karuba.py

from random import randint, sample

def enough_distance(m, t):
	return not ((m + t) < 4 or ((12 - m) + (12 - t)) < 4)

def get_meeple_placements():
	"""
	Generates and prints the board game arrangement
	"""
	occupied_temple_spaces = set()
	occupied_meeple_spaces = set()

	colors = ["yellow", "brown", "blue", "purple"]

	for c in colors:
		meeple_space = 0
		temple_space = 0

		while not enough_distance(meeple_space, temple_space):
			meeple_space = randint(1, 11)
			temple_space = randint(1, 11)
			while meeple_space in occupied_meeple_spaces:
				meeple_space = randint(1, 11)

			while temple_space in occupied_temple_spaces:
				temple_space = randint(1, 11)

		print c.ljust(6), "|", str(meeple_space*10).rjust(3), "|", str(temple_space*10).rjust(3)
		occupied_meeple_spaces.add(meeple_space)
		occupied_temple_spaces.add(temple_space)


if __name__ == "__main__":
	get_meeple_placements()
	print 
	remaining_tile_numbers = set(range(1, 37))

	while remaining_tile_numbers:
		_ = raw_input("Press enter to draw next number")
		num = sample(remaining_tile_numbers, 1)[0]
		print num
		remaining_tile_numbers.remove(num)