DuckieDai DUCKMON Python Program | Hidden Word Scanner

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Overview

A monster-collecting game in three files: explore for gold and hatch eggs in DUCKMON, battle in DMARENA, and upgrade your team in DMTEAM, all sharing one save on the calculator.

Owner-tested on a TI calculator
Version 1.0.0
3 files · 7398 bytes
Uses random, ti_system

This game is 3 files. Download all of them and send each one to your calculator.

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Before you run it

TI-84 Plus CE Python · No calculator OS or Python App version has been verified.
TI Connect CE .py transfer to the Python App, all three files; the owner's transfer details were not recorded
All three files, DUCKMON, DMTEAM, and DMARENA, are on the same calculator.
DUCKMON is run first: it creates the save, a list named DMONS, that DMTEAM and DMARENA read.
The game saves after every change to the calculator list DMONS. Deleting or editing that list starts a new game.

Play it here first

This is the real game, all three files. Pick a file to run, the way you would in the Python App: choose a starter in DUCKMON, explore and hatch eggs, then battle in DMARENA and upgrade in DMTEAM. Your save is shared between the three files, like the DMONS list on the calculator, and lasts until you leave or reload this page.

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How to play

How to play DUCKMON

About the game

DUCKMON is a monster-collecting game. Explore for gold, spend it on eggs that hatch into 20 original monsters, from Common to Legend, then battle wild monsters in the arena and level up your favorite.

The game is three programs that share one save. DUCKMON is where you explore and hatch eggs, DMARENA is where you battle, and DMTEAM is your album, team, stats, and help. Put all three on your calculator, and run DUCKMON first: it starts your game.

Controls

1, 2, 3 ...: pick the menu choice with that number, then press enter
0: go back, or save and exit from a program's main menu
enter: move on from a message screen marked [enter]
1 Hit: in a battle: a steady hit for about your ATK
2 Power: in a battle: about 1.7 times your ATK, but it misses 32% of the time
3 Guard+hit: in a battle: a small hit, and the enemy's hit back that turn is cut to a third
0 Run: in a battle: escape with no win or loss

How to play

Send DUCKMON.py, DMTEAM.py, and DMARENA.py to your calculator with TI Connect CE. Keep their names.
Run DUCKMON from the Python App and choose a starter: 1 Piplet, 2 Flamoo, or 3 Bubblin. You begin with 60 gold.
Choose 1 Explore to look for gold. Most trips find 10 to 38 gold, a few find a free egg, and some meet a wild monster, which you battle in DMARENA.
Choose 2 Eggs to buy one. A Basic egg costs 30 gold and a Royal egg 100 gold. A new monster joins your album; a monster you already have also gives upgrade dust.
Run DMARENA and choose 1 Battle. Your team monster fights a random wild monster near its level. Pick a move each turn until one side reaches 0 HP. A win pays gold, and sometimes 1 dust.
Run DMTEAM to see your album, choose 2 Team to switch to another monster you own by its album number, or upgrade it with dust, up to level 9.
Every program saves as you play, so you can switch between them whenever you like. Choose 0 to save and exit.

Tips

Explore a few times before buying eggs. Basic eggs are the cheap way to fill your album; Royal eggs are far more likely to be Rare or Legend.
Duplicates are not wasted: each one gives 2 dust for a Common, 4 for an Uncommon, 6 for a Rare, and 8 for a Legend.
Upgrading costs 3 + 2 times the current level in dust: 5 dust to reach level 2, up to 19 dust to reach level 9. Each level adds 5 HP and 2 ATK.
Rarer monsters start stronger. A Legend at level 1 has more HP and ATK than a Common at level 2.
In a close battle, Guard+hit keeps you alive; Power ends fights fast when you can afford a miss.
Losing a battle costs nothing but a loss on your record, so try the arena early.

Good to know

Your save is a calculator list named DMONS. Deleting or editing it starts a new game.
Egg odds, shown in DMTEAM under 4 Help: Basic is 72% Common, 23% Uncommon, 4% Rare, and 1% Legend; Royal is 15%, 40%, 37%, and 8%.
In the album, a monster you have not found shows as ??? with its rarity letter: C, U, R, or L.
DMTEAM and DMARENA say No save found until you have run DUCKMON and chosen a starter.
To stop the game at any time, press the [on] key. The Python App returns to the shell.

