Exercise 8: Boss Battle

Time for a boss fight! You're battling a boss with 50 HP. Your attack does 12 damage per turn. But the boss raises a shield every 3rd turn (turns 3, 6, 9, ...), blocking your attack.

Use a while True loop with continue for shield turns and break when the boss is defeated.

boss_hp = 50
max_hp = 50
player_attack = 12

Expected output:

Turn 1: You attack! Boss HP: 38/50
Turn 2: You attack! Boss HP: 26/50
Turn 3: Boss shields! Attack blocked.
Turn 4: You attack! Boss HP: 14/50
Turn 5: You attack! Boss HP: 2/50
Turn 6: Boss shields! Attack blocked.
Turn 7: You attack! Boss defeated!
Boss defeated in 7 turns!

Requirements

Use a while True loop (infinite loop with break to exit)
Track the turn number (starting from 1)
Every 3rd turn (turn % 3 == 0), the boss shields — print the shield message and continue
On attack turns, subtract player_attack from boss_hp
If boss HP drops to 0 or below, print the defeat message and break
After the loop, print how many turns it took
No starter code — write the whole solution yourself!

Hints

Hint 1 — Setting up the while True loop

turn = 0
while True:
    turn += 1
    # ... your logic here

Increment the turn at the start of each iteration so Turn 1 is the first thing that happens.

Hint 2 — Shield check comes first

Check for the shield before attacking. If it's a shield turn, print the message and continue to skip the attack:

if turn % 3 == 0:
    print(f"Turn {turn}: Boss shields! Attack blocked.")
    continue

Hint 3 — Defeat check

After reducing boss_hp, check if it's 0 or below. If so, print the defeat message (not the HP readout) and break:

boss_hp -= player_attack
if boss_hp <= 0:
    print(f"Turn {turn}: You attack! Boss defeated!")
    break

Otherwise, print the normal attack message with the remaining HP.

Boss Battle

Exercise 8: Boss Battle

Requirements

Hints

Try it yourself

Code: Boss Battle