Have students design a simple game using classes in Python so they realize that even beginners are capable of writing interesting programs.

Students are able to see their progress by playing the game in different stages of implementation.
In particular, this assignment helps students build valuable object-oriented programming skills and improve their understanding of inheritance.
- A great example of such a game is Ants vs SomeBees. Read more details and download starter code at Stanford’s nifty assignment page.

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