Pygame Zero : Candy Crush tutorial

In this tutorial we’ll use Pygame Zero to create a Candy Crush clone.

If you’ve not yet set up Pygame Zero and the editor Mu, head over to the Flappy Bird Tutorial and follow the instructions there: https://tinyurl.com/y37qxb5h

Installing Assets

Download the tutorial assets by clicking this link. You can close that page once the download finishes. Click on the Images button in the Mu editor. This will open the directory where Pygame Zero looks for images. Copy the images from the images.zip file you just downloaded into this directory.

Start the Tutorial

Click on the Part 1 link below to get started.

Contents:

• Part 1
  • Getting Started
  • Let’s add some tiles
  • Adding our cursor
  • Moving the cursor
  • Fixing the background
  • Lists
  • List Comprehensions
  • Next up…
• Part 2
  • Swap those tiles
  • Time for testing
  • Debugging
• Part 3
  • Keep the cursor on screen
  • D.R.Y.
  • Matching Tiles
  • Periodic functions
  • Filling in the gaps
  • What’s next?
• Part 4
  • Adding new tiles
  • Make it a match 3 game
  • Adding a score
  • Bombs away
  • What’s next?
  • Solutions

Get in touch

We would love to hear how you’ve got on with this tutorial or receive any other feedback. Get in touch with the author: Eric Clack <eric@bn7.net>

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