--[[ Craps From: BASIC Computer Games (1978) Edited by David H. Ahl This game simulates the games of craps played according to standard Nevada craps table rules. That is: 1. A 7 or 11 on the first roll wins 2. A 2, 3, or 12 on the first roll loses 3. Any other number rolled becomes your "point." You continue to roll; if you get your point you win. If you roll a 7, you lose and the dice change hands when this happens. This version of craps was modified by Steve North of Creative Computing. It is based on an original which appeared one day one a computer at DEC. Lua port by Alex Conconi, 2022 --]] --- Throw two dice and return their sum. local function throw_dice() return math.random(1, 6) + math.random(1, 6) end --- Print prompt and read a number > 0 from stdin. local function input_number(prompt) while true do io.write(prompt) local number = tonumber(io.stdin:read("*l")) if number and number > 0 then return number else print("Please enter a number greater than zero.") end end end --- Print custom balance message depending on balance value local function print_balance(balance, under_msg, ahead_msg, even_msg) if balance < 0 then print(under_msg) elseif balance > 0 then print(ahead_msg) else print(even_msg) end end --- Play a round and return winnings or losings. local function play_round() -- Input the wager local wager = input_number("Input the amount of your wager: ") -- Roll the die for the first time. print("I will now throw the dice") local first_roll = throw_dice() -- A 7 or 11 on the first roll wins. if first_roll == 7 or first_roll == 11 then print(string.format("%d - natural.... a winner!!!!", first_roll)) print(string.format("%d pays even money, you win %d dollars", first_roll, wager)) return wager end -- A 2, 3, or 12 on the first roll loses. if first_roll == 2 or first_roll == 3 or first_roll == 12 then if first_roll == 2 then -- Special 'you lose' message for 'snake eyes' print(string.format("%d - snake eyes.... you lose.", first_roll)) else -- Default 'you lose' message print(string.format("%d - craps.... you lose.", first_roll)) end print(string.format("You lose %d dollars", wager)) return -wager end -- Any other number rolled becomes the "point". -- Continue to roll until rolling a 7 or point. print(string.format("%d is the point. I will roll again", first_roll)) while true do local second_roll = throw_dice() if second_roll == first_roll then -- Player gets point and wins print(string.format("%d - a winner.........congrats!!!!!!!!", first_roll)) print(string.format("%d at 2 to 1 odds pays you...let me see... %d dollars", first_roll, 2 * wager)) return 2 * wager end if second_roll == 7 then -- Player rolls a 7 and loses print(string.format("%d - craps. You lose.", second_roll)) print(string.format("You lose $ %d", wager)) return -wager end -- Continue to roll print(string.format("%d - no point. I will roll again", second_roll)) end end --- Main game function. local function craps_main() -- Print the introduction to the game print(string.rep(" ", 32) .. "Craps") print(string.rep(" ", 14) .. "Creative Computing Morristown, New Jersey\n\n") print("2,3,12 are losers; 4,5,6,8,9,10 are points; 7,11 are natural winners.") -- Initialize random number generator seed math.randomseed(os.time()) -- Initialize balance to track winnings and losings local balance = 0 -- Main game loop local keep_playing = true while keep_playing do -- Play a round balance = balance + play_round() -- If player's answer is 5, then stop playing keep_playing = (input_number("If you want to play again print 5 if not print 2: ") == 5) -- Print an update on winnings or losings print_balance( balance, string.format("You are now under $%d", -balance), string.format("You are now ahead $%d", balance), "You are now even at 0" ) end -- Game over, print the goodbye message print_balance( balance, "Too bad, you are in the hole. Come again.", "Congratulations---you came out a winner. Come again.", "Congratulations---you came out even, not bad for an amateur" ) end --- Run the game. craps_main()