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86 lines
2.1 KiB
Lua
86 lines
2.1 KiB
Lua
local function hilo (randomNum)
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local numTries = 0
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math.randomseed(os.time())
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local randomNum = math.random(1, 100)
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print(randomNum)
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while numTries < 6 do
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print("")
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io.write("YOUR GUESS? ")
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local guess = io.read("*n")
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numTries = numTries + 1
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if guess < randomNum then
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print("YOUR GUESS IS TOO LOW")
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end
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if guess > randomNum then
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print("YOUR GUESS IS TOO HIGH")
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end
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if guess == randomNum then
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print("GOT IT!!!!!!!!!! YOU WIN " .. randomNum .. " DOLLARS.")
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break
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end
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end
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if numTries == 6 then
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print("")
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print("YOU BLEW IT...TOO BAD...THE NUMBER WAS " .. randomNum)
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return 0
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else
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return randomNum
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end
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end
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local THIRTY_FOUR_TABS=string.rep("\t",34)
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print(THIRTY_FOUR_TABS, "HI LO")
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local FIFTEEN_TABS=string.rep("\t",15)
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print(FIFTEEN_TABS, "CREATIVE COMPUTING MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY")
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local THREE_NEWLINES=string.rep("\n", 3)
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print(THREE_NEWLINES)
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print("THIS IS THE GAME OF HI LO.")
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print("")
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print("YOU WILL HAVE 6 TRIES TO GUESS THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IN THE")
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print("HI LO JACKPOT, WHICH IS BETWEEN 1 AND 100 DOLLARS. IF YOU")
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print("GUESS THE AMOUNT, YOU WIN ALL THE MONEY IN THE JACKPOT!")
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print("THEN YOU GET ANOTHER CHANCE TO WIN MORE MONEY. HOWEVER,")
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print("IF YOU DO NOT GUESS THE AMOUNT, THE GAME ENDS.")
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local wonSoFar = 0
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::continue::
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local won = 0
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local won = hilo(randomNum)
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wonSoFar = won + wonSoFar
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print("YOUR TOTAL WINNINGS ARE NOW " .. wonSoFar .. " DOLLARS.")
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--- This flush is here because if not then it will keep the newline in the
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--- input buffer and cause the program to inadvertantly go to the
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--- Invalid Answer!
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--- part of the code which we don't want the program to do. Appears to be a
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--- Lua-ism.
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io.stdin:flush()
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io.write("PLAY AGAIN (YES OR NO)? ")
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answer = io.read()
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while(not(answer == "YES" or answer == "NO")) do
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io.write("Invalid Answer! Try again (YES/NO): ")
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answer = io.read()
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end
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if answer == "YES" then
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goto continue
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else
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print("")
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print("SO LONG. HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOURSELF!!!")
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os.exit()
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end |