From: Max Williams <toastkid.williams@...>
Date: 2009-10-28T23:35:20+09:00
Subject: Re: Help With Homework Code

I don't really understand what you're trying to do, but i can see one 
problem.

roll_1 = rand(6) happens inside the if block, right?  (if (input != 
"pass"))

So it will be done if the if test is true.  And if the first if test is 
true, then the elsif will never be tested - when it finishes the if 
block then it will exit the whole if/elsif section.

Without getting into any other details, and just addressing the if/else 
stuff, this might be better - it uses a nested if instead of an elsif 
which i think is what you wanted to do.


score = 0
turns = 0
faces = [one, two, three, four, five, six]

answered = false

while (answered == false) do

  puts "Would you like to Roll or Pass?"
    input = gets().chomp().downcase()

  if (input == "pass")
    puts "\nFinal Score is: " + score.to_s()
    (answered = true)
  else
    roll_1 = rand(6)
    roll_2 = rand(6)
    puts faces[roll_1] + faces[roll_2]
    score = score + (roll_1 + 1) + (roll_2 +1)
    turns = turns + 1
    puts "Current Score is: " + score.to_s()

    if (roll_1 == 0 || roll_2 == 0)
      puts "You lose!\nFinal Score is: 0"
      answered = true
    end
  end
end

puts "Turns taken: " + turns.to_s()
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