GeekTechStuff

One of the earlier programs I wrote in Python was Scissor, Paper, Stone. It’s an old game that most people learn as a child, the premise of which is;

• There are two (2) players.
• Each player must make a secret choice from 3 options (Scissor, Paper or Stone)
• The players reveal their choice at the same time
• Scissor beats paper. Paper beats Stone. Stone beats Scissor.

Turning this into a playable game;

• Player one (1) is the user (human)
• Player two (2) is the computer
• Player one will need an input option to choose Scissor, Paper or Stone
• Player two will need a random number generator to generate a number between 1 and 3, each number is referenced to one of the selections (e.g. 1 equals Scissor).
• Player one’s and Player two’s selections must then be compared and a winner announced.

I’m writing the game in a text editor and then running it in the web browsers JavaScript console.

First I tackled the random number generation for the computer, using JavaScripts Random() function:

// geektechstuff

var numberGuess = Math.floor((Math.random()*3+1));
var computerChoice

if (numberGuess == 1) {
computerChoice = 'Paper';
} else if (numberGuess == 2){
    computerChoice = 'Scissor';
} else if (numberGuess == 3){
    computerChoice = 'Stone';
} else {
    computerChoice = 'Error!'
}

console.warn(computerChoice)

The I added in the ability for a user to enter a number for their choice:

// geektechstuff

var numberGuess = Math.floor((Math.random()*3+1));
var computerChoice
var userChoice = prompt("Please enter a number 1, 2 or 3", "1");
var userNamedChoice

if (numberGuess == 1) {
computerChoice = 'Paper';
} else if (numberGuess == 2){
    computerChoice = 'Scissor';
} else if (numberGuess == 3){
    computerChoice = 'Stone';
} else {
    computerChoice = 'Error!'
}

if (userChoice == 1) {
userNamedChoice = 'Paper';
} else if (userChoice == 2){
    userNamedChoice = 'Scissor';
} else if (userChoice == 3){
    computerChoice = 'Stone';
} else {
    userNamedChoice = 'Error!'
}


console.warn('Computer chose:', computerChoice)
console.warn('Player chose:', userNamedChoice)

Now the program needs some refining.

// geektechstuff


// variables 
 var numberGuess = Math.floor((Math.random()*3+1));
 var computerChoice = '';
 var userChoice = parseInt(prompt("Please enter a number 1 (Paper), 2 (Scissor) or 3 (Stone)", "1"));
 var userNamedChoice = '';
 var resultOfGame = '';

if (numberGuess === 1) {
computerChoice = 'Paper';
} else if (numberGuess === 2){
    computerChoice = 'Scissor';
} else if (numberGuess === 3){
    computerChoice = 'Stone';
} else {
    computerChoice = 'Error';
}

if (userChoice === 1) {
userNamedChoice = 'Paper';
} else if (userChoice === 2){
    userNamedChoice = 'Scissor';
} else if (userChoice === 3){
    userNamedChoice = 'Stone';
} else {
    userNamedChoice = 'Error';
}

// Checks to see who has won

if (numberGuess == userChoice){
    resultOfGame = 'Draw ';
} else if ((computerChoice = 'Paper')&&(userNamedChoice = 'Scissor')){
    resultOfGame = 'Player Wins';
} else if ((computerChoice = 'Scissor')&&(userNamedChoice = 'Stone')) {
    resultOfGame = 'Player Wins';
} else if ((computerChoice = 'Stone')&&(userNamedChoice = 'Paper')) {
    resultOfGame = 'Player Wins';
} else {
    resultOfGame = 'Computer Wins';
}

// declares results

console.warn('Computer Chose:', computerChoice);
console.warn('Player Chose:', userNamedChoice);
console.warn(resultOfGame);

For more information of Scissor, Paper, Stone see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock-paper-scissors