Circuit Playground Games

This repository contains three no-screen game packs for Adafruit Circuit Playground boards:

• Adafruit Circuit Playground Express (SAMD21)
• Adafruit Circuit Playground Bluefruit (nRF52840)

Each pack is a standalone Arduino sketch. Upload one sketch at a time, then use the boot picker on reset to choose the game or mode.

Library

Install the Adafruit Circuit Playground library.

The sketches include:

#include <Adafruit_CircuitPlayground.h>

Packs

Pack	Sketch	Games and modes
Pack 1	CP_MiniGames_1/CP_MiniGames_1.ino	Hot Potato, Simon-4, Balancer, Shake Dice, Whack-a-Mole
Pack 2	CP_MiniGames_2/CP_MiniGames_2.ino	Spinner, Comet Painter, Orbit, Twinkle
Pack 3	CP_MiniGames_3/CP_MiniGames_3.ino	Tug-of-War, Reaction Timer, Tilt Maze, Rapid Fire, Shaker Challenge
Pack 4	CP_MiniGames_4/CP_MiniGames_4.ino	Beat Match, Metronome Toy, Tone Memory, Sound Meter
Pack 5	CP_MiniGames_5/CP_MiniGames_5.ino	Lights Out, Reflex Maze, Code Breaker, Safe Cracker
Pack 6	CP_MiniGames_6/CP_MiniGames_6.ino	Step Sprint, Freeze Dance, Balance Hold, Jump Counter
Pack 7	CP_MiniGames_7/CP_MiniGames_7.ino	Duel, Memory Duel, Territory, Tug Deluxe

Quick Start

1. Open one of the CP_MiniGames_*/*.ino sketches in Arduino IDE.
2. Select your Circuit Playground Express or Circuit Playground Bluefruit board.
3. Select the serial port for the board.
4. Upload.
5. Reset or power-cycle the board.
6. Hold A, hold B, or hold nothing during boot to pick the game for that pack.

See the README inside each pack folder for the complete boot picker map, game instructions, controls, and tuning constants.

Pack 1 Summary

See CP_MiniGames_1/README.md.

Boot input	Game
Hold A	Simon-4
Hold B	Shake Dice
Hold nothing	Hot Potato

Alt-modes:

• Press B from Simon-4 idle/wait to enter Balancer.
• Press B from Shake Dice to enter Whack-a-Mole.

Pack 2 Summary

See CP_MiniGames_2/README.md.

Boot input	Fidget
Hold A	Orbit
Hold B	Twinkle
Hold nothing	Spinner

Alt-mode:

• Press B from Spinner to enter Comet Painter.

Pack 3 Summary

See CP_MiniGames_3/README.md.

Boot input	Game
Hold A	Reaction Timer
Hold B	Rapid Fire
Hold nothing	Tug-of-War

Alt-modes:

• Press B from Reaction Timer idle to enter Tilt Maze.
• Press B from Rapid Fire idle to enter Shaker Challenge.

Pack 4 Summary

See CP_MiniGames_4/README.md.

Boot input	Game
Hold A	Tone Memory
Hold B	Sound Meter
Hold nothing	Beat Match

Alt-mode:

• Press B from Beat Match idle to enter Metronome Toy.

Pack 5 Summary

See CP_MiniGames_5/README.md.

Boot input	Game
Hold A	Code Breaker
Hold B	Safe Cracker
Hold nothing	Lights Out

Alt-mode:

• Press B from Lights Out to enter Reflex Maze.

Pack 6 Summary

See CP_MiniGames_6/README.md.

Boot input	Game
Hold A	Balance Hold
Hold B	Jump Counter
Hold nothing	Step Sprint

Alt-mode:

• Press B from Step Sprint idle to enter Freeze Dance.

Pack 7 Summary

See CP_MiniGames_7/README.md.

Boot input	Game
Hold A	Territory
Hold B	Tug Deluxe
Hold nothing	Duel

Alt-mode:

• Press B from Duel idle to enter Memory Duel.

Universal Control

In each pack, hold A+B for about 1.5 seconds while inside a game or fidget to reset that current mode back to its own idle state. This does not return to the boot picker; reset the board to choose a different boot game.

Credits

Design and code: Iain Bennett
Platform and library: Adafruit Circuit Playground