Snake Game

Welcome to the Snake Game! This is a simple implementation of the classic Snake game using Rust programming language and the Piston game engine.

How to Play

• Objective: Control the snake to eat as much food as possible without colliding with the walls or itself.

• Controls:

  • Use the arrow keys (Up, Down, Left, Right) to control the direction of the snake.
  • The snake will move continuously in the direction it's facing until it hits a wall or itself.

• Gameplay:

  • The snake starts with a length of 3 blocks.
  • Each time the snake eats food, its length increases by 1 block.
  • The game ends if the snake collides with the walls or itself.

Getting Started

To play the game locally, follow these steps:

1. Make sure you have Rust installed on your system. If not, you can download it from rust-lang.org.

2. Clone this repository to your local machine:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/snake-game.git

3. Navigate to the project :

   cd snake-game

4. Build and run :

   cargo run

5. Use the arrow keys and enjoy the game

Features

• Simple and intuitive controls.
• Colorful graphics using the Piston game engine.
• Game over detection for collisions with walls or self.
• Automatic increasing difficulty as the snake grows longer.

Complex Enums and Advanced Rust Concepts

In this project, several complex enums and advanced Rust concepts are utilized to manage game mechanics and state efficiently:

Enums:

The Direction enum represents the possible directions the snake can move.

Structs:

Structs like Block and Snake are used to represent the components of the game, such as individual blocks of the snake's body and the snake itself.

Linked List:

The LinkedList data structure from the standard library is used to manage the snake's body efficiently.

Pattern Matching:

Pattern matching is extensively used, especially in the implementation of the Direction enum's opposite method and the move_forward method of the Snake struct.

Ownership and Borrowing:

Rust's ownership and borrowing system is leveraged to ensure memory safety and prevent runtime errors, particularly in methods that manipulate the snake's body.

Option Type:

The Option type is used to handle optional values, such as the direction of the snake's movement and the tail of the snake.

Lifetime Annotations:

Lifetime annotations are implicitly used throughout the code to ensure that references remain valid for the duration they are used.

Contributions

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open issues or pull requests.