Lucky Bingo

Learn creating a Lucky Bingo game using Windows App SDK with this Tutorial

Lucky Bingo shows how you can create a bingo game and display the numbers and balls selected with a control 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 LuckyBingo, 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, then you can close the tab for Nuget: LuckyBingo by selecting the x next to it.

Step 4

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 5

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 6

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


using Comentsys.Toolkit.WindowsAppSdk;
using Microsoft.UI;
using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using Windows.UI;

public class Library
{
    private const string title = "Lucky Bingo";
    private const int size = 22;
    private const int balls = 90;
    private const int marks = 25;
    private static readonly Dictionary<int, Color> _style = new()
    {
        { 0, Colors.DarkViolet },
        { 10, Colors.DeepSkyBlue },
        { 20, Colors.Green },
        { 30, Colors.Gold },
        { 40, Colors.DarkOrange },
        { 50, Colors.RoyalBlue },
        { 60, Colors.Crimson },
        { 70, Colors.DarkCyan },
        { 80, Colors.Purple }
    };
    private readonly Random _random = new((int)DateTime.UtcNow.Ticks);

    private int _count;
    private int _house;
    private List<int> _balls;
    private List<int> _marks;
    private bool _over = false;
    private Dialog _dialog;
    private StackPanel _panel = new();

    // Choose, Piece & Add


    // Layout, Ball & Mark


    // New & Play

}

The Class that has been defined in so far Library.cs has using amongst others for the package of Comentsys.Toolkit.WindowsAppSdk. It also has colours to use for the bingo balls along with Variables to be used with the in the game.

Step 7

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


private List<int> Choose(int minimum, int maximum, int total) =>
    Enumerable.Range(minimum, maximum)
        .OrderBy(r => _random.Next(minimum, maximum))
            .Take(total).ToList();

private Piece Piece(bool isBall, int value) => new()
{
    Width = size,
    Height = size,
    Value = $"{value}",
    IsSquare = !isBall,
    Opacity = isBall ? 0 : 1,
    Stroke = new SolidColorBrush(isBall ? _style
        .Where(w => value > w.Key)
        .Select(s => s.Value)
        .LastOrDefault() : Colors.Red),
    Name = isBall ? $"ball{value}" : $"mark{value}"
};

private void Add(ref Grid grid, bool isBall, int row, int column, int value)
{
    var counter = Piece(isBall, value);
    counter.SetValue(Grid.RowProperty, row);
    counter.SetValue(Grid.ColumnProperty, column);
    grid.Children.Add(counter);
}

Choose will be used to select a unique list of randomised numbers and Piece will be used to create the bingo ball and numbers on the bingo card. Add will be used to position the bingo balls or bingo card numbers using Piece.

Step 8

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


private Grid Layout(bool isBall, int rows, int columns, List list)
{
    int count = 0;
    Grid grid = new()
    {
        Margin = new Thickness(5),
        VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center
    };
    // Setup Grid
    for (int row = 0; row < rows; row++)
    {
        grid.RowDefinitions.Add(new RowDefinition());
    }
    for (int column = 0; column < columns; column++)
    {
        grid.ColumnDefinitions.Add(new ColumnDefinition());
    }
    // Setup Board
    for (int row = 0; row < rows; row++)
    {
        for (int column = 0; column < columns; column++)
        {
            Add(ref grid, isBall, row, column, list[count]);
            count++;
        }
    }
    return grid;
}

private void Ball(int value)
{
    UIElement element = (UIElement)_panel.FindName($"ball{value}");
    if (element != null) element.Opacity = 1;
}

private void Mark(int value)
{
    Piece piece = (Piece)_panel.FindName($"mark{value}");
    if (piece != null) piece.Fill = piece.Stroke;
}

Layout will create the layout of either the set of bingo balls to be displayed that will be selected during the game, or it will create the layout of the bingo numbers on the bingo card in the game. Ball and Mark will be used to either show the balls for the bingo game selected or mark of the numbers on the bingo card as they're matched.

Step 9

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


public void New(StackPanel panel)
{
    _count = 0;
    _house = 0;
    _over = false;
    _panel = panel;
    _balls = Choose(1, balls, balls);
    _marks = Choose(1, balls, marks);
    _dialog = new Dialog(panel.XamlRoot, title);
    panel.Children.Clear();
    panel.Children.Add(Layout(true, 9, 10, _balls));
    panel.Children.Add(Layout(false, 5, 5, _marks));
}

public void Play(StackPanel panel)
{
    if (!panel.Children.Any()) New(panel);
    if (_count < balls && !_over)
    {
        var ball = _balls[_count];
        Ball(ball);
        if (_marks.Contains(ball))
        {
            _house++;
            Mark(ball);
            if (_house == marks)
            {
                _over = true;
                _dialog.Show($"Full House in {_count} Balls!");
            }
        }
        _count++;
    }
    else
    {
        _dialog.Show($"Game Over!");
    }
}

These Methods will be used to start the game with New which will generate the look-and-feel of the game and Play will be used to proceed to the next selected bingo ball to allow you to proceed at your own pace until all the numbers on the bingo card are matched.

Step 10

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

Step 11

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 12

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"/>
        <AppBarButton Icon="Play" Label="Play" Click="Play"/>
    </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 for New and there is the AppBarButton for Play to pick the next bingo ball.

Step 13

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 14

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 15

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);

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

Here an Instance of the Class of Library is created then below this are the Methods for New and Play that will be used with the Event Handlers 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 16

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

Step 17

Once running you should see the bingo card then you can click Play which will select a random bingo ball, if this matches the bingo card it will be marked off, mark off all the numbers for a full house or you can select New to restart the game.

Lucky Bingo Running and Output

Step 18

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!

Lucky Bingo PDF