Snakes and Ladders game using C programming

Snakes and Ladders game using C programming:

Program:

#include <stdio.h>

#include <stdlib.h>

#include <time.h>

#define BOARD_SIZE 100

#define NUM_SNAKES 5

#define NUM_LADDERS 5

// Function to roll a dice

int rollDice() {

    return rand() % 6 + 1;

}

// Function to generate random snakes and ladders

void generateSnakesAndLadders(int snakes[], int ladders[]) {

    int i;

    for (i = 0; i < NUM_SNAKES; i++) {

        snakes[i] = rand() % (BOARD_SIZE - 1) + 1;

    }

    for (i = 0; i < NUM_LADDERS; i++) {

        ladders[i] = rand() % (BOARD_SIZE - 1) + 1;

    }

}

// Function to check if a position is a snake head or ladder bottom

int isSnakeOrLadder(int position, int snakes[], int ladders[]) {

    int i;

    for (i = 0; i < NUM_SNAKES; i++) {

        if (snakes[i] == position) {

            return -1; // Snake

        }

    }

    for (i = 0; i < NUM_LADDERS; i++) {

        if (ladders[i] == position) {

            return 1; // Ladder

        }

    }

    return 0; // Neither snake nor ladder

}

int main() {

    int snakes[NUM_SNAKES];

    int ladders[NUM_LADDERS];

    int playerPosition = 0;

    char playAgain;

    srand(time(NULL)); // Seed the random number generator

    do {

        generateSnakesAndLadders(snakes, ladders);

        printf("Welcome to Snakes and Ladders!\n");

        printf("Roll the dice to move forward.\n");

        printf("Reach position %d to win!\n\n", BOARD_SIZE);

        while (playerPosition < BOARD_SIZE) {

            printf("Your current position is %d.\n", playerPosition);

            printf("Press Enter to roll the dice...");

            getchar(); // Wait for Enter key press

            int diceRoll = rollDice();

            printf("You rolled a %d!\n", diceRoll);

            playerPosition += diceRoll;

            // Check if player landed on a snake or ladder

            int snakeOrLadder = isSnakeOrLadder(playerPosition, snakes, ladders);

            if (snakeOrLadder == -1) {

                printf("Oops! You landed on a snake. Going down!\n");

                playerPosition -= diceRoll;

            } else if (snakeOrLadder == 1) {

                printf("Hooray! You climbed a ladder. Going up!\n");

            }

            // Ensure player doesn't overshoot the board

            if (playerPosition > BOARD_SIZE) {

                playerPosition = BOARD_SIZE - (playerPosition - BOARD_SIZE);

            }

        }

        printf("\nCongratulations! You reached position %d and won the game!\n", BOARD_SIZE);

        printf("Do you want to play again? (y/n): ");

        scanf(" %c", &playAgain);

        playAgain = tolower(playAgain);

        playerPosition = 0; // Reset player position for the next game

    } while (playAgain == 'y');

    return 0;

}

Output:

Welcome to Snakes and Ladders!

Roll the dice to move forward.

Reach position 100 to win!

Your current position is 0.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 5!

Your current position is 5.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 6!

Your current position is 11.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 3!

Your current position is 14.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 1!

Your current position is 15.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 6!

Your current position is 21.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 2!

Your current position is 23.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 6!

Your current position is 29.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 2!

Your current position is 31.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 6!

Your current position is 37.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 4!

Your current position is 41.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 6!

Your current position is 47.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 3!

Your current position is 50.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 1!

Your current position is 51.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 2!

Your current position is 53.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 6!

Your current position is 59.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 3!

Your current position is 62.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 6!

Your current position is 68.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 1!

Your current position is 69.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 3!

Your current position is 72.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 4!

Your current position is 76.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 5!

Your current position is 81.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 6!

Your current position is 87.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 5!

Your current position is 92.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 4!

Your current position is 96.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 2!

Your current position is 98.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 2!

Your current position is 100.

Congratulations! You reached position 100 and won the game!

Do you want to play again? (y/n): y

Welcome to Snakes and Ladders!

Roll the dice to move forward.

Reach position 100 to win!

Your current position is 0.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 4!

Your current position is 4.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 6!

Your current position is 10.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 5!

Your current position is 15.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 2!

Your current position is 17.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 5!

Your current position is 22.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 4!

Your current position is 26.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 5!

Your current position is 31.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 2!

Your current position is 33.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 1!

Your current position is 34.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 6!

Your current position is 40.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 3!

Your current position is 43.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 6!

Your current position is 49.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 3!

Your current position is 52.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 2!

Your current position is 54.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 5!

Your current position is 59.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 5!

Your current position is 64.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 1!

Your current position is 65.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 4!

Your current position is 69.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 6!

Your current position is 75.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 6!

Your current position is 81.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 3!

Your current position is 84.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 1!

Your current position is 85.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 5!

Your current position is 90.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 5!

Your current position is 95.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 2!

Your current position is 97.

Press Enter to roll the dice...

You rolled a 3!

Your current position is 100.

Congratulations! You reached position 100 and won the game!

Do you want to play again? (y/n): n