Intro to Python for Computer Science and Data Science: Learning to Program with AI, Big Data and The Cloud

4.5 Case Study: A Game of Chance

In this section, we simulate the popular dice game known as “craps.” Here is the requirements statement:

You roll two six-sided dice, each with faces containing one, two, three, four, five and six spots, respectively. When the dice come to rest, the sum of the spots on the two upward faces is calculated. If the sum is 7 or 11 on the first roll, you win. If the sum is 2, 3 or 12 on the first roll (called “craps”), you lose (i.e., the “house” wins). If the sum is 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 on the first roll, that sum becomes your “point.” To win, you must continue rolling the dice until you “make your point” (i.e., roll that same point value). You lose by rolling a 7 before making your point.

The following script simulates ...