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Hi Guys, can anyone tell me how to randomly select a number, (I can probably show it either as a graphic or as a digit on a counter on the playfield)from a pool of 120 such items. (They are not sequential whole numbers)Each time I show one, it gets removed from the pool. Thanx.
p.s. please, preferably no arrays, life is complicated enough. Maybe retrieve an item from a string? but then how do you eliminate the used item.... cheers Jafa
What about the Random Pool object?
How many items can I enter into that?
As many as you want I think.
I dont think you can use your own list of numbers? Rather you have to use the ones the machine generates for you, within the max and min range.
yes, and whats wrong with that? Simply think of these numbers as ID's which you can link to whatever you want. Store your objects in a list or array and use the randomly generated number to refer to the object on that line for example.
I have solved this before by having a list object with my pool of numbers. Then I randomly picked a line with a number and deleted it after use.
This works great if you are doing a pool of numbers but won't allow duplicates, or simulating a deck of cards that you need to draw from.
Or Tetris, where each block needs to be used before the next set of 7.
Side note: the new version of the random pool which is currently in development will allow you to add your own numbers to the pool.
Excellent, thanks guys.
Tetris is random? One of the challenges is to be able to plan for multiple of the same coming in a row.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jacob
Tetris is definitely random, though the original had a few flaws in its random generator that made it not "fair".
Many recent clones of tetris have attempted to make the game fair by using methods like "each block needs to be used before the next set of 7". Which does actually still allow duplicates, just only on the boundaries between each set of 7 blocks.