Add camicia (#4075)

* add `camicia`

* Conditionally format long inputs

* Add prerequisites

Author: BNAndras

config.json

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         ],
         "difficulty": 5
       },
+      {
+        "slug": "camicia",
+        "name": "Camicia",
+        "uuid": "ec314b34-2ee3-4eec-9a97-aece9e5fd6c2",
+        "practices": [],
+        "prerequisites": ["lists", "sets", "strings"],
+        "difficulty": 5
+      },
       {
         "slug": "rational-numbers",
         "name": "Rational Numbers",

exercises/practice/camicia/.docs/instructions.md

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+# Instructions
+
+In this exercise, you will simulate a game very similar to the classic card game **Camicia**.
+Your program will receive the initial configuration of two players' decks and must simulate the game until it ends (or detect that it will never end).
+
+## Rules
+
+- The deck is split between **two players**.
+  The player's cards are read from left to right, where the leftmost card is the top of the deck.
+- A round consists of both players playing at least one card.
+- Players take turns placing the **top card** of their deck onto a central pile.
+- If the card is a **number card** (2-10), play simply passes to the other player.
+- If the card is a **payment card**, a penalty must be paid:
+  - **J** → opponent must pay 1 card
+  - **Q** → opponent must pay 2 cards
+  - **K** → opponent must pay 3 cards
+  - **A** → opponent must pay 4 cards
+- If the player paying a penalty reveals another payment card, that player stops paying the penalty.
+  The other player must then pay a penalty based on the new payment card.
+- If the penalty is fully paid without interruption, the player who placed the **last payment card** collects the central pile and places it at the bottom of their deck.
+  That player then starts the next round.
+- If a player runs out of cards and is unable to play a card (either while paying a penalty or when it is their turn), the other player collects the central pile.
+- The moment when a player collects cards from the central pile is called a **trick**.
+- If a player has all the cards in their possession after a trick, the game **ends**.
+- The game **enters a loop** as soon as the decks are identical to what they were earlier during the game, **not** counting number cards!
+
+## Examples
+
+A small example of a match that ends.
+
+| Round | Player A     | Player B                   | Pile                       | Penalty Due |
+| :---- | :----------- | :------------------------- | :------------------------- | :---------- |
+| 1     | 2 A 7 8 Q 10 | 3 4 5 6 K 9 J              |                            | -           |
+| 1     | A 7 8 Q 10   | 3 4 5 6 K 9 J              | 2                          | -           |
+| 1     | A 7 8 Q 10   | 4 5 6 K 9 J                | 2 3                        | -           |
+| 1     | 7 8 Q 10     | 4 5 6 K 9 J                | 2 3 A                      | Player B: 4 |
+| 1     | 7 8 Q 10     | 5 6 K 9 J                  | 2 3 A 4                    | Player B: 3 |
+| 1     | 7 8 Q 10     | 6 K 9 J                    | 2 3 A 4 5                  | Player B: 2 |
+| 1     | 7 8 Q 10     | K 9 J                      | 2 3 A 4 5 6                | Player B: 1 |
+| 1     | 7 8 Q 10     | 9 J                        | 2 3 A 4 5 6 K              | Player A: 3 |
+| 1     | 8 Q 10       | 9 J                        | 2 3 A 4 5 6 K 7            | Player A: 2 |
+| 1     | Q 10         | 9 J                        | 2 3 A 4 5 6 K 7 8          | Player A: 1 |
+| 1     | 10           | 9 J                        | 2 3 A 4 5 6 K 7 8 Q        | Player B: 2 |
+| 1     | 10           | J                          | 2 3 A 4 5 6 K 7 8 Q 9      | Player B: 1 |
+| 1     | 10           | -                          | 2 3 A 4 5 6 K 7 8 Q 9 J    | Player A: 1 |
+| 1     | -            | -                          | 2 3 A 4 5 6 K 7 8 Q 9 J 10 | -           |
+| 2     | -            | 2 3 A 4 5 6 K 7 8 Q 9 J 10 | -                          | -           |
+
+status: `"finished"`, cards: 13, tricks: 1
+
+This is a small example of a match that loops.
+
+| Round | Player A | Player B | Pile  | Penalty Due |
+| :---- | :------- | :------- | :---- | :---------- |
+| 1     | J 2 3    | 4 J 5    | -     | -           |
+| 1     | 2 3      | 4 J 5    | J     | Player B: 1 |
+| 1     | 2 3      | J 5      | J 4   | -           |
+| 2     | 2 3 J 4  | J 5      | -     | -           |
+| 2     | 3 J 4    | J 5      | 2     | -           |
+| 2     | 3 J 4    | 5        | 2 J   | Player A: 1 |
+| 2     | J 4      | 5        | 2 J 3 | -           |
+| 3     | J 4      | 5 2 J 3  | -     | -           |
+| 3     | J 4      | 2 J 3    | 5     | -           |
+| 3     | 4        | 2 J 3    | 5 J   | Player B: 1 |
+| 3     | 4        | J 3      | 5 J 2 | -           |
+| 4     | 4 5 J 2  | J 3      | -     | -           |
+
+The start of round 4 matches the start of round 2.
+Recall, the value of the number cards does not matter.
+
+status: `"loop"`, cards: 8, tricks: 3
+
+## Your Task
+
+- Using the input, simulate the game following the rules above.
+- Determine the following information regarding the game:
+  - **Status**: `"finished"` or `"loop"`
+  - **Cards**: total number of cards played throughout the game
+  - **Tricks**: number of times the central pile was collected
+
+~~~~exercism/advanced
+For those who want to take on a more exciting challenge, the hunt for other records for the longest game with an end is still open.
+There are 653,534,134,886,878,245,000 (approximately 654 quintillion) possibilities, and we haven't calculated them all yet!
+~~~~

