attack
board.switch_to_battle_phase()
result = board.make_turn_attack(1, 12)

# End turn
board.end_turn()

Donations

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License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 - see LICENSE for details.

The GPL v3 license ensures that:

• The software remains free for all users
• Derivative works must be shared under the same license (copyleft)
• Commercial use is prohibited (requires separate commercial license)
• Users have the freedom to study, modify, and distribute the software