My First CLI App: Tiger King

Alexis Teh
The Startup
Published in
7 min readJun 16, 2020

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The first issue we faced was that of formulating an overarching game goal. We both wanted to make something light-hearted but we needed a way to introduce pressure, create challenges and motivate players. We considered making a set of mini goals that, once complete, would conclude the game and log the player’s time in a database of high scores — the goal here would be to complete the game in as short a time as possible. However, we also wanted to give players a chance to develop their zoos for as long as they wished in a more relaxing game setting. Thus, we ultimately chose the motivation of earning as…

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