Making Games With Python & Pygame

Making Games with Python & Pygame is a programming book that covers the Pygame game library for the Python programming language. Each chapter gives you the complete source code for a new game and teaches the programming concepts from these examples. The book is available under a Creative Commons license and can be downloaded in full for free from http://inventwithpython.com/pygame This book was written to be understandable by kids as young as 10 to 12 years old, although it is great for anyone of any age who has some familiarity with Python.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 – Installing Python and Pygame

Chapter 2 – Pygame Basics

Chapter 3 – Memory Puzzle

Chapter 4 – Slide Puzzle

Chapter 5 – Simulate

Chapter 6 – Wormy

Chapter 7 – Tetromino

Chapter 8 – Squirrel Eat Squirrel

Chapter 9 – Star Pusher

Chapter 10 – Four Extra Games

About the Author

Albert Sweigart (but you can call him Al), is a software developer in San Francisco, California who enjoys bicycling, volunteering, haunting coffee shops, and making useful software. He is originally from Houston, Texas. He finally put his University of Texas at Austin computer science degree in a frame. He is an atheist, a cat person, and fears that he is losing brain cells over time. He laughs out loud when watching park squirrels, which makes people think he’s a simpleton. His web site and blog are located at http: //coffeeghost.net