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Started by Samurai_x January 12, 2002 08:51 PM

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Samurai_x

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January 12, 2002 08:51 PM

I''m trying to do a simple Rock Paper Scissors game but I cant get the computer to pick a number between 1-3. 1 rock 2 paper 3 scissors can anyone help?

mickey

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January 12, 2002 09:00 PM

use rand() % 2 + 1
store the return value in a variable, then put statements like if value == 1 then rock, else if value == 2 then paper else scissors,

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Samurai_x

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January 12, 2002 09:29 PM

Thanks a lot :D

Fruny

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January 12, 2002 10:39 PM

quote:Original post by mickey
use rand() % 2 + 1
store the return value in a variable, then put statements like if value == 1 then rock, else if value == 2 then paper else scissors,

That would be rand() % 3 + 1 ... and be warned that the low bits of rand() aren''t that random.

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Samurai_x

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January 12, 2002 11:23 PM

Do you have a better way?