exercises/practice/camicia/.docs/introduction.md

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+# Introduction
+
+One rainy afternoon, you sit at the kitchen table playing cards with your grandmother.
+The game is her take on [Camicia][bmn].
+
+At first it feels like just another friendly match: cards slapped down, laughter across the table, the occasional victorious grin from Nonna.
+But as the game stretches on, something strange happens.
+The same cards keep cycling back.
+You play card after card, yet the end never seems to come.
+
+You start to wonder.
+_Will this game ever finish?
+Or could we keep playing forever?_
+
+Later, driven by curiosity, you search online and to your surprise you discover that what happened wasn't just bad luck.
+You and your grandmother may have stumbled upon one of the longest possible sequences!
+Suddenly, you're hooked.
+What began as a casual game has turned into a quest: _how long can such a game really last?_
+_Can you find a sequence even longer than the one you played at the kitchen table?_
+_Perhaps even long enough to set a new world record?_
+
+And so, armed with nothing but a deck of cards and some algorithmic ingenuity, you decide to investigate...
+
+[bmn]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beggar-my-neighbour

exercises/practice/camicia/.meta/config.json

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+{
+  "authors": [
+    "BNAndras"
+  ],
+  "files": {
+    "solution": [
+      "camicia.py"
+    ],
+    "test": [
+      "camicia_test.py"
+    ],
+    "example": [
+      ".meta/example.py"
+    ]
+  },
+  "blurb": "Simulate the card game and determine whether the match ends or enters an infinite loop.",
+  "source": "Beggar-My-Neighbour",
+  "source_url": "https://www.richardpmann.com/beggar-my-neighbour-records.html"
+}

exercises/practice/camicia/.meta/example.py

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+def simulate_game(player_a, player_b):
+    hand_a = list(map(get_value, player_a))
+    hand_b = list(map(get_value, player_b))
+    turn = "A"
+    pile = []
+    seen = set()
+    total_tricks = 0
+    cards_played = 0
+    current_debt = 0
+
+    while True:
+        if not pile:
+            state = (tuple(hand_a), tuple(hand_b), turn)
+            if state in seen:
+                return {
+                    "status": "loop", 
+                    "tricks": total_tricks, 
+                    "cards": cards_played
+                }
+            seen.add(state)
+
+        active_hand = hand_a if turn == "A" else hand_b
+        other_hand = hand_b if turn == "A" else hand_a
+
+        if not active_hand:
+            extra_trick = 0 if not pile else 1
+            return {
+                "status": "finished",
+                "tricks": total_tricks + extra_trick,
+                "cards": cards_played,
+            }
+
+        card_val = active_hand.pop(0)
+        pile.append(card_val)
+        cards_played += 1
+
+        if card_val > 0:
+            current_debt = card_val
+            turn = "B" if turn == "A" else "A"
+        else:
+            if current_debt > 0:
+                current_debt -= 1
+                if not current_debt:
+                    other_hand.extend(pile)
+                    pile = []
+                    total_tricks += 1
+                    current_debt = 0
+
+                    if not hand_a or not hand_b:
+                        return {
+                            "status": "finished", 
+                            "tricks": total_tricks, 
+                            "cards": cards_played
+                        }
+
+                    turn = "B" if turn == "A" else "A"
+            else:
+                turn = "B" if turn == "A" else "A"
+
+
+def get_value(card):
+    if card == "J":
+        return 1
+    if card == "Q":
+        return 2
+    if card == "K":
+        return 3
+    if card == "A":
+        return 4
+    return 0