Exact reviewed bytes

Source code

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from random import randint as R
from ti_system import disp_clr as cl,recall_list,store_list
N="Piplet Flamoo Bubblin Pebblit Buzzkit Fuzzle Dewbit Mossling Thornix Cindera Tidefin Voltusk Glintail Snowsprig Pyronox Frosthorn Stormpaw Moonveil Auraduck Voidwing".split()
S=[1,60,0,0,0,0,0,0]+[0]*20+[1]*20
def rk(i):return (i>7)+(i>13)+(i>17)
def hp(i,l):return 30+rk(i)*8+i%3*2+(l-1)*5
def at(i,l):return 8+rk(i)*3+i%3+(l-1)*2
def nf():return str(sum(1 for v in S[8:28] if v))
def pz():input("[enter]")
def sv():
 try:store_list("DMONS",S)
 except Exception:print("SAVE FAILED!")
def ld():
 try:
  a=[int(v) for v in recall_list("DMONS")]
  if len(a)==48 and a[0]==1 and 0<=a[3]<20 and a[8+a[3]]>0 and min(a[28:])>0 and max(a[28:])<10:S[:]=a;return 1
 except Exception:pass
def pick(p):
 x=R(1,100);r=sum(1 for t in((15,55,92) if p else(72,95,99)) if x>t)
 return R((0,8,14,18)[r],(7,13,17,19)[r])
def get(i):
 cl();print("EGG HATCHED!\n"+N[i]+" ("+("Common","Uncommon","Rare","Legend")[rk(i)]+")")
 if S[8+i]:b=2+2*rk(i);S[2]+=b;print("Duplicate! +"+str(b)+" dust")
 else:print("NEW DISCOVERY!")
 S[8+i]+=1;S[6]+=1;sv();pz()
def eggs():
 while 1:
  cl();c=input("EGG SHOP  Gold: "+str(S[1])+"\n1 Basic   30 gold\n2 Royal  100 gold\n0 Back\n> ")
  if c=="0":return
  if c in("1","2"):
   k=30 if c=="1" else 100
   if S[1]<k:cl();print("Not enough gold!");pz()
   else:S[1]-=k;get(pick(c=="2"))
def explore():
 S[7]+=1;x=R(1,100);cl();print("EXPLORING...")
 if x<=81:
  p=R(10,20) if x<=62 else R(23,38);S[1]+=p
  if x>62:print("Treasure chest!")
  print("Found "+str(p)+" gold!");sv();pz()
 elif x<=96:print("A wild monster appeared!\nBattle it in DMARENA\nfor gold and dust!");sv();pz()
 else:print("Found a free egg!");sv();pz();get(pick(0))
cl();print("DUCKMON\n      __\n  ___(o )>  quack!\n  \\ <_. )\n   `---'\nDuckieDai (TM)\nhiddenwordscanner.com\n20 original monsters");pz()
if not ld():
 while 1:
  cl();c=input("CHOOSE YOUR STARTER\n1 Piplet\n2 Flamoo\n3 Bubblin\n> ")
  if c in("1","2","3"):S[3]=int(c)-1;S[8+S[3]]=1;sv();break
while 1:
 i=S[3];cl()
 c=input("DUCKMON | "+str(S[1])+" gold\n"+N[i]+" Lv"+str(S[28+i])+"  Found "+nf()+"/20\n1 Explore  2 Eggs\n0 Save + exit\nArena: DMARENA\nTeam/album: DMTEAM\n> ")
 if c=="0":sv();cl();print("Saved! Thanks for playing!\nDuckieDai (TM)\nhiddenwordscanner.com");break
 if c=="1":explore()
 if c=="2":eggs()

