Modularize a bit, clean up strings a bit

51 Hurkle/ruby/hurkle.rb

@@ -31,21 +31,14 @@ def main
   loop do
     hurkle_point = Point.new
     found = false
-    (1..MAX_GUESSES).each do |k|
-      print "GUESS # " + k.to_s + " "
-      print "? "
-      guess_point = Point.new(gets.chomp)
-      if guess_point == hurkle_point
-        say_success(k)
-        found = true
-        break
-      end
-      say_where_to_go(hurkle_point, guess_point)
-      puts
+    (1..MAX_GUESSES).each do |guess_num|
+      found = guess(hurkle_point, guess_num)
+      break if found
     end
     say_failure(hurkle_point) if not found
     say_play_again
   end
+
 end
 
 def say_introduction
@@ -53,25 +46,37 @@ def say_introduction
   puts " " * 15 + "CREATIVE COMPUTING  MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY"
   3.times { puts }
   puts
-  puts "A HURKLE IS HIDING ON A " + GRID_SIZE.to_s + " BY " + GRID_SIZE.to_s + " GRID. HOMEBASE"
+  puts "A HURKLE IS HIDING ON A #{GRID_SIZE} BY #{GRID_SIZE} GRID. HOMEBASE"
   puts "ON THE GRID IS POINT 0,0 IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER,"
   puts "AND ANY POINT ON THE GRID IS DESIGNATED BY A"
   puts "PAIR OF WHOLE NUMBERS SEPERATED BY A COMMA. THE FIRST"
   puts "NUMBER IS THE HORIZONTAL POSITION AND THE SECOND NUMBER"
   puts "IS THE VERTICAL POSITION. YOU MUST TRY TO"
-  puts "GUESS THE HURKLE'S GRIDPOINT. YOU GET " + MAX_GUESSES.to_s + " TRIES."
+  puts "GUESS THE HURKLE'S GRIDPOINT. YOU GET #{MAX_GUESSES} TRIES."
   puts "AFTER EACH TRY, I WILL TELL YOU THE APPROXIMATE"
   puts "DIRECTION TO GO TO LOOK FOR THE HURKLE."
   puts
 end
 
-def say_success(k)
+def guess(hurkle_point, guess_num)
+  print "GUESS # #{guess_num} ? "
+  guess_point = Point.new(gets.chomp)
+  if guess_point == hurkle_point
+    say_success(guess_num)
+    return true
+  end
+  say_where_to_go(hurkle_point, guess_point)
+  false
+end
+
+def say_success(guess_num)
   puts
-  puts "YOU FOUND IT IN " + k.to_s + " GUESSES!"
+  puts "YOU FOUND IT IN #{guess_num} GUESSES!"
 end
 
 def say_where_to_go(hurkle_point, guess_point)
   puts "GO #{guess_point.direction_to(hurkle_point)}"
+  puts
 end
 
 def say_failure(hurkle_point)