exercises/practice/camicia/.meta/template.j2

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+{%- import "generator_macros.j2" as macros with context -%}
+{{ macros.canonical_ref() }}
+
+{{ macros.header() }}
+
+class {{ exercise | camel_case }}Test(unittest.TestCase):
+    {% for case in cases -%}
+    def test_{{ case["description"] | to_snake }}(self):
+        {%- if case["input"]["playerA"]|length > 10 or case["input"]["playerB"]|length > 10 %}
+        # fmt: off
+        player_a = {{ case["input"]["playerA"] }}
+        player_b = {{ case["input"]["playerB"] }}
+        # fmt: on
+        {%- else %}
+        player_a = {{ case["input"]["playerA"] }}
+        player_b = {{ case["input"]["playerB"] }}
+        {%- endif %}
+        self.assertEqual(simulate_game(player_a, player_b), {{ case["expected"] }})
+    {% endfor -%}

exercises/practice/camicia/.meta/tests.toml

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+# This is an auto-generated file.
+#
+# Regenerating this file via `configlet sync` will:
+# - Recreate every `description` key/value pair
+# - Recreate every `reimplements` key/value pair, where they exist in problem-specifications
+# - Remove any `include = true` key/value pair (an omitted `include` key implies inclusion)
+# - Preserve any other key/value pair
+#
+# As user-added comments (using the # character) will be removed when this file
+# is regenerated, comments can be added via a `comment` key.
+
+[0b7f737c-3ecd-4a55-b34d-e65c62a85c28]
+description = "two cards, one trick"
+
+[27c19d75-53a5-48e5-b33b-232c3884d4f3]
+description = "three cards, one trick"
+
+[9b02dd49-efaf-4b71-adca-a05c18a7c5b0]
+description = "four cards, one trick"
+
+[fa3f4479-466a-4734-a001-ab79bfe27260]
+description = "the ace reigns supreme"
+
+[07629689-f589-4f54-a6d1-8ce22776ce72]
+description = "the king beats ace"
+
+[54d4a1c5-76fb-4d1e-8358-0e0296ac0601]
+description = "the queen seduces the king"
+
+[c875500c-ff3d-47a4-bd1e-b60b90da80aa]
+description = "the jack betrays the queen"
+
+[436875da-96ca-4149-be22-0b78173b8125]
+description = "the 10 just wants to put on a show"
+
+[5be39bb6-1b34-4ce6-a1cd-0fcc142bb272]
+description = "simple loop with decks of 3 cards"
+
+[2795dc21-0a2a-4c38-87c2-5a42e1ff15eb]
+description = "the story is starting to get a bit complicated"
+
+[6999dfac-3fdc-41e2-b64b-38f4be228712]
+description = "two tricks"
+
+[83dcd4f3-e089-4d54-855a-73f5346543a3]
+description = "more tricks"
+
+[3107985a-f43e-486a-9ce8-db51547a9941]
+description = "simple loop with decks of 4 cards"
+
+[dca32c31-11ed-49f6-b078-79ab912c1f7b]
+description = "easy card combination"
+
+[1f8488d0-48d3-45ae-b819-59cedad0a5f4]
+description = "easy card combination, inverted decks"
+
+[98878d35-623a-4d05-b81a-7bdc569eb88d]
+description = "mirrored decks"
+
+[3e0ba597-ca10-484b-87a3-31a7df7d6da3]
+description = "opposite decks"
+
+[92334ddb-aaa7-47fa-ab36-e928a8a6a67c]
+description = "random decks #1"
+
+[30477523-9651-4860-84a3-e1ac461bb7fa]
+description = "random decks #2"
+
+[20967de8-9e94-4e0e-9010-14bc1c157432]
+description = "Kleber 1999"
+
+[9f2fdfe8-27f3-4323-816d-6bce98a9c6f7]
+description = "Collins 2006"
+
+[c90b6f8d-7013-49f3-b5cb-14ea006cca1d]
+description = "Mann and Wu 2007"
+
+[a3f1fbc5-1d0b-499a-92a5-22932dfc6bc8]
+description = "Nessler 2012"
+
+[9cefb1ba-e6d1-4ab7-9d8f-76d8e0976d5f]
+description = "Anderson 2013"
+
+[d37c0318-5be6-48d0-ab72-a7aaaff86179]
+description = "Rucklidge 2014"
+
+[4305e479-ba87-432f-8a29-cd2bd75d2f05]
+description = "Nessler 2021"
+
+[252f5cc3-b86d-4251-87ce-f920b7a6a559]
+description = "Nessler 2022"
+
+[b9efcfa4-842f-4542-8112-8389c714d958]
+description = "Casella 2024, first infinite game found"

exercises/practice/camicia/camicia.py

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+def simulate_game(player_a, player_b):
+    pass