from random import randint as R
from ti_system import disp_clr as cl,recall_list,store_list
N="Piplet Flamoo Bubblin Pebblit Buzzkit Fuzzle Dewbit Mossling Thornix Cindera Tidefin Voltusk Glintail Snowsprig Pyronox Frosthorn Stormpaw Moonveil Auraduck Voidwing".split()
S=[1,60,0,0,0,0,0,0]+[0]*20+[1]*20
def rk(i):return (i>7)+(i>13)+(i>17)
def hp(i,l):return 30+rk(i)*8+i%3*2+(l-1)*5
def at(i,l):return 8+rk(i)*3+i%3+(l-1)*2
def nf():return str(sum(1 for v in S[8:28] if v))
def pz():input("[enter]")
def sv():
try:store_list("DMONS",S)
except Exception:print("SAVE FAILED!")
def ld():
try:
a=[int(v) for v in recall_list("DMONS")]
if len(a)==48 and a[0]==1 and 0<=a[3]<20 and a[8+a[3]]>0 and min(a[28:])>0 and max(a[28:])<10:S[:]=a;return 1
except Exception:pass
def pick(p):
x=R(1,100);r=sum(1 for t in((15,55,92) if p else(72,95,99)) if x>t)
return R((0,8,14,18)[r],(7,13,17,19)[r])
def get(i):
cl();print("EGG HATCHED!\n"+N[i]+" ("+("Common","Uncommon","Rare","Legend")[rk(i)]+")")
if S[8+i]:b=2+2*rk(i);S[2]+=b;print("Duplicate! +"+str(b)+" dust")
else:print("NEW DISCOVERY!")
S[8+i]+=1;S[6]+=1;sv();pz()
def eggs():
while 1:
cl();c=input("EGG SHOP Gold: "+str(S[1])+"\n1 Basic 30 gold\n2 Royal 100 gold\n0 Back\n> ")
if c=="0":return
if c in("1","2"):
k=30 if c=="1" else 100
if S[1]<k:cl();print("Not enough gold!");pz()
else:S[1]-=k;get(pick(c=="2"))
def explore():
S[7]+=1;x=R(1,100);cl();print("EXPLORING...")
if x<=81:
p=R(10,20) if x<=62 else R(23,38);S[1]+=p
if x>62:print("Treasure chest!")
print("Found "+str(p)+" gold!");sv();pz()
elif x<=96:print("A wild monster appeared!\nBattle it in DMARENA\nfor gold and dust!");sv();pz()
else:print("Found a free egg!");sv();pz();get(pick(0))
cl();print("DUCKMON\n __\n ___(o )> quack!\n \\ <_. )\n `---'\nDuckieDai (TM)\nhiddenwordscanner.com\n20 original monsters");pz()
if not ld():
while 1:
cl();c=input("CHOOSE YOUR STARTER\n1 Piplet\n2 Flamoo\n3 Bubblin\n> ")
if c in("1","2","3"):S[3]=int(c)-1;S[8+S[3]]=1;sv();break
while 1:
i=S[3];cl()
c=input("DUCKMON | "+str(S[1])+" gold\n"+N[i]+" Lv"+str(S[28+i])+" Found "+nf()+"/20\n1 Explore 2 Eggs\n0 Save + exit\nArena: DMARENA\nTeam/album: DMTEAM\n> ")
if c=="0":sv();cl();print("Saved! Thanks for playing!\nDuckieDai (TM)\nhiddenwordscanner.com");break
if c=="1":explore()
if c=="2":eggs()

Filename: DUCKMON.py
Size: 2367 bytes
SHA-256: d3d364e352f751004ed937589d3014448bd861a48047a614f494688faa5e4482

