// Section 1 - 06 : Remained for 63%4 this will be 3, because 63 is one digit away of 64, which has 0 remainder
// Using NodeJS
// Using internal function '%'
console.log(`63 % 4 = ${63 % 4}`)
// In steps
let x = 63 / 4
let remainder = x - Math.floor(x)
console.log(`Steps ${Math.floor(remainder * 4)}`)
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Remainder is 3 so the player set to remainder 3 will go first.
Since we always start at 0, that would make the player with remainder 3 player 4
Someone please correct me if this is wrong! =)
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Player 3 will go first. 4 goes into 60 15 times, leaving a remainder of 3.
To duplicate this in Python, I used the following:
import random
next_player = random.randint(0,100) % 4
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@FedPete, @Ajai_Raj
Nice work converting this challenge into code.
Don’t forget that you also need to add 1 to your calculation to get the correct player. If you just use the remainder then you’d be selecting between players 0-3 rather than 1-4.
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63 % 4 via calculator
63/4 = 15.75
.75 * 4 = 3
via code (python since I’m currently on my laptop and don’t have visual studio installed)
>>> i = 63%4
>>> print(i)
3
>>>
So player 4 would go first:
The most recent number I see is 93 so:
93%4 via calculator
93/4 = 23.25
.25 * 4 = 1
via code
>>> i = 93 % 4
>>> print (i)
1
>>>
So player 2 would go first.
For the next in line: 76
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For the challenge…
63 % 3 = r 3
remainder of 3 would make it player 4
in a code form
playerAmt = 4
startPlayer = 1 – default
rand % playerAmt = x
startPlayer = startPlayer + x
– startPlayer would equal 4
ok for 76…
76%4 – with calculator
76/4 = 19
remainder is 0 so plater one starts the game
randAmt = 76
playerAmt = 4
startPlayer = 1 – default
randAmt % playerAmt = x
startPlayer = startPlayer + x
– startPlayer would equal 1
next number to try 53
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Player 4 goes first.
93
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Player 2 Goes First!
74
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In code theory when we had a really big number I used to find remainders by subtracting the divisor from the dividend. 63-4-4-4-4-4-4… until the result falls between the range of the divisor or 15*4=60 and remains 3. I don’t know if I got myself across but I know it can be a really time saver
Player 3 goes first!
29
Player 2 goes first!
46
Player 3’s turn
// here’s the code that I used https://gist.github.com/donyd/1275c2ea2ef364325b3344261775d8c9
Next random number is: 69
Nice.
When 69 is our randomly generated number, Player 2 would go first. 69 % 4 = 1, which is the spot on the circle assigned to Player 2.
Who wants to give 72 a try?
if 72 is the random number it will be 18 and so player 3 will start
72 % 4 = 18 which is on spot number 2
the next number will be 87
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I wrote C# to calculate the answer:
var playerCount = 4;
var seed = System.DateTime.Now.Millisecond;
var random = new System.Random(seed).Next(playerCount, int.MaxValue);
var whoseTurn = (random % playerCount) + 1;
System.Console.WriteLine($"It is player #{whoseTurn}'s turn.");
Last post’s chain number was 666 (thanks Daniel_Zuvela).
666 % 4 = 2, so the code should output “It is player #3’s turn.”
Next number: 93
Was angry because the result of my code was going to zero, but I did 64%4=0, and 63%4=3, lool
93 % 4 = 1, so player 1’s turn
Next number: 57
57%4 = 1
Player 2’s turn
Next number: 73
73%4=1
Player 2’s turn
Next number: 173