🐍 Snake Game

Welcome to the Snake Game, a Python-based recreation of the classic arcade game. Built using the turtle graphics module, this game is an excellent demonstration of object-oriented programming and basic game logic.

📂 Repository Structure

snake-game/
│
├── main.py            # Game loop and user interaction
├── snake.py           # Snake class (movement and growth logic)
├── food.py            # Food class (placement and behavior)
└── scoreboard.py      # Score tracking and game-over message

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🎮 How to Play

• Use arrow keys to control the snake.
• Eat the blue food circles to grow the snake and increase your score.
• Avoid colliding with the walls or yourself.
• The game ends if the snake crashes!

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🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

Ensure you have Python 3 installed on your machine.

Installation

git clone https://github.com/psyccho00/snake-game.git
cd snake-game
python main.py

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🧠 Code Overview

main.py – Game Setup and Loop

• Initializes game screen and all objects (Snake, Food, Scoreboard)
• Listens for key presses
• Runs the game loop:
  • Updates the screen
  • Moves the snake
  • Detects collisions with food, walls, and itself

screen = Screen()
screen.setup(width=600, height=600)
screen.bgcolor("black")
screen.title("Snake Game")
screen.tracer(0)

while game_is_on:
    screen.update()
    time.sleep(0.1)
    snake.move()

snake.py – Snake Class

Handles:

• Creation of the initial snake
• Movement logic
• Growing the snake when food is eaten
• Turning direction with key inputs

class Snake:
    def move(self):
        for seg_num in range(len(self.segments) - 1, 0, -1):
            new_x = self.segments[seg_num - 1].xcor()
            new_y = self.segments[seg_num - 1].ycor()
            self.segments[seg_num].goto(new_x, new_y)
        self.head.forward(MOVE_DISTANCE)

food.py – Food Class

• Inherits from Turtle
• Creates a small blue dot at random positions
• Refreshes position when eaten

class Food(Turtle):
    def refresh(self):
        random_x = random.randint(-280, 280)
        random_y = random.randint(-280, 280)
        self.goto(random_x, random_y)

scoreboard.py – Score Tracking

• Displays the score at the top of the screen
• Increments score on eating food
• Shows "GAME OVER" on collision

class Scoreboard(Turtle):
    def increase_score(self):
        self.score += 1
        self.update_scoreboard()

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🌟 Features

✅ Real-time Snake movement
✅ Collision detection (food, wall, self)
✅ Random food placement
✅ Score tracking and display
✅ Game over logic

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🧠 Concepts Practiced

• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
• Inheritance in Python
• List and coordinate manipulation
• Event listeners with onkey()
• Game loop logic

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📸 Screenshot

+----------------------------+
|                            |
|        🐍 --->             |
|                            |
|     🍽️ Blue Food           |
|                            |
|  Score: 3                  |
+----------------------------+

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👨‍💻 Author

Developed by psyccho00

If you enjoyed this or found it helpful, give the repo a ⭐!

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Enjoy playing and happy coding!