games/checkers.lua

-- CHECKERS GAME

local checkers ={};
checkers.piece = "";checkers.time = 0;
checkers.pos = {} -- bottom left position of 8x8 checkerboard piece
checkers.piece_pos = {} -- position of pick up piece

--game pieces

local function draw_board() -- pos is bottom left position of checkerboard
	
	local pos = checkers.pos;
	if pos == nil then return end
	local node;
	for i = 1,8 do
		for j =1,8 do
			node = minetest.get_node({x=pos.x+i-1,y=pos.y,z=pos.z-1}).name;
			if (i+j) % 2 == 1 then 
				if node~="games:board_black" then minetest.set_node({x=pos.x+i-1,y=pos.y,z=pos.z+j-1},{name = "games:board_black"}) end
				else
				if node~="games:board_white" then minetest.set_node({x=pos.x+i-1,y=pos.y,z=pos.z+j-1},{name = "games:board_white"}) end
			end
			node = minetest.get_node({x=pos.x+i-1,y=pos.y+1,z=pos.z+j-1}).name;
			if node~="air" then minetest.set_node({x=pos.x+i-1,y=pos.y+1,z=pos.z+j-1},{name = "air"}) end
		end
	end

	for i = 1,4 do -- place pieces
		minetest.set_node({x=pos.x+2*i-1,y=pos.y+1,z=pos.z},{name = "games:checkers_red"})
		minetest.set_node({x=pos.x+2*i-2,y=pos.y+1,z=pos.z+1},{name = "games:checkers_red"})
		
		minetest.set_node({x=pos.x+2*i-1,y=pos.y+1,z=pos.z+6},{name = "games:checkers_blue"})
		minetest.set_node({x=pos.x+2*i-2,y=pos.y+1,z=pos.z+7},{name = "games:checkers_blue"})
	end
	
	for i = 1,8 do -- place kings
		node = minetest.get_node({x=pos.x+i-1,y=pos.y+1,z=pos.z-2}).name;
		if node~="games:checkers_red_queen" then minetest.set_node({x=pos.x+i-1,y=pos.y+1,z=pos.z-2},{name = "games:checkers_red_queen"}) end
		node = minetest.get_node({x=pos.x+i-1,y=pos.y,z=pos.z-2}).name;
		if node~="games:board_white" then minetest.set_node({x=pos.x+i-1,y=pos.y,z=pos.z-2},{name = "games:board_white"}) end
		
		node = minetest.get_node({x=pos.x+i-1,y=pos.y+1,z=pos.z+9}).name;
		if node~="games:checkers_blue_queen" then minetest.set_node({x=pos.x+i-1,y=pos.y+1,z=pos.z+9},{name = "games:checkers_blue_queen"}) end
		node = minetest.get_node({x=pos.x+i-1,y=pos.y,z=pos.z+9}).name;
		if node~="games:board_white" then minetest.set_node({x=pos.x+i-1,y=pos.y,z=pos.z+9},{name = "games:board_white"}) end

	end
	
end

minetest.register_node("games:checkers", {
description = "checkers crate",
	tiles = {"moreblocks_iron_checker.png","crate.png","crate.png","crate.png","crate.png","crate.png"},
	groups = {oddly_breakable_by_hand=1},
	is_ground_content = false,
	paramtype = "light",
	light_source = 14,
	sounds = default.node_sound_wood_defaults(),
	on_construct = function(pos)
		local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
		meta:set_string("infotext","checkers game block, punch to start game")
		meta:set_int("time", minetest.get_gametime());
		meta:set_string("player1","");meta:set_string("player2","");
		meta:set_int("state",0); -- state 0 : waiting for players 1: active game
		checkers.pos = {x = pos.x+1, y=pos.y-1, z=pos.z+1}
	end, 
	on_punch = function(pos, node, player)
		local name = player:get_player_name(); if name==nil then return end
		local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos);
		local state = meta:get_int("state");
		local name1 = meta:get_string("player1")
		local name2 = meta:get_string("player2")
		
		if state == 1 then
			local player1 = minetest.get_player_by_name(name1)
			local player2 = minetest.get_player_by_name(name2)
			local endgame = 0;
			if not player1 or not player2 then endgame = 1 end
			
			if endgame == 0 then 
				local p = player1:getpos(); 
				local dist = math.abs(p.x-pos.x)+math.abs(p.y-pos.y)+math.abs(p.z-pos.z);
				if dist>32 then endgame = 1 end
				p = player2:getpos();
				dist = math.abs(p.x-pos.x)+math.abs(p.y-pos.y)+math.abs(p.z-pos.z);
				if dist>16 then endgame = 1 end
			end
			
			if endgame == 1 then 
				meta:set_int("state",0); meta:set_string("infotext", "checkers waiting for players, punch block to sign up.");
				meta:set_string("player1","");meta:set_string("player2","");
				return 
			end
		end
		
		local startgame = 0;
		if name1=="" then 
			meta:set_string("player1",name); name1 = name; if name2~="" then startgame = 1;end	
		elseif name2=="" then 
			meta:set_string("player2",name); name2 = name; if name1~="" then startgame = 1;end
		end
				
