Thread: Bingo with words

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    Bingo with words

    I want to make a BINGO game; however, instead of the usual where one calls out "B1", I want to use words instead. I know, for the most part, how to randomize a given interval of numbers, BUT how would I randomly assign words of a specific alphabetic interval into a bingo square. For example, I want to put 3 words per square, and in the "B" column, only words beginning with a,b,c,d,e. that have already been created in--->
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    char BingoWords[WORDS][LENGTH]={aardvark, bee, cat, dog, eel,.......}
    Thanks. Hoping for some good advice.

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    First, I think your array definition should be
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    char *BingoWords[]={"aardvark","bee", "cat","dog","eel",.......}
    You can generate random numbers to represent an interval and select the corresponding elements from the array. For example, if you generate a random number in the range 0-4 inclusive you can use the result to select among the words you listed.

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    ok, i'll try that. Thank you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by R.Stiltskin View Post
    First, I think your array definition should be
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    char *BingoWords[]={"aardvark","bee", "cat","dog","eel",.......}
    You can generate random numbers to represent an interval and select the corresponding elements from the array. For example, if you generate a random number in the range 0-4 inclusive you can use the result to select among the words you listed.
    I'm not sure what difference this makes - char BingoWords[x][y] will become a char * for all intents and purposes when used as a 1D array.

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    I will be defining [WORDS][LENGTH]

    for example:
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    #define WORDS 75
    #define LENGTH 30

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    Code tag slashes are forward slashes, not backward leaning slashes.

    '/', instead of '\'.

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    any hints or ways I should do this (i.e. example code)? It has been awhile since I have done strings/arrays, etc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by matsp View Post
    I'm not sure what difference this makes - char BingoWords[x][y] will become a char * for all intents and purposes when used as a 1D array.

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    Aesthetics, maybe. Why define a fixed wordlength?

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    Quote Originally Posted by R.Stiltskin View Post
    Aesthetics, maybe. Why define a fixed wordlength?
    I agree that there is no reason, but it's also not fixing the original posters problem in itself, so why comment on it? [Yes, I know, I comment on meaningless fixes quite often].

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    I am having trouble...
    1) Assigning the words to each space on the card,
    2) Display the bingo card (grid-format, rows/columns) to the user (for both players)
    3) Calling out a word, and
    4) Covering a square if your word is called out.

    Please help. Thanks everyone!

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    any other comments/help please??. I'm not trying to be annoying/pushy; however, I just need help. Thanks everybody.
    Last edited by smitty007; 04-09-2009 at 11:28 AM.

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    Try one step at a time. Let's go with #1. Do you have a method of drawing your card? Seems like it should be taking a list of words to draw along the card. Make that function, and test it in a stand alone program. Post that and where you're stuck.
    Code:
    #includestuffhere
    
    (type) drawcard ( (argument )
    {
        your stuff here
    }
    
    int main( void )
    {
        drawcard( (your arguments ) );
        return 0;
    }
    Let us know what you're having problems with specifically.


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    Ok, here is my full code, so far.... I am using codeblock (cbp) on Mac. So far, I have printed out a grid; however, where I want the random words to go, I get "NULL".
    Please Help Me. Thanks Here
    Code:
    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <stdlib.h>
    #include <time.h>
    #include <string.h>
    
    int main()
    {
    
        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"};
        int i;
        char *card[5][5];
    	//about();
    	printf("	  WELCOME TO WORD-BINGO!\n");
    	printf("This is a two player game.  Each player is given one BINGO Card");
    
