Bingo with words

Here is what I have thus far...what is wrong w/ it?!!! I am so confused, Please help me. Thank you!

Code:

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/*
 * Program: BINGO
 * Author: Mark Smith
 * Date: 4/9/09
 * Input:
 * Output:
 * Description:bingo game project 3
 * */

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

void about();
void copyrandword(char *word);
void assignwords(char card[5][5][30]);
char BingoWords[75][30]={"acid","atom","average","axis","base",
        "bonding","circuit","chemical","dispersion","derivative",
        "electricity","electron","energy","engineer","equation","force",
        "friction","flammable","fluorine","fusion","if-then-else",
        "getchar","gets","grams","gas","ideal gas law","integer",
        "inertia","integral","joule","kilogram","Kalvin","liter","liquid",
        "longitude","meter","math","mole","milliliter","molecule","Newton",
        "neutron","nucleus","optics","orbitals","p-orbital","pounds",
        "proton","pressure","quark","resistor","s-orbital","science",
        "scientist","stoichiometry","strain","stress","solution","time",
        "tension","Uranium","variables","variance","velocity","virtual",
        "waves","wavelength","weight","x-axis","X-ray","Xenon","y-axis",
        "Yttrium","z-axis","Zinc"};
void displaycard();
void wordtest();
void gamewinner();

int main()
{
    int i;

    //create card
    char cardObject[5][5][30];

    srand(time(NULL));

    about();

    assignwords( cardObject );

    printf("\n");
    printf("|      B      |");
    printf("        I            |");
    printf("        N            |");
    printf("        G            |");
    printf("        O              |");
    printf("\n");

    //print all words
    for(i=0;i<75;i++)
    {
        printf("|      %s      |", BingoWords[i]);
        if (i%5==0)
        {
            printf("\n");
        }
    }

    return(0);
}

void about()
{
    printf("          WELCOME TO WORD-BINGO!\n");
        printf("This is a two player game.  Each player is given\n");
        printf("one BINGO card.  Instead of numbers or symbols, this\n");
        printf("BINGO game involves words related to math, science, and\n");
        printf("engineering.");
}

void copyrandword(char *word)
{
    int i=rand() % 75;
    strcpy(word, BingoWords[i]);
}

void assignwords( char card[5][5][30])
{
    int i, j;

    for(i=0;i<5;i++)
    {
        for(j=0;j<5;j++)
        {
            copyrandword( card[i][j] );
        }
    }
}

void displaycard( char card[5][5][30])
{
    int i,j;
    for(i=0;i<5;i++)
    {
        for(j=0;j<5;j++)
        {
            copyrandword( card[i][j] );
        }
    }
    for(i=0;i<25;i++)
    {
        for(j=0;j<25;j++)
        {
            printf("|      %s      ", card[i][j]);
            if((i%5)==0)
            {
                printf("\n");
            }
            if(card[i][j]=card[3][3])
            {
                printf("|    FREE      ");
            }
        }
    }


}

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what is wrong w/ it?!!!

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How about you tell us. What is wrong with it? What should it do? What does it, or doesn't it do? If you want help, it's generally a good idea to explain what's going on.


Quzah.

Sorry for the confusion.

I am having trouble printing out, on the screen, a 5x5 card (middle space=FREE) with a random assortment of 25 BingoWords[75][30]. More specifically, how alphabetically arrange them with the 5x5 card. For example, column B= words a-e,
I=f-j,
N=k-o,
G=p-t
O=u-z
Also, I am having trouble calling out a random word, checking to see if a box contains that word, and if it does, how to go about replacing the string/word with an "x" signifying that it is covered.

Any ideas/examples?

Thank you very much. Sorry for the confusion once again

Work on one thing at a time. Let's do the easy part, displaying words. You have to do them by rows, because of the way the standard output ends up working with your screen. So...

Code:

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for each row
    for each column
        display this segment
    put a newline

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Now, the first row is the letters for the word bingo. So include a clause checking for row 0.
The next two are a full five words.
The next consists of two words, a blank box saying "BINGO" or whatever, and two more. You'll need a clause checking for that center position.
Finally, another full two rows.

Don't worry about getting all of the rest of the stuff down. Take baby steps. Just make a function that fits in that pair of loops, that will display a string.

After you can make it match the above description, try making it center its output in each "box". Stop worrying about anything else until you can draw a simple card.


Quzah.

Just for giggled.... Lemme see what I can think of

Code:

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#include <stdarg.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

struct puzzle_t
{
  char name[1];
  struct puzzle_t *up, *down, *left, *right;
};

struct puzzle_t *make_row(struct puzzle_t *parent, int n, ...)
{
  const char *item;
  struct puzzle_t *child;
  va_list list;

  child = 0;

  va_start(list, n);

  for(;--n;)
  {
    item = va_arg(list, char *);

    if(!child)
    {
      child = malloc(sizeof(*parent)  + strlen(item));
    } else
    {
      if((child->right = malloc(sizeof(*parent)  + strlen(item))))
      {
        child->right->left = child;
        child = child->right;
        child->right = 0;
      }
    }

    if(parent)
    {
      child->top = parent;
      parent->bottom = child;
      parent = parent->right;
    }

    if(child)
      strcpy(child->name, item);
  }

  va_end(list);
}

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Its something to start with :-)