I need help adding timer and hints along with how many times the user gussed in my game. | Smarter Dev | Page 1

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 9:09 AM

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For this game the user is asked to guess a pet between a dog, cat, fish,rabbit and a duck. If the user gets the answers correct within 15 seconds they move to new round but if they don't they get a hint about the pet that the computer randomized using math.floor and math.random. I really need help with this project as I have never done it before.

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It will be great if someone can write me a code by today

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 9:17 AM

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@thin solar we're not doing people's homework for them, show some effort and we can help you.

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If you already have code, then paste it.

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thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 9:18 AM

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I have like this much but it dosn'e show hints and idk why it's not looping

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I have attached my code

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 9:19 AM

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Oh, you poor soul.

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 9:20 AM

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what happened

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 9:20 AM

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Are you allowed to use dictionaries?

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 9:21 AM

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what do you mean by dictionaries

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 9:22 AM

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var todo_list = {
    'Monday': 'Mow lawn',
    'Tuesday': 'Take out trash',
    'Wednesday': 'Go to store'
}

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Like this.

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 9:22 AM

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yesss

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i have seen my teacher use this before

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I know how to use if and else statment but I can;t get the hints to work

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also the timer along with loop

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 9:23 AM

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just a hint, if you feel your code writing is super repetitive, there is probably a better way.

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it looks like you did put a lot of effort in, but yeah there is some shorter ways to accomplish what you're doing.

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 9:25 AM

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I have been cryign about this code for like 2 hours I haven't created a game before so this is a bit complex for me

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 9:25 AM

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var hints = {
  'Dog': 'This pet barks and has paws!',
  'Cat': 'This pet meows and has paws!',
  'Fish': 'This pet lives in a tank and blubs and has gills!'
}

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So, I'd first create a dictionary of all the hints.

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You can finish it out with the rest of the animals.

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 9:26 AM

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do I create like two different variable first varaibel that hass all the name of pets and second with hints?

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 9:26 AM

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thin solar I have been cryign about this code for like 2 hours I haven't created a game bef...

dw, when code gets really messy and long it can be hard to understand.

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 9:26 AM

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short vale ```js var hints = { 'Dog': 'This pet barks and has paws!', 'Cat': 'This pet ...

If i do this and when the user gets the wrong answer how can i get these hints to display

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 9:27 AM

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thin solar do I create like two different variable first varaibel that hass all the name of...

A dictionary is a mapping of strings to other strings, so here if I were do to,

console.log(hints['Dog'])
// This pet barks and has paws!

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 9:27 AM

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thin solar If i do this and when the user gets the wrong answer how can i get these hints t...

We're just storing these for now, we will use them later.

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 9:27 AM

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okkk

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i will open my console

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give me a sec

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 9:27 AM

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Shortening your code so it's less complex and more understanding.

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 9:27 AM

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okk

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done

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i got the dictionary

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and I understood them

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 9:28 AM

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Great, give me a moment.

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To code up a better example.

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 9:28 AM

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okk

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sure.

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 9:36 AM

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Well, I sort of have the complete answer.

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 9:36 AM

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seriosuly

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that's the best

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 9:37 AM

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I am going to modify it a bit though to make sure you're learning haha.

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 9:37 AM

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okkk

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i don't mind

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 9:37 AM

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var hints = {
  'Dog': 'This pet barks and has paws!',
  'Cat': 'This pet meows and has paws!',
  'Fish': 'This pet lives in a tank and blubs and has gills!'
};

var animalOptions = ["Dog", "Cat", "Fish", "Rabbit", "Duck"];
var animalOption = animalOptions[Math.floor(Math.random() * animalOptions.length)];

function game() {
  while(true) {
    var userGuess = prompt("Guess a pet between: Dog, Cat, Fish, Rabbit, and Duck");
  
    if(userGuess == animalOption) {
      console.log("You guessed correctly!");
      return;
    } else {
      console.log("You guessed wrong, here's a hint: " + hints[animalOption]);
    }
  }
}

game();

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 9:37 AM

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omgggg

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 9:38 AM

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You're going to have to add back your stuff about asking if they have pets.

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Lemme know if you have any questions about the code.

