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Question

I have just started using Java, and already I need to create a simple game, but I am having problems already.
The game is designed for 2 player with the one human player and the computer. Players alternatively take sticks from a pile, the player taking the last stick loses.
The game needs to include:
1. A random integer between 10-80 to generate the pile of sticks.
2. Implement a smart mode, which means that if the computer starts the game it cannot lose.
3. Have the facility to play the game reapeatedly without restarting the game.
It should look like this:
The starting size of the pile is xxx sticks
The 1st player is: yyy
The 2nd player is: computer
Playing in the MMM mode
The ppp starts the game:
turn:yyy --->> removes QQQ sticks
turn: computer --->> removes QQQ sticks
The winner is: computer!
Another game? (yes/no)
Any Ideas?
Many Thanks...
Dr. K

Answer 1

I don't understand your game as described but it sounds a lot like nim or one of it's many variants. Do a google search on "nim" for plenty of info. Here is a start:
http://www.csm.astate.edu/Nim.html
http://www.chlond.demon.co.uk/Nim.html
Note that traditionally nim is played with multiple piles.
The game needs to include:
1. A random integer between 10-80 to generate the pile
of sticks.Look at the Random class.
2. Implement a smart mode, which means that if the
computer starts the game it cannot lose.Here you have to devise and code a winning strategy. That could be quite challenging depending on the rules of the game.
3. Have the facility to play the game reapeatedly
without restarting the game.This is pretty simple. I don't want to sound discouraging but if you can't figure this out then step 2 is out of the question.