Multiplayer Turn-Based Game Engine

A versatile game engine supporting three classic board games: Snake & Ladder, Chess, and Ludo, implemented with Python and Pygame.

Table of Contents

• Project Description
• Features
• Games Overview
  • 🐍 Snake & Ladder
  • ♟️ Chess
  • 🎲 Ludo
• Data Structures Used
• Installation
• How to Play
• 👥 Team Members
• Submitted to

Project Description

This project demonstrates advanced data structure implementation through three multiplayer turn-based games. Developed as part of our Data Structures course under the supervision of Eng. Moutair, it showcases:

• Queue-based turn management
• Complex move validation algorithms
• State preservation for undo/redo functionality
• Graphical user interface with Pygame

Key components include:

• Game state management
• Rule enforcement engines
• Interactive GUI
• Win condition detection

Features

• Common Framework for all three games
• Turn Management using queues
• Undo/Redo functionality with stack
• Interactive GUI with Pygame
• Special Game Rules implemented (snakes/ladders, chess moves, ludo captures)
• Multiplayer Support (2-4 players depending on game)

Games Overview

🐍 Snake & Ladder

Classic dice-based race to the top with:

• Random dice rolls
• Snake and ladder jumps
• 2-player turn system

♟️ Chess

Full chess implementation featuring:

• All piece movements
• Check/checkmate detection
• Piece capturing
• Undo functionality

🎲 Ludo

Traditional Ludo with:

• 2-4 player support
• Token movement logic
• Safe zones and star jumps
• Token capturing

Data Structures Used

Data Structure	Usage in Project
Queue	Player turn management
Stack	Undo/redo functionality
2D Arrays	Board representations
Dictionaries	Snake/ladder mappings, piece positions
Graphs	Chess move validation
Object-Oriented	Game pieces and player management

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/multiplayer-game-engine.git

2. Install dependencies:

   pip install pygame numpy

3. Run the desired game:

   python snake_ladder.py
   python chess.py
   python ludo.py

How to Play

• Snake & Ladder: Press spacebar to roll dice
• Chess: Click to select pieces and destinations
• Ludo: Click dice to roll, then click your token

👥 Team Members

Member Name	Game Contribution	LinkedIn
Saif	Chess Engine
Ziad	Snake & Ladder GUI
Ibrahim	Snake & Ladder Engine
Mohamed	Ludo Logic &GUI
Jana	Connect4 Game

Submitted to:

• Dr. Eman Marzban & Eng. Mutair All rights reserved © 2025 to Team 07 - Systems & Biomedical Engineering, Cairo University (Class 2028)