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 9:38 AM

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//create an array of words
var animals=["dog",
"cat",
"fish",
"duck",
"rabbit"
];
//pick random word
var animals = animals[Math.floor(Math.random()* animals.length)]
//set up the array answer
var answerArray = [];
for (var i = 0; i < animals.length; i++) {
answerArray[i] = "_";
}
var remainingLetters = animals.length;
//the game loop
while (remainingLetters>0){
//show the play

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I created this

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do u know how to add like a timer

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 9:38 AM

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thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 9:39 AM

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short vale !formatting js

what's this?

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 9:39 AM

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So you can print your code nicely.

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 9:39 AM

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ooooo i see

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do u think the code u sent

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will loop

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 9:39 AM

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Is this a different problem?

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 9:40 AM

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no it's the same in the code

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 9:40 AM

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What do you mean by timer?

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like how many tries the user has?

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 9:40 AM

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like the user gets a limited time to guess the answer

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or the pet

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yess

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 9:41 AM

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Well, see if you can modify the code I posted to do that.

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Look at the while loop, and it's condition.

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 9:41 AM

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while loop o yea i see it

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 9:42 AM

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Create a variable that counts the number of failed tries, and if that number is bigger than 5, say like "Game over" and then return from the function.

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 9:42 AM

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thin solar //create an array of words var animals=["dog", "cat", "fish", "duck", "rabbit" ]...

what did i do wrong in this

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that it wasn't working

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without the hints

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 9:43 AM

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short vale Create a variable that counts the number of failed tries, and if that number is ...

i am a bit confused

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 9:44 AM

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ophh

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If the user gets the answers correct within 15 seconds they move to new round

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hmm

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 9:44 AM

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yessss

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 9:44 AM

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I can only think about setTimeout

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 9:44 AM

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can u give me example it would help a lot

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var hints = {
"Dog": "This pet barks and has paws!",
"Cat": "This pet meows and has paws!",
"Fish": "This pet lives in a tank and blubs and has gills!",
"Rabbit": "This pet hops and eats carrot",
"Duck" : "This pet quacks"
};

var animalOptions = ["Dog", "Cat", "Fish", "Rabbit", "Duck"];
var animalOption = animalOptions[Math.floor(Math.random() * animalOptions.length)];

function game() {
while(true) {
var userGuess = prompt("Guess a pet between: Dog, Cat, Fish, Rabbit, and Duck");

if(userGuess == animalOption) {
  console.log("You guessed correctly!");
  return;
} else {
  console.log("You guessed wrong, here's a hint: " + hints[animalOption]);
}

}
}

game();

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I finsiehd the codeee

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except the time out part

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 9:55 AM

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hmm

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I misread the prompt.

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We don't need a loop here.

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 9:56 AM

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oooo i c i worked that out

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i have the code done just need the timer

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to work

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 9:57 AM

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I don't even know if this is possible.

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 9:58 AM

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is it possible to add like how many times the user has guessed the answer

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or like if the user gets the answers correct they get a point

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 9:59 AM

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Well, let's get to your original point.

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 9:59 AM

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ok

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 9:59 AM

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yeah this actually isn't possible to do.

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You can't interrupt their prompt and give them a hint.

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 10:00 AM

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but the code u sedn me work i can get hints

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 10:01 AM

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did you come up with this project

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or is this a homework assignment

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 10:01 AM

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it's an assignment

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for like a culminating

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that's worth 20 percent

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i have to submit it by tdy midnight

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i don't think timer i nessceary but it does say to add like a point counter or to keep track of how many time the user guessed

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 10:02 AM

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thin solar For this game the user is asked to guess a pet between a dog, cat, fish,rabbit a...

They gave you this prompt?

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 10:03 AM

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short vale They gave you this prompt?

the prompt was about numbers but the teacher said not everyone can have the same so change it up and i chsoe pets

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the prompt was to guess a number

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i can't even change my prompt back

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 10:04 AM

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I need to know if the timer was apart of the prompt...

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Because it's not possible to do a timer while waiting on a prompt.

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@grand rapids can confirm.

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 10:05 AM

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yes the timer was part of it

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like the user just gets 15 seconds and if they don't guess next round

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plays

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 10:06 AM

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i need the exact prompt.

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from the person who assigned it to you

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if you can give that.

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 10:06 AM

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thin solar like the user just gets 15 seconds and if they don't guess next round

This is sort of possible.

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 10:06 AM

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yes

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that's what the promot

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says

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 10:06 AM

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but, the hints parts isn't like what you said.

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 10:07 AM

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there isn't an exact prompt lemme find

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 10:08 AM

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how do they end the game?

