Create a Fun Memory Puzzle Game in Python

Create a Memory Puzzle Game in Python

Memory puzzle games are a great way to test your cognitive skills and keep your brain sharp. If you’re looking for a fun project to do with Python, why not create your own memory puzzle game? In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through the process of creating a memory puzzle game using Python.

Getting Started

Before we start programming, let’s take a moment to discuss some of the components that make up a memory puzzle game. First, you’ll need an interface (GUI) for the game. This can be done using the Tkinter library. Then you’ll need a set of components (cards) that will be used in the game. We’ll use the pygame library to draw these components.

Setting Up the Window

The first step is to create the main window for our game. For this, we’ll use the Tkinter library. Start by importing the necessary libraries:

import tkinter as tk
from tkinter import messagebox

Then, create the main window for our game by calling the Tk() function. Set the size of the window, and add labels and buttons as needed.

root = tk.Tk()
root.title('Memory Puzzle')
root.geometry('300x400')

label = tk.Label(root, text='Memory Puzzle')
label.pack(padx=10, pady=10)

btn_start = tk.Button(root, text='Start Game')
btn_start.pack(padx=10, pady=10)

Creating the Cards

Now that we have the window set up, it’s time to create the cards for our game. To do this, we’ll use the pygame library. Start by importing the necessary libraries:

import pygame
from pygame.locals import *

Then define the size of the cards, and the colors to use. We’ll use black, white and grey for our cards:

CARD_SIZE = (100, 100)

BLACK = (0, 0, 0)
WHITE = (255, 255, 255)
GREY = (128, 128, 128)

Finally, create the cards by calling the pygame.Surface.blit() function. This function takes an image, a rect and a color as arguments, so you can easily create multiple cards at once:

surface = pygame.display.set_mode((300, 400))

cards = []
for i in range(4):
	card = pygame.Surface(CARD_SIZE)
	pygame.draw.rect(card, GREY, (0, 0, 100, 100))
	cards.append(card)

Putting It All Together

Now that we have the window set up and our cards ready, let’s put it all together. We’ll create a main loop to handle the game logic and draw the window, cards and buttons. Start by adding a main loop that executes until the game is finished:

while not finished: 

    # Handle events
    for event in pygame.event.get():
        if event.type == QUIT:
            finished = True

    # Update window
    surface.fill(WHITE)
    pygame.display.update()

Now, add the code to handle the window, cards and buttons. For example, when the “Start Game” button is clicked, the cards should be shuffled and flipped over. You can also add logic to check if two cards match or not:

if btn_start.clicked():
    shuffle_cards()
    flip_cards()

if cards_match():
    show_match()
else: 
    flip_cards()

That’s it! With just a few lines of code, you’ve created your own memory puzzle game with Python.