		if startgame == 0 and name~=name1 and name~=name2 then 
			return 
		end
		
		if startgame == 1 or state == 1 then 
			meta:set_int("state",1); 
			meta:set_string("infotext", "game of checkers started. players " .. name1 .. " and " .. name2);
			checkers.pos = {x = pos.x+1, y=pos.y, z=pos.z+1}
			draw_board()
		end
	end
	}
	)


minetest.register_chatcommand("checkers", {
    description = "Start a game of checkers and refresh board display",
    privs = {kick=true},
    func = function(name,param)
		draw_board();checkers.piece = ""
	end
	}
)


function register_piece(name, desc, tiles, punch)
	minetest.register_node(name, {
		description = desc,
		drawtype = "nodebox",
		paramtype = "light",
		tiles = tiles,
		groups = {snappy=2,choppy=2,oddly_breakable_by_hand=3},
		sounds = default.node_sound_defaults(),
		node_box = {
		type = "fixed",
		fixed = {-0.5, -0.5, -0.5, 0.5, -0.3, 0.5},
		},
		selection_box = {
			type = "fixed",
			fixed = {-0.5, -0.5, -0.5, 0.5, -0.3, 0.5},
					
		},
		on_punch= punch,
	}) 
end
function register_board(name,desc,tiles)
	minetest.register_node(name, {
			description = desc,
			tiles = tiles,
			groups = {snappy=2,choppy=2,oddly_breakable_by_hand=3},
			sounds = default.node_sound_defaults(),
			on_punch = function(pos, node, player) -- place piece on board
					local name = player:get_player_name(); if name == nil then return end
					if checkers.pos.x == nil then minetest.chat_send_player(name,"punch checkers game block before playing.") return end
					
					local meta = minetest.get_meta({x=checkers.pos.x-1,y=checkers.pos.y,z=checkers.pos.z-1}); local state = meta:get_int("state");
					if state ~= 1 then minetest.chat_send_player(name,"punch checkers game block before playing.") return end
					local name1 = meta:get_string("player1");local name2 = meta:get_string("player2");
					if name~=name1 and name~=name2 then return end
					
					if checkers.piece == "" then return end
					local t = minetest.get_gametime(); if t-checkers.time <1 then return end; checkers.time = t;
					local above = {x=pos.x,y=pos.y+1;z=pos.z};
					local x,y; x= above.z-checkers.pos.z+1; y=above.x-checkers.pos.x+1;
					minetest.set_node(above, {name = checkers.piece});
					
					local text = "#CHECKERS : " .. name .." moved: ".. checkers.piece_pos.z-checkers.pos.z+1 .. "," .. checkers.piece_pos.x-checkers.pos.x+1 .. " to " ..
					x .. "," .. y;
					
					minetest.chat_send_player(name1,text);minetest.chat_send_player(name2,text);
					checkers.piece = ""
			end,
			on_rightclick = function(pos, node, player, itemstack, pointed_thing) -- capture piece 
				local name = player:get_player_name(); if name == nil then return end
					if checkers.pos.x == nil then minetest.chat_send_player(name,"punch checkers game block before playing.") return end
					local meta = minetest.get_meta({x=checkers.pos.x-1,y=checkers.pos.y, z=checkers.pos.z-1}); local state = meta:get_int("state");
					if state ~= 1 then minetest.chat_send_player(name,"punch checkers game block before playing.") return end
					local name1 = meta:get_string("player1");local name2 = meta:get_string("player2");
					if name~=name1 and name~=name2 then return end
					if checkers.piece == "" then return end
					minetest.chat_send_all(name .." captured piece at ".. checkers.piece_pos.z-checkers.pos.z+1 .. ","..checkers.piece_pos.x-checkers.pos.x+1)
					checkers.piece = "" return 
			end
			
	}) 
end

local piece_punch  = function(pos, node, player) -- pick up piece
	local name = player:get_player_name(); if name == nil then return end
	if checkers.pos.x == nil then minetest.chat_send_player(name,"punch checkers game block before playing.") return end
	
	local meta = minetest.get_meta({x=checkers.pos.x-1,y=checkers.pos.y,z=checkers.pos.z-1}); local state = meta:get_int("state");
	if state ~= 1 then minetest.chat_send_player(name,"punch checkers game block before playing.") return end
	local name1 = meta:get_string("player1");local name2 = meta:get_string("player2");
	if name~=name1 and name~=name2 then return end
	
	if checkers.piece~="" then return end -- dont pick up another piece before last one was put down
	
	local t = minetest.get_gametime(); if t-checkers.time <1 then return end; checkers.time = t;
	checkers.piece = node.name; minetest.set_node(pos, {name="air"});
	checkers.piece_pos = {x=pos.x,y=pos.y,z=pos.z};
end

register_board("games:board_white","white board",{"wool_white.png"})
register_board("games:board_black","black board",{"wool_black.png"})

register_piece("games:checkers_blue","blue piece",{"wool_blue.png"},piece_punch)
register_piece("games:checkers_blue_queen","blue queen piece",{"queen_blue.png"},piece_punch)

register_piece("games:checkers_red","red piece",{"wool_red.png"},piece_punch)
register_piece("games:checkers_red_queen","red piece",{"queen_red.png"},piece_punch)