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+# Cody Cook
+# Southern New Hampshire University
+# IT-140 Introduction to Scripting
+# Project 2 - Text Based Game
+# Professor Lisa Shannon
+# 2022-10-08
+
+import random
+
+separator = "##################################"
+creepy_undertones = [
+    "[???] You hear a strange noise coming from an adjacent room...",
+    "[???] You thought you heard something, but as you look around, you can't see anything.",
+    "[???] You hear thunder rumbling in the distance.",
+    "[???] You saw something move in the corner of the room, but looking again, there's nothing there."
+]
+
+system = {
+    "name": 'Noises in the Dark',
+    "version": '1.0',
+    "author": 'Cody Cook',
+    "game": {
+        # Store the current game's state
+        "current_room": "foyer",
+        "items": [],
+        "completed": False,
+        "villain": False
+    }
+}
+
+rooms = {
+    "foyer": {
+        "name": "Foyer",
+        "item": -1,
+        "item_name": None,
+        "item_location": None,
+        "locked": False,
+        "paths": {
+            "north": "basement_stairwell",
+            "west": "dining_hall",
+            "east": "closet"}
+    },
+    "closet": {
+        "name": "Closet",
+        "item": 0,
+        "item_name": "Greenhouse key",
+        "item_location": "in the pocket of a puffy coat",
+        "locked": False,
+        "paths": {
+            "west": "foyer"}
+    },
+    "basement_stairwell": {
+        "name": "Basement Stairwell",
+        "item": -1,
+        "item_name": None,
+        "item_location": None,
+        "locked": False,
+        "paths": {
+            "south": "foyer",
+            "east": "wine_cellar",
+            "north": "master_bedroom"}
+    },
+    "wine_cellar": {
+        "name": "Wine Cellar",
+        "item": 0,
+        "item_name": "damp paper bag",
+        "item_location": "at the foot of the stairs",
+        "locked": False,
+        "paths": {
+            "west": "basement_stairwell"}
+    },
+    "master_bedroom": {
+        "name": "Master Bedroom",
+        "item": 0,
+        "item_name": "laser pointer",
+        "item_location": "on a nightstand",
+        "locked": False,
+        "paths": {
+            "south": "basement_stairwell",
+            "west": "library"}
+    },
+    "library": {
+        "name": "Library",
+        "item": 0,
+        "item_name": "bird feather",
+        "item_location": "in front of a bookcase",
+        "locked": False,
+        "paths": {
+            "east": "master_bedroom",
+            "south": "dining_hall",
+            "west": "children_bedroom"}
+    },
+    "children_bedroom": {
+        "name": "Children's Bedroom",
+        "item": -1,
+        "item_name": None,
+        "item_location": None,
+        "locked": True,
+        "paths": {
+            "east": "library"}
+    },
+    "dining_hall": {
+        "name": "Dining Hall",
+        "item": 0,
+        "item_name": "mouse toy",
+        "item_location": "below the table",
+        "locked": False,
+        "paths": {
+            "north": "library",
+            "east": "foyer",
+            "west": "kitchen"},
+    },
+    "kitchen": {
+        "name": "Kitchen",
+        "item": 0,
+        "item_name": "mangled water-bottle",
+        "item_location": "near the garbage can",
+        "locked": False,
+        "paths": {
+            "east": "dining_hall",
+            "north": "delivery_area"}
+    },
+    "delivery_area": {
+        "name": "Delivery Area",
+        "item": -1,
+        "item_name": None,
+        "item_location": None,
+        "locked": False,
+        "paths": {
+            "south": "kitchen",
+            "north": "greenhouse"}
+    },
+    "greenhouse": {
+        "name": "Greenhouse",
+        "item": 0,
+        "item_name": "black hairball",
+        "item_location": "near an open window",
+        "locked": True,
+        "paths": {
+            "south": "delivery_area"}
+    }
+}
+
+
+def show_instructions():
+    print(separator, "\n# Welcome to " + system['name'] + "! #\n# Version: " + system["version"] + "      by " + system[
+        'author'] + " #\n" + separator + separator,
+          "\nYou are investigating strange noises in a house and must locate the source.",
+          "\nExplore the house to uncover clues and items that will help you solve the mystery.",
+          "\nMove using 'north', 'south', 'east', or 'west', where possible.",
+          "\nYou can 'search' for items, and ask for 'help' to see this message again.",
+          "\nCheck your inventory using 'items' to see what you have found.",
+          "\nGood luck!\n" + separator + separator)
+
+
+def get_item(room):
+    if rooms[room]["item"] == -1:  # -1 = No Item in Room
+        return False
+    elif rooms[room]["item"] == 1:  # 1 = Item Taken
+        return None
+    elif rooms[room]["item"] == 0:  # 0 = Item Available
+        rooms[room]["item"] = 1  # Set item to taken
+        return True
+
+
+def list_items():
+    if len(system["game"]["items"]) >= 1:
+        print("[Items] " + ', '.join(system["game"]["items"]))
+    else:
+        print("[Items] You have no items.")
