From: john <john.loves.spam.12@...>
Date: 2010-11-11T10:35:18+09:00
Subject: Re: help with code, new to programming

On 09 Nov 4:31 PM, Steve Rees wrote:
> tell me what I need to add to loop the game as I have described above?

i don't think you need a loop.

 > cat o.rb
#!/usr/bin/env ruby -w
# encoding: utf-8
def psychic_test
   puts "I'm thinking of a number between 1 & 10."
   print "What's your guess? "
   if gets.to_i == rand(10) + 1
     puts "ARE psychic"
   else
     puts "NOT psychic"
   end
   print "Try again? (y/n): "
   gets.chomp.first =~ /y/i ? psychic_test : exit
end

 > ruby -e "load 'o.rb'; psychic_test"

> def ask question
>    goodAnswer = false
>    while (not goodAnswer)
>      puts question
>      number = gets.chomp
>      think = rand(11)
>
>      if number.to_i != ().to_i
>        goodAnswer = true
>        if number.to_i == think.to_i
>          answer = true
>          puts 'I WAS thinking of the number ' + think.to_s
>          puts 'You ARE psychic!'
>        else
>          answer = false
>          puts 'I was actually thinking of the number ' + think.to_s
>          puts 'You are NOT psychic!'
>        end
>      else
>        puts 'Please put your answer as a number between 0 and 10'
>      end
>    end
>
>    answer
> end
>

> initialise = gets
> matches = ask 'I am thinking of a number between 1 and 10, can you guess what it is?'
> puts 'As to the question of you being psychic the answer is:'
> puts matches
> puts 'Would you like to play again? (please answer yes or no'
> reply = gets.chomp
> if reply == 'yes'
> matches = ask 'I am thinking of a number between 1 and 10, can you guess what it is?'
> else
> puts 'Goodbye and farewell...'
> end
>