ACE Games - (11-16)

5 challenges based on computer games for ages 11 - 16. If you want to play, you have to program them first!
 

• Tennis. This game is based on the sport of table tennis. A task could be to create a point scoring program which adds points to a players score when the opposing player fails to return the ball.
• ACE Invaders. The principle of this game is that a player controls a ship which is under attack by aliens. The task is to create a program that controls the alien’s progress, the player’s cannon, UFOs, the score and appropriate text messages.
• Hopper. The object of the game is to guide five frogs to their lily pad homes, one by one across a busy road and river. The task is to create a program that displays instructions and messages, moves the lanes of traffic, logs and turtles, adds points to the score, etc.
• ACE Hit. The principle of this game is that when the player hears the name of an object they respond by clicking on the relevant picture on the screen. The task is to create a program which randomly selects words to tell the player which item they have to select, sets a time limit, add points to the score, ends if the wrong item is hit, etc.
• Rock, Paper, Scissors. The objective of this game is that the player (human) selects an object which defeats that selected randomly by the opponent (the computer). The task is to create a program that counts down, shows a picture of the object chosen by the human player or computer and adds points to the appropriate score.

Tennis - 3 inputs are Player 1 miss, Player 2 miss and GO and 4 outputs are Player 1 miss, Player 2 miss, instructions, game over. 

ACE Invaders - 10 inputs are GO, Fire, Aliens Left, Aliens Right, UFO L, UFO Right, Alien Hit, UFO Hit, You Win, Game Over and 8 outputs are Fire Shot, Score 10, Score 100, Instructions, You Win, Game Over, UFO, Aliens. 

Hopper - 4 inputs are GO, Frog Safe, Game Over, You Win and 12 outputs are Instructions, Score, Game Over, You Win, Dec Time, Traffic 1, Traffic 2, Traffic 3, River 1, River 2, River 3, River 4. 

ACE Hit - 6 inputs are Ball, Spin top, Maracas, Accordion, Hammer, GO and 2 outputs are Score, Game Over. 

Rock, Paper, Scissors - 4 inputs are Scissors, Rock, GO and 14 outputs are Computer Paper, Computer Scissors, Computer Rock, Human Paper, Human Scissors, Human Rock, You Win, You Lose, Computer Score, Human Score, Go, One, Two, Three.
 

ACE Games - L2 & L3 Age 11-16