def newGame():
#holds initial level value
global levelCount
levelCount = 1
wall = Wall()
#builds wall of bricks
wall.buildWall(gameDisplay, ballRect, ballDirection, levelCount)
#creates new lists to avoid bugs
global newBrickList
global newRecList
global newColorList
global newHitList
global newPowerList
newBrickList = wall.brickList
newRecList = wall.recList
newColorList = wall.colorList
newHitList = wall.hitList
newPowerList = wall.powerList
#resets intial life value
lifeCount = 3
#resets bricksBroken
global bricksBroken
bricksBroken = 0
#resets startTime
global startTime
startTime = time.time()
resetBall()
py.display.flip()
def levelFive():
wall = Wall()
gameDisplay.fill((0,0,0))
#builds wall of bricks
global levelCount
wall.buildWall(gameDisplay, ballRect, ballDirection, 5)
#creates new lists to avoid bugs
global newBrickList
global newRecList
global newColorList
global newHitList
global newPowerList
newBrickList = wall.brickList
newRecList = wall.recList
newColorList = wall.colorList
newHitList = wall.hitList
newPowerList = wall.powerList
resetBall()
#resets bricksBroken
global bricksBroken
bricksBroken = 0
#resets startTime
global startTime
startTime = time.time()
py.display.flip()
global play
play = True
#randomizes initial location between bricks and paddle
ballRect.x = r.randrange(
10, 790) #width is 800, above 10 and bellow 790 so not on edge of screen
ballRect.y = r.randrange(
146, 610) #4 rows of bricks ending at 146px, paddle begin at 620px
#variable to change ball direction; begins in random direction
#tried using trig to calculate better angle options, but move() function only takes int
ballDirection = [r.choice([1, -1]), r.choice([1, -1])]
#creates wall object
wall = Wall()
#builds wall of bricks
wall.buildWall(gameDisplay, ballRect, ballDirection, 1)
#creates new lists to avoid bugs
newBrickList = wall.brickList
newRecList = wall.recList
newColorList = wall.colorList
#creates and places paddle with a rectangle
paddle = Paddle()
paddleRect = paddle.image.get_rect()
paddleRect.x = 300
paddleRect.y = 620
#allows for held down keys to continue movement
py.key.set_repeat(10, 10)