DMTEAM.py

Download DMTEAM.py

from random import randint as R
from ti_system import disp_clr as cl,recall_list,store_list
N="Piplet Flamoo Bubblin Pebblit Buzzkit Fuzzle Dewbit Mossling Thornix Cindera Tidefin Voltusk Glintail Snowsprig Pyronox Frosthorn Stormpaw Moonveil Auraduck Voidwing".split()
S=[1,60,0,0,0,0,0,0]+[0]*20+[1]*20
def rk(i):return (i>7)+(i>13)+(i>17)
def hp(i,l):return 30+rk(i)*8+i%3*2+(l-1)*5
def at(i,l):return 8+rk(i)*3+i%3+(l-1)*2
def nf():return str(sum(1 for v in S[8:28] if v))
def pz():input("[enter]")
def sv():
try:store_list("DMONS",S)
except Exception:print("SAVE FAILED!")
def ld():
try:
a=[int(v) for v in recall_list("DMONS")]
if len(a)==48 and a[0]==1 and 0<=a[3]<20 and a[8+a[3]]>0 and min(a[28:])>0 and max(a[28:])<10:S[:]=a;return 1
except Exception:pass
def album():
while 1:
cl();p=input("ALBUM "+nf()+"/20\nPage 1-4, 0=back\n> ")
if p=="0":return
if p in("1","2","3","4"):
cl();s=(int(p)-1)*5
for i in range(s,s+5):print(str(i+1)+". "+(N[i]+" x"+str(S[8+i]) if S[8+i] else "??? "+"CURL"[rk(i)]))
print("C/U/R/L = rarity");pz()
def team():
while 1:
i=S[3];l=S[28+i];cl()
c=input("TEAM: "+N[i]+" Lv"+str(l)+"\nHP "+str(hp(i,l))+" ATK "+str(at(i,l))+" Dust "+str(S[2])+"\n1 Choose monster\n2 Upgrade 0 Back\n> ")
if c=="0":return
if c=="1":
try:k=int(input("Owned ID 1-20 (see album): "))-1
except ValueError:k=-1
if 0<=k<20 and S[8+k]:S[3]=k;sv()
else:print("Not owned / invalid");pz()
elif c=="2":
cl()
if l>=9:print("Already max level!")
else:
k=3+l*2
if input("Upgrade "+N[i]+"\nLv "+str(l)+" -> "+str(l+1)+" Cost "+str(k)+" dust\n1 Confirm 0 Back\n> ")=="1":
if S[2]>=k:S[2]-=k;S[28+i]+=1;sv();print("UPGRADED!")
else:print("Not enough dust!")
pz()
def stats():
cl();print("STATS\nFound "+nf()+"/20\nEggs "+str(S[6])+" Trips "+str(S[7])+"\nWins "+str(S[4])+" Losses "+str(S[5])+"\nGold "+str(S[1])+" Dust "+str(S[2])+"\nSave: list DMONS");pz()
def hlp():
cl();print("Explore = gold\nEggs = new monsters\nDuplicates = dust\nDust upgrades team\nArena wins = gold\n1 Hit 2 Big risky hit\n3 Guard + counter");pz()
cl();print("Basic egg: C72 U23 R4 L1\nRoyal egg: C15 U40 R37 L8\nAutosaves to list DMONS\nDon't delete it!");pz()
cl();print("DUCKMON TEAM\n __\n ___(o )> quack!\n \\ <_. )\n `---'\nDuckieDai (TM)\nhiddenwordscanner.com");pz()
if not ld():cl();print("No save found.\nRun DUCKMON first!")
else:
while 1:
i=S[3];cl()
c=input("TEAM | "+N[i]+" Lv"+str(S[28+i])+"\n1 Album 2 Team\n3 Stats 4 Help\n0 Exit\n> ")
if c=="0":sv();cl();print("Saved! DuckieDai (TM)\nhiddenwordscanner.com");break
if c in("1","2","3","4"):(album,team,stats,hlp)[int(c)-1]()

Filename: DMTEAM.py
Size: 2680 bytes
SHA-256: 889475e0f3526bcd8a7c0c923d30c60db44ea96d3148b31c8cf5cce5ae3e7d80

