Help with random number guess game

josh · **Posted:** Fri Feb 13, 2004 9:01 pm

I am trying to create this random number guess game and I need a little help. I want to make it so that once the user is asked to confirm if they are ready to begin (y/n) that either answer will start the game but will put a different "put" stamtent on the screen

I am also having troubl writing the statment that ends the game (or if n e one can help with a loop restarts the game) if the user enters anything but an n or y

code:

var randmnumber, guess1, guess2, guess3 : int
var name, yn : string

%Making the random number
randint (randmnumber, 1, 40)

%introduction and getting name
put "HELLO AND WELCOM TO THE RANDOM NUMBER GUESS GAME!!!!"
put "I'm, your host Mr. Computer. Lets meet our contest!!!!"
put "and your name is?"
get name

%Rules
put "So today we have ", name, " with us. ", "Before we begin here, are the rules:"
put "1. The number will be between 1 and 40"
put "2. You will get three guesses"
put "3. After each guess you will be given a hint to wether the number is higher or lower then your guess."
put "Do you understnd these rules?"

%Confirm ready to play
put "Are you ready to play?"
get yn

if yn = "y" then
put "good here we go"
end if

if yn = "n" then
put "To bad we are going to start anyways"
end if

if yn not="n" or "y" then
put "i am sorry the is not a valid answer please restart the game and answer with a y or n next time"
end if

Cervantes · **Posted:** Fri Feb 13, 2004 9:22 pm

shoulda read up on the syntax of if statements.. when you use 'or' / 'and' it doesn't keep the same beginning
hence

code:

if yn not= "n" or "y" then

is wrong. you need it to be like so

code:

if yn not= "n" or yn not= "y" then

also it should be and not or.

so here's your code with that problem fixed:

code:

var randmnumber, guess1, guess2, guess3 : int
var name, yn : string

%Making the random number
randint (randmnumber, 1, 40)

%introduction and getting name
put "HELLO AND WELCOM TO THE RANDOM NUMBER GUESS GAME!!!!"
put "I'm, your host Mr. Computer. Lets meet our contest!!!!"
put "and your name is?"
get name

%Rules
put "So today we have ", name, " with us. ", "Before we begin here, are the rules:"
put "1. The number will be between 1 and 40"
put "2. You will get three guesses"
put "3. After each guess you will be given a hint to wether the number is higher or lower then your guess."
put "Do you understnd these rules?"

%Confirm ready to play
put "Are you ready to play?"
get yn

if yn = "y" then
put "good here we go"
end if

if yn = "n" then
put "To bad we are going to start anyways"
end if

if yn not= "n" and yn not= "y" then
put "i am sorry the is not a valid answer please restart the game and answer with a y or n next time"
end if

use a for statement for ending the game. read up on those and play around with it first, once you've tried your best only then come back here and ask for help

josh · **Posted:** Fri Feb 13, 2004 9:35 pm

thanx for the help but I have read about 5 diffrent tutorials and I still can't figure out loops.

I am not trying to sue this forum to cheat on a project becasue this isn't even for school. i am jsut trying to self teach myself turing.