Hello everyone!
This is my final code for the TripleX game. I spent close to two weeks watching all of the videos and building the game. I will say I have some code in my TripleX game that was not mentioned in the videos. I do apologize for the lack of creativity since I didn’t add any unique story to my TripleX game. Constructive criticism is welcomed!
Features:
- The game starts at a menu to either play the game, get info, or exit the game.
- There are three difficulties to choose from, which are Easy, Normal, or Hard.
- There is a Tutorial mode with unlimited tries.
- The game is suppose to get progressively harder.
Worthy Mentions - Topics Not Discussed:
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Namespaces.
Line 5 has “using namespace std;”. This was used so I didn’t have to type std::cout or std::cin all of the time. -
Prototypes
Lines 8 to 10 are prototypes. They are required since the methods are below the main and without them the program will not build.
Code:
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <ctime>
using namespace std;
// Prototypes
void MenuOptions(int OptionNum);
void PlayGame(int SetDifficulty, int DoTutorial);
bool RunGame(int Rounds, int Difficulty, int IncreaseDifficulty, bool LimitedTries, int MaxTries, string Mode);
int main()
{
int UserOption;
// Seed rand to system's time.
srand(time(NULL));
// Loop through the menu options.
do
{
cout << "Welcome to TripleX!\n\n";
cout << "Select a menu option.\n";
cout << "1. Play\n";
cout << "2. Info\n";
cout << "3. Exit\n";
cin >> UserOption;
// User inputs a menu option between 1-3, otherwise will be prompted to try again.
while(!cin || UserOption < 1 || UserOption > 3) // cin will trigger fail (1) when input cannot be converted to int.
{
cin.clear();
cin.ignore();
cout << "Please reselect a menu option as a number.\n";
cin >> UserOption;
}
MenuOptions(UserOption);
} while (UserOption != 3); // Option 3 closes the game.
return 0;
}
// Performs what menu option the user selected.
void MenuOptions(int OptionNum)
{
int Difficulty, DoTutorial;
switch(OptionNum)
{
case 1: // Play TripleX
{
cout << "\nSelect your difficulty to start at?\n";
cout << "1. Easy\n";
cout << "2. Normal\n";
cout << "3. Hard\n";
cin >> Difficulty;
while(!cin || Difficulty < 1 || Difficulty > 3)
{
cin.clear();
cin.ignore();
cout << "Please reselect the difficulty as a number.\n";
cin >> Difficulty;
}
cout << "\nDo you wish to start the tutorial? (Recommended for beginner players)\n";
cout << "1. Yes\n";
cout << "2. No \n";
cin >> DoTutorial;
while(!cin || DoTutorial < 1 || DoTutorial > 2)
{
cin.clear();
cin.ignore(numeric_limits<streamsize>::max(), '\n');
cout << "Please reselect whether to skip the tutorial or not.\n";
cin >> DoTutorial;
}
PlayGame(Difficulty, DoTutorial);
break;
}
case 2: // Give information on TripleX
{
cout << "Information:\n\n";
cout << "TripleX is a number game that will give you hints to help you solve the puzzle. There are multiple rounds and you only have so many tries.\n";
cout << "Need help? Try out the tutorial! To access the tutorial, play the game, set your difficulty, and select yes for the tutorial!";
break;
}
default: // All else fails, push terminal message.
{
if(OptionNum != 3)
cout << "Menu option not recognized! Option: " << OptionNum << endl;
break;
}
}
}
// Sets up the game's settings and starts the game.
void PlayGame(int SetDifficulty, int DoTutorial)
{
// Tutorial settings.
const int TutorialMaxRounds = 2;
const int TutorialDifficulty = 4;
const int TutorialMaxTries = 1;
// General settings.
const int MaxRounds = 5;
const int IncreaseDifficulty = 2;
const int MaxTries = 5;
// Mode settings.
const int EasyDifficulty = 5;
const int NormalDifficulty = 7;
const int HardDifficulty = 10;
bool IsCompleted; // Is the game completed?
if(DoTutorial == 1) // Option 1 for starting tutorial.
{
cout << "\nWelcome to the tutorial!\n";
cout << "During the tutorial, you will have two rounds and unlimited tries. This will give you the opporunity to understand the game.\n\n";
RunGame(TutorialMaxRounds, TutorialDifficulty, IncreaseDifficulty, false, TutorialMaxTries, "Tutorial");
cout << "\nCongratulations on completing the tutorial! The real game is about to begin!\n";
}
if(SetDifficulty == 1)
IsCompleted = RunGame(MaxRounds, EasyDifficulty, IncreaseDifficulty, true, MaxTries, "Easy");
else if (SetDifficulty == 2)
IsCompleted = RunGame(MaxRounds, NormalDifficulty, IncreaseDifficulty, true, MaxTries, "Normal");
else
IsCompleted = RunGame(MaxRounds, HardDifficulty, IncreaseDifficulty, true, MaxTries, "Hard");
if(IsCompleted)
cout << "CONGRATULATIONS! You have successfully beat the game!\n\n";
else
cout << "Better luck next time! Consider trying the tutorial or playing the game on an easier difficulty.\n\n";
}
// Run the game according the game's settings.
bool RunGame(int Rounds, int Difficulty, int IncreaseDifficulty, bool LimitedTries, int MaxTries, string Mode)
{
int NumberA, NumberB, NumberC;
int Guess1, Guess2, Guess3;
int Sum, Product, GuessSum, GuessProduct;
int Tries = MaxTries;
bool HasWon = true;
cout << "\nWelcome to TripleX!\n";
cout << "Let's play!\n\n";
for(int i = 1; i <= Rounds; i++)
{
cout << "-- Difficulty: " << Mode << "\t -- Level: " << i << " / " << Rounds << "\t -- Tries: " << Tries << endl << endl;
NumberA = (rand() % Difficulty) + i;
NumberB = (rand() % Difficulty) + i;
NumberC = (rand() % Difficulty) + i;
Sum = NumberA + NumberB + NumberC;
Product = NumberA * NumberB * NumberC;
cout << "Hints:\n";
cout << "The sum of the three numbers is: " << Sum << endl;
cout << "The product of the three numbers is: " << Product << endl << endl;
cout << "Type in your three guesses in the following format: # # # (1 1 1)\n";
do
{
cin >> Guess1;
cin >> Guess2;
cin >> Guess3;
GuessSum = Guess1 + Guess2 + Guess3;
GuessProduct = Guess1 * Guess2 * Guess3;
if(!cin)
cout << "\nGuesses were typed in an incorrect format!\n";
else if(GuessSum != Sum || GuessProduct != Product)
{
if(Mode != "Tutorial")
{
Tries -= 1;
cout << "\nTry again! Remaining tries: " << Tries << endl;
}
else
cout << "\nTry again! You can do it!\n";
}
cin.clear();
cin.ignore();
} while ((GuessSum != Sum || GuessProduct != Product) && Tries > 0);
if(GuessSum == Sum && GuessProduct == Product)
{
cout << "\nGood job! You got the correct answer!\n\n";
Difficulty += IncreaseDifficulty;
}
if(Tries <= 0)
{
HasWon = false;
break;
}
}
return HasWon;
}
