Implementation Details

I will provide starter code in the form of a short function that loads the game dictionary from the file.

The dictionary will be of this form:

game $=\{$

'locations': $\{$a dictionary of locations$\},$

'people': $\{$a dictionary of people$\},$

'clues': $\{$a dictionary of clues$\}$

'starting$-$location': 'a location name as a string'

$\}$

The locations dictionary will be of this form $($the places are just an example but the :

locations $=\{$

'Rome': $\{\text{'}$connections$\text{'}$ : $[\text{'}$Cardiff$\text{'},$ 'London'$],$

'starts$-$unlocked': True or False,

'carmen': True or False

$\},$

'Cardiff': $\{...\},$

'London': $\{...\}$

'Svalbard': $\{...\}$

$\}$

Each location will have a connections list $($of strings$)$ with the locations that you can go to if they are unlocked. 'starts$-$unlocked' is a boolean with whether the game starts this location as unlocked, meaning you can travel there without gathering any clues or talking to anyone. Finally 'carme