        gets(*BingoWords);
    	for(i=0;i<=15;i++){
    
    		//B column
    		if((*BingoWords[0]=='a')||(*BingoWords[0]=='A')||
    			(*BingoWords[0]=='b')||(*BingoWords[0]=='B')||
    			(*BingoWords[0]=='c')||(*BingoWords[0]=='C')||
    			(*BingoWords[0]=='d')||(*BingoWords[0]=='D')||
    			(*BingoWords[0]=='e')||(*BingoWords[0]=='E'))
                    *card[i][0]=(rand()%15+1 * i);
    	}
    		//I column
        for(i=16;i<=30;i++){
    		if((*BingoWords[0]=='f')||(*BingoWords[0]=='F')||
    			(*BingoWords[0]=='g')||(*BingoWords[0]=='G')||
    			(*BingoWords[0]=='h')||(*BingoWords[0]=='H')||
    			(*BingoWords[0]=='i')||(*BingoWords[0]=='I')||
    			(*BingoWords[0]=='J')||(*BingoWords[0]=='j'))
                    *card[i][1]=(rand()%15+1 * i);
    		}
    		//N column
        for(i=31;i<=45;i++){
    		if((*BingoWords[0]=='k')||(*BingoWords[0]=='K')||
    			(*BingoWords[0]=='l')||(*BingoWords[0]=='L')||
    			(*BingoWords[0]=='M')||(*BingoWords[0]=='m')||
    			(*BingoWords[0]=='n')||(*BingoWords[0]=='N')||
    			(*BingoWords[0]=='o')||(*BingoWords[0]=='O'))
                    *card[i][2]=(rand()%15+1 * i);
    		}
    		//G column
        for(i=46;i<=60;i++){
    		if((*BingoWords[0]=='p')||(*BingoWords[0]=='P')||
    			(*BingoWords[0]=='q')||(*BingoWords[0]=='Q')||
    			(*BingoWords[0]=='r')||(*BingoWords[0]=='R')||
    			(*BingoWords[0]=='s')||(*BingoWords[0]=='S')||
    			(*BingoWords[0]=='t')||(*BingoWords[0]=='T'))
                    *card[i][3]=(rand()%15+1 * i);
        }
    
        for(i=61;i<=75;i++){
    		//O column
    		if((*BingoWords[0]=='U')||(*BingoWords[0]=='u')||
    			(*BingoWords[0]=='v')||(*BingoWords[0]=='V')||
    			(*BingoWords[0]=='W')||(*BingoWords[0]=='w')||
    			(*BingoWords[0]=='x')||(*BingoWords[0]=='X')||
    			(*BingoWords[0]=='Y')||(*BingoWords[0]=='y')||
    			(*BingoWords[0]=='z')||(*BingoWords[0]=='Z'))
                    *card[i][4]=(rand()%75+1 * i);
        }
    
    		printf("\n");
            printf("|	B	|");
            printf("	I	|");
            printf("	N	|");
            printf("	G	|");
            printf("	O	|");
            printf("\n");
    		printf("|	%s	|", card[i][0]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][1]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][2]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][3]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][4]);
            printf("\n");
            printf("|	%s	|", card[i][0]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][1]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][2]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][3]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][4]);
            printf("\n");
            printf("|	%s	|", card[i][0]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][1]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][2]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][3]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][4]);
            printf("\n");
            printf("|	%s	|", card[i][0]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][1]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][2]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][3]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][4]);
            printf("\n");
            printf("|	%s	|", card[i][0]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][1]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][2]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][3]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][4]);
            printf("\n");
    
            //player2
            printf("\n\n");
            printf("|	B	|");
            printf("	I	|");
            printf("	N	|");
            printf("	G	|");
            printf("	O	|");
            printf("\n");
            printf("|	%s	|", card[i][0]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][1]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][2]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][3]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][4]);
            printf("\n");
            printf("|	%s	|", card[i][0]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][1]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][2]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][3]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][4]);
            printf("\n");
            printf("|   %s	|", card[i][0]);
            printf("    %s	|", card[i][1]);
            printf("    %s	|", card[i][2]);
            printf("    %s	|", card[i][3]);
            printf("    %s	|", card[i][4]);
            printf("\n");
            printf("|	%s	|", card[i][0]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][1]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][2]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][3]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][4]);
            printf("\n");
            printf("|	%s	|", card[i][0]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][1]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][2]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][3]);
            printf("	%s	|", card[i][4]);
            printf("\n");
    
    	return (0);
    }

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    I can't really get to the other functions given I can't really display the BINGO card correctly. Thanks for looking. I am looking forward to your help.

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    You need to make a buffer, which is longer than the longest word, with enough length to be padded on either side with spaces (and room for a newline). Then, you find out how long the word is. Now:

    lefthandspaces = ( buffersize - wordlength ) / 2

    Say the buffer is 12 characters. Say the word is 10.

    left hand spaces = ( 12 - 10 ) / 2 = 1

    Put the left hand spaces in first. Then add the word onto the end of it. Then add the right hand spaces and a newline.


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