Thugs & Bowmen

Welcome to Thugs & Bowmen, an old game I wrote in C using the TIGCC library for the Texas Instruments graphic display calculator model TI-92/V200 that I dug up recently.

Thugs & Bowmen is a combinatorics guessing game in the same family as Mastermind and Bulls and Cows that is based on the rules of roshambo (rock-paper-scissors). Players take turns aligning their pieces against hidden permutations of the opponent's pieces. The goal is to arrange one's pieces so that they defeat the opponent's pieces. After each attempt, the opponent tells the player how many victories and losses he has against the hidden permutation. Based on these clues, the player can rearrange his pieces and try again. The goal is to create a winning permutation in as few guesses as possible.

We can choose to play against another human or against the calculator. The calculator doesn't make a mistake with its logic as it tries to defeat your permutation so we have to be careful not to make any mistakes!

Installing

The game can be played on a TI-92 or TI-V200 graphic display calculator. Download the source repository and transfer the tnb.9xz or tnb.v2z file to your calculator. To play, enter tnb() on your calculator.

Screenshots

Have fun!