Paddle, ball, wall of bricks, the 1976 classic in Pygame. Bounce physics, paddle spin, rows of bricks from nested loops, lives and a win state. Part 2 next episode adds power-ups!
Fresh project with a smooth, clamped paddle at the bottom.
paddle = pygame.Rect(295, 480, 110, 14)
keys = pygame.key.get_pressed()
if keys[pygame.K_LEFT]:
paddle.x -= 8
if keys[pygame.K_RIGHT]:
paddle.x += 8
paddle.x = max(0, min(700 - paddle.width, paddle.x))
A ball that moves diagonally and bounces off three walls.
ball = pygame.Rect(340, 300, 14, 14)
bvx, bvy = 4, -4
ball.x += bvx
ball.y += bvy
if ball.left <= 0 or ball.right >= 700:
bvx = -bvx
if ball.top <= 0:
bvy = -bvy
if ball.left <= 0 or ball.right >= :
bvx =
if ball.top <= 0:
bvy =
Rebound off the paddle with player-controlled angle.
if ball.colliderect(paddle) and bvy > 0:
bvy = -bvy
offset = ball.centerx - paddle.centerx
bvx = offset // 12
if bvx == 0:
bvx = 1
Generate 5 rows × 10 columns of bricks with row colours.
colours = [(248,113,113),(251,146,60),(250,204,21),(74,222,128),(96,165,250)]
bricks = []
for row in range(5):
for col in range(10):
bricks.append({
"rect": pygame.Rect(col*68 + 12, row*26 + 50, 64, 22),
"row": row
})
for b in bricks:
pygame.draw.rect(screen, colours[b["row"]], b["rect"])
for row in range():
for col in range():
bricks.append({"rect": pygame.Rect(col* + 12, row*26 + 50, 64, 22), "row": row})
Destroy bricks on contact with a satisfying bounce and scaled score.
score = 0
for b in bricks[:]:
if ball.colliderect(b["rect"]):
bricks.remove(b)
score += (5 - b["row"]) * 10
bvy = -bvy
break
Finish the game: lives, game over, and the you-cleared-it screen.
lives = 3
state = "PLAY"
if ball.top > 520:
lives -= 1
ball.center = (350, 300)
bvx, bvy = 4, -4
if lives == 0:
state = "LOSE"
if len(bricks) == 0:
state = "WIN"
if ball.top > 520:
lives -= 1
ball. = (350, 300)
if lives == :
state =