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## Round 1 - Coding / OOD ## Problem Simulate a turn-based grid game where cats try to catch rabbits. Each turn: rabbits move randomly to an adjacent cell; cats move one step toward the nearest rabbit. If a cat and rabbit occupy the same cell, the rabbit is caught. Simulate until all rabbits are caught or a max turn limit is reached. ```python class Animal: def __init__(self, animal_id: str, x: int, y: int): ... def move(self, dx: int, dy: int): ... class Cat(Animal): def choose_move(self, rabbits: list['Rabbit']) -> tuple[int,int]: ... class Rabbit(Animal): def choose_move(self) -> tuple[int,int]: ... class Game: def __init__(self, grid_size: int, cats: list[Cat], rabbits: list[Rabbit]): ... def step(self) -> list[str]: # returns ids of caught rabbits this turn ... def run(self, max_turns: int) -> dict: # returns {"turns": int, "caught": list[str], "escaped": list[str]} ... ``` ## Example ``` cats = [Cat("C1", 0, 0)] rabbits = [Rabbit("R1", 4, 4)] game = Game(grid_size=5, cats=cats, rabbits=rabbits) game.run(max_turns=20) # -> {"turns": 8, "caught": ["R1"], "escaped": []} ``` ## Follow-ups 1. How does your cat movement strategy change if there are multiple rabbits — does the cat chase the nearest or apply some heuristic? 2. How do you prevent two cats from targeting the same rabbit inefficiently? 3. What happens on a toroidal grid (edges wrap around)? 4. How would you add a line-of-sight constraint so cats can only move toward rabbits they can "see"?