Fruit Game

Learn creating a Fruit Game using Windows App SDK with this Tutorial

Fruit Game shows how you can create a simple slots-like game to match three symbols together using emoji and a toolkit from NuGet using the Windows App SDK.

Step 1

Follow Setup and Start on how to get Setup and Install what you need for Visual Studio 2022 and Windows App SDK.

In Windows 11 choose Start and then find or search for Visual Studio 2022 and then select it.

Once Visual Studio 2022 has started select Create a new project.

Then choose the Blank App, Packages (WinUI in Desktop) and then select Next.

After that in Configure your new project type in the Project name as FruitGame, then select a Location and then select Create to start a new Solution.

Step 2

Then in Visual Studio within Solution Explorer for the Solution, right click on the Project shown below the Solution and then select Manage NuGet Packages...

Manage NuGet Packages

Step 3

Then in the NuGet Package Manager from the Browse tab search for Comentsys.Toolkit.WindowsAppSdk and then select Comentsys.Toolkit.WindowsAppSdk by Comentsys as indicated and select Install

NuGet Package Manager Comentsys.Toolkit.WindowsAppSdk

This will add the package for Comentsys.Toolkit.WindowsAppSdk to your Project. If you get the Preview Changes screen saying Visual Studio is about to make changes to this solution. Click OK to proceed with the changes listed below. You can read the message and then select OK to Install the package.

Step 4

Then while still in the NuGet Package Manager from the Browse tab search for Comentsys.Assets.FluentEmoji and then select Comentsys.Assets.FluentEmoji by Comentsys as indicated and select Install

This will add the package for Comentsys.Assets.FluentEmoji to your Project. If you get the Preview Changes screen saying Visual Studio is about to make changes to this solution. Click OK to proceed with the changes listed below. You can read the message and then select OK to Install the package, then you can close the tab for Nuget: FruitGame by selecting the x next to it.

Step 5

Then in Visual Studio within Solution Explorer for the Solution, right click on the Project shown below the Solution and then select Add then New Item…

Add New Item

Step 6

Then in Add New Item from the C# Items list, select Code and then select Code File from the list next to this, then type in the name of Library.cs and then Click on Add.

Add New Code File

Step 7

You will now be in the View for the Code of Library.cs, within this type the following Code:


using Comentsys.Assets.FluentEmoji;
using Comentsys.Toolkit.WindowsAppSdk;
using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

public class Library
{
    private const string title = "Fruit Game";
    private const int delay_duration = 250;
    private const int size = 3;
    private readonly Dictionary<int, FluentEmojiType> _options = new()
    {
        { 0, FluentEmojiType.SlotMachine },
        { 1, FluentEmojiType.GreenApple },
        { 2, FluentEmojiType.Grapes },
        { 3, FluentEmojiType.Lemon },
        { 4, FluentEmojiType.Cherries },
        { 5, FluentEmojiType.Banana },
        { 6, FluentEmojiType.Melon },
        { 7, FluentEmojiType.Tangerine },
        { 8, FluentEmojiType.Bell }
    };

    private readonly Random _random = new((int)DateTime.UtcNow.Ticks);

    private int _spins;
    private Dialog _dialog;
    private StackPanel _panel = new();

    // Choose, Option & Set

    // Play

    // Add, Layout & New

}

The Class defined so far Library.cs has using for package of Comentsys.Assets.FluentEmoji and others. It also has Constants to represent things needed in the game and there are Variables to keep track of values used in the game and elements for the look-and-feel of the game.

Step 8

Still in the Class for Library.cs after the Comment of // Choose, Option & Set type the following Methods:


private List<int> Choose(int minimum, int maximum, int total)
{
    var choose = new List<int>();
    var values = Enumerable.Range(minimum, maximum).ToList();
    for (int index = 0; index < total; index++)
    {
        var value = _random.Next(0, values.Count);
        choose.Add(values[value]);
    }
    return choose;
}

private Viewbox Option(int index, int option) => new()
{
    Child = new Asset
    {
        Name = $"{index}",
        AssetResource = FlatFluentEmoji.Get(_options[option])
    }
};

private void Set(int index, int option) => 
    (_panel.FindName($"{index}") as Asset)
        .AssetResource = FlatFluentEmoji.Get(_options[option]);

Choose is used to select a set of random numbers as you can have the same value for multiple slots these are not unique. Option is used to get the assets needed for the emoji that will represent the values for the slots and Set is used to update the asset being displayed in the slots.

Step 9

While still in the Class for Library.cs after the Comment of // Play type in the following Method:


private async void Play()
{
    var values = Choose(1, _options.Count - 1, size);
    for(int index = 0; index < size; index++)
    {
        for(int option = 1; option <= values[index]; option++)
        {
            Set(index, option);
            await Task.Delay(delay_duration);
        }
    }
    _spins++;
    if (values.All(a => a.Equals(values.First())))
    {
        var content = new StackPanel()
        {
            Orientation = Orientation.Vertical
        };
        content.Children.Add(new TextBlock()
        {
            HorizontalTextAlignment = TextAlignment.Center,
            Text = $"Spin {_spins} matched"
        });
        var fruit = new StackPanel()
        {
            Height = 100,
            Orientation = Orientation.Horizontal
        };
        foreach(int value in values)
        {
            fruit.Children.Add(new Asset
            {
                AssetResource = FlatFluentEmoji.Get(_options[value])
            });
        }
        content.Children.Add(fruit);
        _dialog.Show(content);
        _spins = 0;
    }
}

Play is used with Choose to get the random slots which will then be displayed with Set if they all match a Dialog will be displayed showing which slot matched.

Step 10

While still in the Class for Library.cs after the Comment of // Add, Layout & New type in the following Methods:


private void Add(StackPanel panel, int index)
{
    Button button = new()
    {
        Width = 150,
        Height = 150,
        Margin = new Thickness(5),
        Content = Option(index, 0)
    };
    button.Click += (object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) =>
        Play();
    panel.Children.Add(button);
}

private void Layout(StackPanel panel)
{
    panel.Children.Clear();
    for (int index = 0; index < size; index++)
    {
        Add(panel, index);
    }
}

public void New(StackPanel panel)
{
    _spins = 0;
    _dialog = new Dialog(panel.XamlRoot, title);
    _panel = panel;
    Layout(_panel);
}

Add will create the Buttons to be Clicked by setting the event handler for Click to the Method for Play, Layout will create the layout for the game and New will start a new game.

Step 11

Within Solution Explorer for the Solution double-click on MainWindow.xaml to see the XAML for the Main Window.

Step 12

In the XAML for MainWindow.xaml there will be some XAML for a StackPanel, this should be Removed:


<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" 
HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center">
    <Button x:Name="myButton" Click="myButton_Click">Click Me</Button>
</StackPanel>

Step 13

While still in the XAML for MainWindow.xaml above </Window>, type in the following XAML:


<Grid>
    <Viewbox>
        <StackPanel Margin="50" Name="Display"
        Orientation="Horizontal"
        HorizontalAlignment="Center" 
        VerticalAlignment="Center" Loaded="New"/>
    </Viewbox>
    <CommandBar VerticalAlignment="Bottom">
        <AppBarButton Icon="Page2" Label="New" Click="New"/>
    </CommandBar>
</Grid>

This XAML contains a Grid with a Viewbox which will Scale a StackPanel. It has a Loaded event handler for New which is also shared by the AppBarButton.

Step 14

Within Solution Explorer for the Solution select the arrow next to MainWindow.xaml then double-click on MainWindow.xaml.cs to see the Code for the Main Window.

Step 15

In the Code for MainWindow.xaml.cs there be a Method of myButton_Click(...) this should be Removed by removing the following:


private void myButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    myButton.Content = "Clicked";
}

Step 16

Once myButton_Click(...) has been removed, within the Constructor of public MainWindow() { ... } and below the line of this.InitializeComponent(); type in the following Code:


private readonly Library _library = new();

private void New(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) =>
    _library.New(Display);

Here an Instance of Library is created then below this is the Method of New that will be used with Event Handler from the XAML, this Method uses Arrow Syntax with the => for an expression body which is useful when a Method only has one line.

Step 17

That completes the Windows App SDK application. In Visual Studio 2022 from the Toolbar select FruitGame (Package) to Start the application.

Step 18

Once running you can then select any Button to spin the slots and if three match you win, try to see how many times you can, or you can select New to start a new game.

Fruit Game Running and Output

Step 19

To Exit the Windows App SDK application, select the Close button from the top right of the application as that concludes this Tutorial for Windows App SDK from tutorialr.com!

Fruit Game PDF