+
+
+def print_strings(string):
+    if string == "greenhouse_locked":
+        print("[Move] The greenhouse door is locked... if only you could find a key.")
+    elif string == "children_bedroom_locked":
+        print("[Move] The children's bedroom door is unlocked but there's something heavy behind the door...")
+    elif string == "middle_of_the_house":
+        print("[!!!] You hear a loud noise coming from the children's bedroom... better investigate!")
+
+
+def get_new_state(input_from_user, current_room=system["game"]["current_room"]):
+    if input_from_user in rooms[current_room]["paths"]:
+        if rooms[rooms[current_room]["paths"][input_from_user]]["locked"]:
+            print_strings(rooms[system["game"]["current_room"]]["paths"][input_from_user] + "_locked")
+        else:
+            system["game"]["current_room"] = rooms[current_room]["paths"][input_from_user]
+    elif input_from_user == "search":
+        if get_item(system["game"]["current_room"]):
+            print("[Search] You found a", rooms[current_room]["item_name"], rooms[current_room]["item_location"] + "!")
+            system["game"]["items"].append(rooms[system["game"]["current_room"]]["item_name"])
+        else:
+            print("[Search] You found nothing.")
+    elif input_from_user == "items":
+        list_items()
+    elif input_from_user == "help":
+        show_instructions()
+    elif input_from_user == "quit" or input_from_user == "exit":
+        system["game"]["completed"] = True
+    else:
+        print("[Error] Invalid action; please try again.")
+
+
+def show_status():
+    print("[Current Room] " + rooms[system["game"]["current_room"]]["name"])
+    list_items()
+    if rooms[system["game"]["current_room"]]["item"] == 0:
+        print("[???] There's a", rooms[system["game"]["current_room"]]["item_name"] + " here somewhere.")
+    directions = ""
+    for direction in rooms[system["game"]["current_room"]]["paths"]:
+        directions += direction + " "
+    print("[Actions]", "quit", "help", "search", "items", directions)
+    if random.randint(1, 5) == 1:
+        print(random.choice(creepy_undertones))
+
+
+def main():
+    show_instructions()
+    while system["game"]["completed"] is False:
+        show_status()
+        print("What would you like to do?")
+        get_new_state(input('> ').lower(), system["game"]["current_room"])
+        if "Greenhouse key" in system["game"]["items"] and rooms["greenhouse"]["locked"]:
+            rooms["greenhouse"]["locked"] = False
+        if len(system["game"]["items"]) == 7 and rooms["children_bedroom"]["locked"]:
+            rooms["children_bedroom"]["locked"] = False
+            print_strings("middle_of_the_house")
+        if system["game"]["current_room"] == "children_bedroom" and len(system["game"]["items"]) == 7:
+            system["game"]["villain"] = True
+            system["game"]["completed"] = True
+    if system["game"]["villain"]:
+        print(separator + separator,
+              "\n[!!!] You enter the children's room." +
+              "\n[!!!] This room is an absolute mess..." +
+              "\n[!!!] Inside, you discover a black cat." +
+              "\n[!!!] Could this have been the troublemaker all along?")
+    print("\n[Game Over] The game is exiting. Thank you for playing!")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()