The Tile Interface

Module name

Your tile will have a module name such as weatbag.tiles.s3e11, which determines its position on the grid. The co-ordinates use compass directions: n/s followed by e/w. If one co-ordinate is 0, it should be left out. So the tiles around the centre are named:

n2w2	n2w1	n2	n2e1	n2e2
n1w2	n1w1	n1	n1e1	n1e2
w2	w1	centre	e1	e2
s1w2	s1w1	s1	s1e1	s1e2
s2w2	s2w1	s2	s2e1	s2e2

The Tile class

Your module should define a class called Tile, with the following interface:

class Tile

describe()

Describe the scene and anything in it. This is called when the player enters the tile, and again if they look around.

action(player, do)

Called when the player does something inside the tile. You need to interpret the action and carry it out. Tile e1 has a simple example.

Parameters:

• player – the active Player instance
• do – list of strings - the player’s input, split up into words, lowercase and with prepositions removed

leave(player, direction)

Optional. Called when the player tries to leave the square. To let them leave, return True, or to prevent them, print an explanation and return False. If the method isn’t found, the player can always leave. Tile w1 has a simple example.

Parameters:

• player – the active Player instance
• direction – the direction the player is trying to leave, as a single lowercase character, n/e/s/w

no_path_msg

Optional. The message to display if the player attempts to leave in a direction where there is no tile. The default message says “The undergrowth in that direction is impassable. You turn back.”