Classroom Cookie Clicker Review

elif user_input.startswith("buy"): parts = user_input.split() if len(parts) == 2 and parts[1].isdigit(): upgrade_id = int(parts[1]) if upgrade_id in upgrades: upgrade = upgrades[upgrade_id] if cookies >= upgrade["cost"]: cookies -= upgrade["cost"] cps += upgrade["cps_gain"] print(f"Bought upgrade['name']! +upgrade['cps_gain'] cookies/sec") else: print(f"Not enough cookies! Need upgrade['cost'] cookies.") else: print("Invalid upgrade number. Choose 1–4.") else: print("Format: buy <number> (e.g., buy 2)")

while True: # Passive CPS accumulation now = time.time() elapsed = now - last_time if elapsed >= 0.1: # update every 0.1 seconds for smoothness cookies += cps * elapsed last_time = now

A video of students excitedly pointing at a screen, or a photo of a student's "cookie empire" stats on a worksheet/device.

Grab the template [Link in Bio / Link below] and let me know if your students love it as much as mine! 👇

We all know the allure of Cookie Clicker—that satisfying loop of clicking, earning, and upgrading. I realized this "idle game loop" is actually the perfect formula for classroom engagement.