def startGame(bot, update):
chatID = update.message.chat.id
playerUsername = update.message.from_user.username
playerID = update.message.from_user.id
messageID = update.message.message_id
usersToIDs[playerUsername] = playerID
try:
print("log: staring game with:" + repr(chats[chatID]['players']))
names = list(chats[chatID]['players'])
update.message.reply_text(repr(names))
chats[chatID]['game'] = LoveLetter(list(chats[chatID]['players']))
bot.sendMessage(
parse_mode='Markdown',
chat_id=playerID,
text="I'll be sending your hand information privately from here!")
print("log: staring game with:" + repr(chats[chatID]['game']))
except Exception as e:
print(e)
bot.sendMessage(parse_mode='Markdown',
chat_id=playerID,
text="Error starting the game")
