Thread: Simple reset counter on for loop

Please, if you have the time and run and compile this program, I am looking for further instruction from someone on game_loop variable to countdown from 3 to 0 (reset it). I've tried with a while loop before and after the for () loop with no success. After three successful tries followed by a failure, and an "y" to continue with another game, just says "you have 1 try left", i'm looking for a way to reset the game_loop variable to reset it to start at 3 again, but it's broke. I've tried with this:

Code:

if (game_loop <= 1)
{
    game_loop += 3;
}

I don't even know if the above is valid C but i also tried messing around with a while loop similar to what I did in the main body of the program to no available. Please direct me further.

Code:

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


void delay (int seconds)     // delay function i got this source code from google
{
    unsigned long int count=333333333, i, j;


    for(i = 0;i<seconds;i++)
        for(j = 0; j < count; j++);
}


int main (void)
{
    char c = ' ';  // fill console with blank space to clear screen
    int successful_tries = 0;
    //char newgame = 0;
    int num = 0;
    int input = 0;
    int limit = 9;
    char get_input;
    int limit_2 = 1;
    int game_loop = 3;
    
    printf("This is a game to test your memory, with a random number of 1 digit that will be displayed a max of 3 successive times.\n");


    do
    {
        clock_t t;
        t = clock();


        for (; game_loop > 0; --game_loop) // count down how many tries left until program ends
        {


            // code to compute random digits
             srand(time(NULL));
            num = limit_2 + rand() % limit;


            printf("\n%d\n", num);
            delay(1);     // create 1 second program delay before clear screen with 'X's


            // clear screen with x's
            for (int ctr_1 = 1; ctr_1 < 7500; ctr_1++)
            {
                printf("%c", c);
            }
    
            printf("\n\n");


            printf("\nYou have %d tr%s left.\n", game_loop, game_loop == 1 ? "y" : "ies");
            printf("What sequence was displayed?: ");
            scanf("%d", &input);


            if (input == num) // if correct match
            {
                printf("Correct Answer!\n");


                int i = 0;


                while (i < 1)  // per one match (one correct match)
                {
                    successful_tries += 1; // Successful tries for end of program
                    ++i;
                }


                if (successful_tries == 3) // sequence was inserted 3 times in a row
                {
                    limit += 191; // make sequence 3 digits
                    limit_2 += 49;  // limit_2 = limit_2 + 49;
                }


                if (successful_tries >= 3)
                {
                    game_loop += 1;
                }
            }
    
            if (input != num)
            {
                printf("You entered an incorrect match!\n");
                break;
            }
        }


    // The program will then calculate a score based on the number of successful tries and the time taken and invite the player to play again.
    t = clock() - t;


    double program_execution = ((double)t)/CLOCKS_PER_SEC; // in seconds


    printf("You had %d successful tr%s. Program execution took %f seconds.\n", successful_tries, successful_tries == 1 ? "y" : "ies", program_execution);


    printf("Do you want to play another game? y for yes n for no\n");


    scanf(" %c", &get_input);


    if (tolower(get_input) == 'n') // if 'n' is inserted
    {
        printf("You entered %c\nProgram will end...\n", get_input);
        return 0;
    }
    
    } while (tolower(get_input) == 'y');
    
    return 0;
}

Thanks Structure, took a few days for someone to post. Looks like I was just missing that one line:

Code:

successful_tries = 0;

Please, put srand(time(NULL)) outside the loop. Inside you risk not getting "random" values with rand(). The seed must be provided only once in your program.