Thread: Help with random in my code

I cannot figure out where to put in randomize(); in this code so that the numbers are truly random. I can only get them to stay the same for a long time and then change by 1, or change by 1 each time, or sometimes not change at all. Here is my code...
Note that fight is a function I call, and that the //1, //2, etc. was just for me to fix some problems with missing brackets.

Code:

					
	if (choice1 == 1) {
cout<<"He grunts, turns around, and stumbles towards you."<<endl;
						
fight (health,stoner_health);}

			}
	return 0;
}

fight (int fighter1, int fighter2)
	{//1

int fight_choice;
while (fighter2>0 || fighter1>0) {
cout<<"Do you want to Punch(1) or Kick(2)?"<<endl;
cin>>fight_choice;

	switch(fight_choice) {//2
		case 1: {//3
		int strike;
		strike = random(5);
		int damage;
		damage = random(5);
		cout<<"You punch for "<< damage << " damage."<<endl;
		fighter2 = fighter2 - damage;
		cout<<"They are down to "<< fighter2 << " health"<<endl;
		cout<<"They attack you for " << strike << " damage."<<endl;
		fighter1 = fighter1 - strike;
		cout<<"You are down to " << fighter1 << " health."<<endl;
		getch();
		clrscr(); }//3
		break;

		case 2: {//4
		int strike2;
		strike2 = random(8);
		int damage2;
		damage2 = random(8);
		cout<<"You kick for "<< damage2 << " damage, but leave yourself open for attack."<<endl;
		fighter2 = fighter2 - damage2;
		cout<<"They are down to "<< fighter2 << " health"<<endl;
		cout<<"They attack you for " << strike2 << " damage."<<endl;
		fighter1 = fighter1 - strike2;
		cout<<"You are down to " << fighter1 << " health."<<endl;
		getch();
		clrscr(); 
                                break; }//4
			}//2
			}

I'm not familiar with randomize, but:

Code:

#include <time.h>
#include <stdio.h>

srand(time(NULL));

someRandomInt=rand() % 100;

i'm assuming randomize is like the srand call i used, therefore, call it just before you call each random (or in my case rand).

>>once

hmm, perhaps that's why my random outcomes were so bad in that one program.....lol, thanks eibro