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 10:08 AM

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-5 pets will be randomly picked
-Every pets will have unique properties
-The user will get hints if they guess wrong answer
-The user will start guessing and will have 15 seconds to guess and if they don't move to next round

User will get a score, depending on how
many pets are guessed right

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 10:09 AM

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short vale how do they end the game?

after 3 times of rounds

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o also in the beginign of the game I am suppsoed to ask the user if they have pets and either way the game starts

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that's what i found on the list

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of requriments

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 10:21 AM

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var hints = {
  "Dog": "This pet barks and has paws!",
  "Cat": "This pet meows and has paws!",
  "Fish": "This pet lives in a tank and blubs and has gills!",
   "Rabbit": "This pet hops and eats carrot",
   "Duck" : "This pet quacks"
};

var animalOptions = ["Dog", "Cat", "Fish", "Rabbit", "Duck"];

function guess(correctAnswer) {
  var userGuess = prompt("Guess a pet between: Dog, Cat, Fish, Rabbit, and Duck");
  
  if(userGuess == correctAnswer) {
    return true;
  } else {
    return false;
  }
}

function game() {
  var rounds = 0;

  while(rounds < 5) {
    var correctAnswer = animalOptions[Math.floor(Math.random() * animalOptions.length)];
    var startRoundTime = Date.now();

    while(true) {
      var response = guess(correctAnswer);
      if((startRoundTime + 5 * 1000) < Date.now()) {
        console.log("You ran out of time, moving to next round.");
        break;
      }
      
      if(response == true) {
        console.log("You guessed correctly and earned 5 points!");
        break;
      } else {
        console.log("You guessed wrong, here's a hint: " + hints[correctAnswer]);
      }
    }
    
    rounds++;
  }  
}

game();

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I've left the point collecting for you to solve.

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 10:21 AM

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oooo thank you so much

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 10:22 AM

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Take time to learn what it does.

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The guess function returns true or false depending on if they've guessed the right answer.

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The way we handle the time is by recording the time at the start of the round, and then checking when they answer if they've gone over time.

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 10:23 AM

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does it always have to be in the beginign like the timer

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 10:23 AM

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What do you mean?

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Take time and read the code.

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 10:24 AM

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okkk

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i get what you did if((startRoundTime + 5 * 1000) < Date.now()) { this sentence declares the timer

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and the 1000 is i belive 1 second

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 10:25 AM

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It's not really a timer, but yeah we use it like that.

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 10:25 AM

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what does 5

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mean

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 10:25 AM

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I guess timer is a good word.

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well, 1000 miliseconds is 1 second.

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so 5 * 1000 is 5 seconds.

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 10:26 AM

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ahhh i seee

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i will work and add more details if I have further question can i still messgae u

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?

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 10:27 AM

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yes, but just please go through the code, break it, mess with it

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and figure it out

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it's for the best.

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 10:27 AM

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yess i get that thank so much for the help

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i willl play arodun with it

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now

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 10:27 AM

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understand why we are using two while loops.

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 10:28 AM

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the first whille loop is for how many rounds there will be

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like 5 means there are 5 rounds

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 10:28 AM

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i'd recommend trying to recreate the code above from what you've learned

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and use it as a reference

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retyping it and understanding each line will be good practice

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 10:29 AM

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yess ofc

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suree

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 10:29 AM

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you have some assurance that you're almost done with the problem

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so you can spend time not stressing and learn

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 10:29 AM

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may i know why u said almost done

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 10:29 AM

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you have points to add

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 10:29 AM

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yea like other animals

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 10:30 AM

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i mean, recording points.

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so the person knows their score

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 10:30 AM

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ooooo

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 10:31 AM

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5 seconds is a real challenge though lol

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i played it a few times

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and had to really type quick lol

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 10:31 AM

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yeaaa i will add 15 seconds

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 10:31 AM

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short vale so the person knows their score

i don't get this

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 10:32 AM

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we tell them they get 5 points, but we don't record it

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after the game is done, you should tell them their score

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 10:32 AM

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should i use console.log

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 10:33 AM

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You're going to be able to answer that. 🙂

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I'm going to head to bed now.

thin solar Jan 17, 2023, 10:33 AM

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okkkk

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thanks for all the help

short vale Jan 17, 2023, 10:33 AM

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np

#I need help adding timer and hints along with how many times the user gussed in my game.