Pig the dice game: Difference between revisions

=={{header|Lua}}==

{{works with|lua|5.1}}

Supports any number of players

<lang lua>local numPlayers = 2

local maxScore = 100

local scores = { }

for i = 1, numPlayers do

scores[i] = 0 -- total safe score for each player

end

math.randomseed(os.time())

print("Enter a letter: [h]old or [r]oll?")

local points = 0 -- points accumulated in current turn

local p = 1 -- start with first player

while true do

io.write("\nPlayer "..p..", your score is ".. scores[p]..", with ".. points.." temporary points. ")

local reply = string.sub(string.lower(io.read("*line")), 1, 1)

if reply == 'r' then

local roll = math.random(6)

io.write("You rolled a " .. roll)

if roll == 1 then

print(". Too bad. :(")

p = (p % numPlayers) + 1

points = 0

else

points = points + roll

end

elseif reply == 'h' then

scores[p] = scores[p] + points

if scores[p] >= maxScore then

print("Player "..p..", you win with a score of "..scores[p])

break

end

print("Player "..p..", your new score is " .. scores[p])

p = (p % numPlayers) + 1

points = 0

end

end

</lang>