Src:Card is a 1–2 player card game where players attempt to defeat the robotic core of an opponent's battle robot by writing code. The game is designed around a rudimentary Src:Card programming language which encapsulates much of imperative procedural programming based on academic research developed at the University of Auckland and Otago.[1] The game's language replicates conditional flow, loops, and other control structures as well as basic algorithmic logic. While it contains many of the hallmarks of a Turing complete language (such as conditional branching) the game would require a larger function set to qualify as a Turing complete imperative language.[2]

Launched in 2015, the card game was one of Malaysia's first successful Kickstarter project.[3] The game has received press coverage from most board gaming news outlets.[4][5][6][7] The game is currently being extensively used by Malaysian Coder Dojos to teach basic programming.[8] Src:Card is currently a free and open download. Players can print and play Src:Card and use open assets to modify the game.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Robins, Rountree, Rountree (2003). "Learning and Teaching Programming: A Review and Discussion". Computer Science Education. 13 (2): 137–172. Bibcode:2003CSEd...13..137R. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.100.9130. doi:10.1076/csed.13.2.137.14200. S2CID 10565822.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "Why are functional languages Turing complete?". cs.stackexchange.com. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "SrcCard (Card Game) – Write Code, Defeat the Robots". Kickstarter. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: Program Giant Robots in 'Src:Card' – GeekDad". GeekDad. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Src:Card Robot Hacking Card Game On Kickstarter | Tabletop Gaming News". www.tabletopgamingnews.com. October 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Src:Card KS: Preview – BoardGameBuds". BoardGameBuds. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Games News! 12/10/15 | Shut Up & Sit Down". Shut Up & Sit Down. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "All The Latest News | Kinabalu Coders". kinabalucoders.org. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Src:Card ロボット". srccard.com. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
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