Arduino Judge

A game for two Arduinos, by Daniel Barlow and Ben Hetherington.

Is your piezo higher than their's? Is your LED flashing the fastest? Good! Time to whack them with a hammer! (...metaphorically speaking, of course)


Created as part of our first-year Systems Architecture coursework, we aimed to recreate the excitement of the original Game & Watch Judge, but through microgames that revolve around LEDs, piezo speakers, and LDRs.

The Game:

This game is made up of six microgames. In each microgame, one of the players will be given the opportunity to attack the other player - if that's not you, then dodge before you can be attacked!

If you make the correct move before the other player, you'll get points - but if you make the wrong move, you'll lose them instead.

Your current score is represented by your servo - the further it is to the right, the closer you are to winning!

Microgames:

• Piezo Pitch: Attack if your piezo is playing a higher note!
• Piezo Rhythm: Attack if your piezo is playing faster rhythm!
• LED Number: Attack if your LEDs are displaying the highest number in binary!
• LED Brightest: Attack if your LED is brighter!
• LED Frequency: Attack if your LED is flashing faster!
• LDR Cover: Don't attack - cover the LDR before your opponent!

Pins:

• A0: Serial RX. Connect to A1 of the other Arduino.
• A1: Serial TX. Connect to A0 of the other Arduino.
• A2: Light-dependent resistor.
• 2: Dodge button.
• 3: Attack button.
• 4, 5, 7, 8: A series of LEDs. Used for the LED Number game.
• 6: Variable-brightness LED. Used for the LED Brightest & Frequency games
• 9: Servo.
• 10: Piezo.
• 11: Bright (white) LED. Used for the LDR game.

If it helps, here's a slightly convoluted schematic:


Please leave pin A5 disconnected.