Scoreboard
Lesson 34 of 40 in Coddy's Make Games with Pygame course.
A ball out on the right is a point for the left player, and the other way round. Split the test in two, so each side knows who scored:
if ball.left > 600:
left_score += 1
ball.center = (300, 200)
vx = -vx
if ball.right < 0:
right_score += 1
ball.center = (300, 200)
vx = -vxShow both scores in one line at the top, centred: f"{left_score} : {right_score}" reads 2 : 1.
Challenge
Easy- Before the loop, make
font = pygame.font.Font(None, 36),left_score = 0andright_score = 0. - Split the reset in two: a ball past the right edge adds 1 to
left_score, a ball past the left edge adds 1 toright_score. Both bring the ball to the middle and flipvx. - Render
f"{left_score} : {right_score}"in(240, 240, 240), centred at(300, 30).
Try it yourself
import pygame
pygame.init()
screen = pygame.display.set_mode((600, 400))
pygame.display.set_caption("Pong")
clock = pygame.time.Clock()
ball = pygame.Rect(293, 193, 14, 14)
vx, vy = 5, 4
left = pygame.Rect(20, 160, 12, 80)
right = pygame.Rect(568, 160, 12, 80)
running = True
while running:
for event in pygame.event.get():
if event.type == pygame.QUIT:
running = False
keys = pygame.key.get_pressed()
if keys[pygame.K_w]:
left.y -= 6
if keys[pygame.K_s]:
left.y += 6
if keys[pygame.K_UP]:
right.y -= 6
if keys[pygame.K_DOWN]:
right.y += 6
left.clamp_ip(screen.get_rect())
right.clamp_ip(screen.get_rect())
ball.x += vx
ball.y += vy
if ball.top <= 0 or ball.bottom >= 400:
vy = -vy
if ball.colliderect(left):
vx = abs(vx)
if ball.colliderect(right):
vx = -abs(vx)
if ball.right < 0 or ball.left > 600:
ball.center = (300, 200)
vx = -vx
screen.fill((30, 30, 46))
pygame.draw.rect(screen, (80, 160, 255), left)
pygame.draw.rect(screen, (235, 80, 80), right)
pygame.draw.rect(screen, (255, 196, 0), ball)
pygame.display.flip()
clock.tick(60)
pygame.quit()
This lesson includes a short quiz. Start the lesson to answer it and track your progress.
All lessons in Make Games with Pygame
1The Game Loop
Open a WindowFill the Background4Two Players and a Ball
The BallBouncePractice on your own: Pygame playground