# Also want my cake

## Introduction

Today is my birthday,

Yes my parents spend a lot time at home during the cold December holidays as many others.

So I also want my cake.

But I have a problem: I just sent the invitations today so I'm not sure how many friends will come. Also I don't want to order a big cake because I have been on a diet since last year and don't want to keep temptation leftovers in the fridge.

## Challenge

Write a full program to output the cake design so my baker prepares just enough cake for everyone.

Input Integer 1 <= n <= 999. Worst case I eat my cake alone.

• Each slice will have a unique label number 1 .. n sequenced left to right, then top to bottom.
• Write in the middle line and align center the best way you can.
• Slice size is a square of 3x3 (this is why upper limit is 999).
• * indicate where to cut each slice.

## Output

n = 1 => Side = RoundUP(sqrt(1)) = 1

*****
*   *
* 1 *
*   *
*****


n = 3 => Side = RoundUP(sqrt(3)) = 2

*********
*   *   *
* 1 * 2 *
*   *   *
*********
*   *
* 3 *
*   *
*****


n = 5 => Side = RoundUP(sqrt(5)) = 3

*************
*   *   *   *
* 1 * 2 * 3 *
*   *   *   *
*************
*   *   *
* 4 * 5 *
*   *   *
*********


n = 10 => Side = RoundUP(sqrt(10)) = 4

*****************
*   *   *   *   *
* 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *
*   *   *   *   *
*****************
*   *   *   *   *
* 5 * 6 * 7 * 8 *
*   *   *   *   *
*****************
*   *   *
* 9 * 10*
*   *   *
*********


## Winning

Shortest code in bytes wins.

• Happy Birthday! – Dennis Sep 15 '15 at 19:28
• Oh God, what have I started?! D: We need a cake tag now ;) – Beta Decay Sep 15 '15 at 19:30
• What can I say september have a lot of bdays :) – Juan Carlos Oropeza Sep 15 '15 at 19:31
• Do the numbers have to be as shown: 1 (and presumably 3) digits centred, and 2 digits right of centre? Or can they be justified in whatever way is easiest? – Level River St Sep 15 '15 at 19:55
• Worst case I eat my cake alone. - I consider this the best case scenario. – mınxomaτ Sep 15 '15 at 20:44

# Python 2, 241239 237 bytes

i=input()
s=int(round(i**.5+.5))
q="*"*5;p="*   *"
v=lambda x,y:"\x1b[%d;%dH".join(["",q,p,"*{}*",p,q])%tuple(i for j in zip(range(x*4+1,x*4+6),[y*4+5]*5)for i in j)
print"".join([v(j/s,j%s).format(j+1.center(3," "))for j in range(i)])


Lots of ANSI goodness...

Defines a function for drawing a box at a position on the screen.

Then calls it with the relevant positions that are in the cake.

Finally adds the numbers using str.format() and str.center

NOTE: If your terminal isn't big enough to display everything at once, it will get 'cropped' and you won't be able to see anything past the last row.