DMARENA.py

Download DMARENA.py

from random import randint as R
from ti_system import disp_clr as cl,recall_list,store_list
N="Piplet Flamoo Bubblin Pebblit Buzzkit Fuzzle Dewbit Mossling Thornix Cindera Tidefin Voltusk Glintail Snowsprig Pyronox Frosthorn Stormpaw Moonveil Auraduck Voidwing".split()
S=[1,60,0,0,0,0,0,0]+[0]*20+[1]*20
def rk(i):return (i>7)+(i>13)+(i>17)
def hp(i,l):return 30+rk(i)*8+i%3*2+(l-1)*5
def at(i,l):return 8+rk(i)*3+i%3+(l-1)*2
def nf():return str(sum(1 for v in S[8:28] if v))
def pz():input("[enter]")
def sv():
try:store_list("DMONS",S)
except Exception:print("SAVE FAILED!")
def ld():
try:
a=[int(v) for v in recall_list("DMONS")]
if len(a)==48 and a[0]==1 and 0<=a[3]<20 and a[8+a[3]]>0 and min(a[28:])>0 and max(a[28:])<10:S[:]=a;return 1
except Exception:pass
def pick(p):
x=R(1,100);r=sum(1 for t in((15,55,92) if p else(72,95,99)) if x>t)
return R((0,8,14,18)[r],(7,13,17,19)[r])
def fight():
i=S[3];l=S[28+i];j=pick(0);e=max(1,min(9,l+R(-1,1)));m=hp(i,l);h=m;E=max(5,hp(j,e)*4//5)
while h and E:
cl();c=input("BATTLE\n"+N[i]+" Lv"+str(l)+" HP "+str(h)+"/"+str(m)+"\nVS "+N[j]+" Lv"+str(e)+" HP "+str(E)+"\n1 Hit 2 Power\n3 Guard+hit 0 Run\n> ")
if c=="0":cl();print("You escaped!");pz();return
if c not in("1","2","3"):continue
a=at(i,l)
if c=="1":d=max(1,a+R(-2,2))
elif c=="2":d=0 if R(1,100)<=32 else max(1,a*17//10+R(-2,2))
else:d=max(1,a//3)
E=max(0,E-d);u=0
if E and R(1,100)>18:
u=max(1,at(j,e)+R(-2,2))
if c=="3":u=max(1,u//3)
h=max(0,h-u)
cl();print("You dealt "+str(d)+" DMG" if d else "Your attack missed!")
print("Enemy defeated!" if E==0 else "Enemy dealt "+str(u) if u else "Enemy missed!")
print("Your HP: "+str(h));pz()
cl()
if h:
p=14+rk(j)*9+R(2,10);S[1]+=p;S[4]+=1;print("VICTORY!\nEarned "+str(p)+" gold")
if R(1,100)<=25:S[2]+=1;print("+1 upgrade dust")
else:S[5]+=1;print("DEFEAT!\nTry another battle")
sv();pz()
cl();print("DUCKMON ARENA\n __\n ___(o )> quack!\n \\ <_. )\n `---'\nDuckieDai (TM)\nhiddenwordscanner.com");pz()
if not ld():cl();print("No save found.\nRun DUCKMON first!")
else:
while 1:
i=S[3];cl()
c=input("ARENA | "+str(S[1])+" gold\n"+N[i]+" Lv"+str(S[28+i])+"\nWins "+str(S[4])+" Losses "+str(S[5])+"\n1 Battle 0 Exit\n> ")
if c=="0":sv();cl();print("Saved! DuckieDai (TM)\nhiddenwordscanner.com");break
if c=="1":fight()

Filename: DMARENA.py
Size: 2351 bytes
SHA-256: 30bfb443bd11cd97ee3ca5e903cce7eb260372b13bdfa45e6a3358c82fb16e2b

Usage

Inputs

Menu choices typed as numbers, then Enter
A monster ID from 1 to 20 when choosing your team monster in DMTEAM

Outputs

Gold, dust, eggs that hatch into 20 monsters of four rarities, and an album of the ones found
Turn-based battles in the arena with three moves, and upgrades for your team monster
Stats: monsters found, eggs hatched, trips, wins, and losses

Units: Gold and dust; no units.

Assumptions and limitations

Assumptions

All three files, DUCKMON, DMTEAM, and DMARENA, are on the same calculator.
DUCKMON is run first: it creates the save, a list named DMONS, that DMTEAM and DMARENA read.

Constraints

The game saves after every change to the calculator list DMONS. Deleting or editing that list starts a new game.
Monsters reach level 9 at most; there are 20 monsters to find.

Known failures

The game needs the calculator's ti_system module to clear the screen and save; on a computer it stops with an import error.
If the DMONS list is changed by hand so it no longer looks like a DUCKMON save, the game ignores it and starts over.

Compatibility and review

Review status: Owner-tested on a TI calculator
Tested on: Owner reports personally running all three files on a TI-84 Plus CE Python calculator; the test date, OS version, and Python App version were not recorded
What happened: Owner reported pass on the calculator: the three files run and share the DMONS save. The published files are the owner's files unchanged.
Dependencies: random, ti_system
Calculator names: DUCKMON, DMTEAM, DMARENA — keep these names: the files open each other's saved data by name
Desktop test cases: Not available for this interactive-only source

This exact source auto-launches an interactive calculator session, so compatibility evidence comes from the recorded physical-device review rather than an importable desktop fixture.

Transfer and launch

Download the .py file, send it to your calculator with TI Connect CE as DUCKMON or another name, then open the Python App and start a game. Press [on] to stop at any time. This release has no verified calculator OS or Python App version; treat transfer and execution as unverified until independently tested.

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Version history

1.0.0 — current version, published 2026-10-31. Download this reviewed version

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Overview

Before you run it

Play it here first

How to play DUCKMON

About the game

Controls

How to play

Tips

Good to know

Source code

DMTEAM.py

DMARENA.py

Usage

Inputs

Outputs

Assumptions and limitations

Assumptions

Constraints

Known failures

Compatibility and review

Transfer and launch

Version history

Related learning