Update app.py

app.py

@@ -22,20 +22,33 @@ def reset_game():
     
     return introduction + f"Here's your first puzzle: {current_emoji}"
 
-# Function to handle the game logic
-def emoji_game(user_guess=""):
+# Function to handle the game logic and user interactions
+def emoji_game(user_input=""):
     global points, current_emoji
 
+    # Normalize the user input
+    user_input = user_input.strip().lower()
+    
+    # Handle specific phrases from the user
+    if user_input in ["hi", "hello"]:
+        return "Hello! Ready to play 'Guess the Word from Emojis'? Type your guess or ask for a hint!"
+    elif user_input in ["how does the game work?", "can you explain the rules?", "how do I play?"]:
+        return "In this game, you'll guess the word or phrase based on emojis. For each correct guess, you earn 1 point. If you guess wrong, you lose 1 point. Reach 10 points to win or drop to -10 points to lose!"
+    elif user_input in ["give me a hint", "i need a hint"]:
+        # Provide a hint (a simple example could be the length of the answer)
+        hint = f"The word or phrase has {len(current_emoji)} characters."
+        return f"Hint: {hint}"
+
     # If no user input (game start), LLM asks the question first
-    if user_guess == "":
+    if user_input == "":  
         return reset_game()
     
     # Check if the user made a guess; LLM evaluates the guess
-    guess_prompt = f"User guessed '{user_guess}'. Was the guess correct for this emoji puzzle: {current_emoji}?"
+    guess_prompt = f"User guessed '{user_input}'. Was the guess correct for this emoji puzzle: {current_emoji}?"
     response = pipe([{"role": "user", "content": guess_prompt}])
     response_text = response[0]['generated_text'].lower()
     
-    # Process response: if it's correct, increase points, otherwise decrease points
+    # Process response: if it's correct, increase points; otherwise, decrease points
     if "correct" in response_text:  # Correct guess
         points += 1
         if points >= 10: