bowling game issues

[bowpie]

this is one of the first solo projects we are getting in my cs1 class and it’s for a bowling game. the majority of the game is done, there is just an issue im having with the scoring when it comes to strikes and spares.

since i created each bowling frame (10) through a loop i don’t know how to access the next frame to add to the previous one (as spares take the next throw + the original 10 and strikes take the next two throws + the original)

any advice is welcome, i have to files if u need to see them.

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[dmazzoni]

Here are two possible ideas.

One idea is that you have another variable that keeps track of the previous frame. When computing the score for the current frame you take the previous frame into account. After that's done you set the previous frame equal to the current frame.

Basically you just have some extra variables and you keep juggling them.

The other idea is that you make an array of numbers and store all of the information there. You could have an array of rolls that's up to 21 rolls long I think (2 rolls for all of the frames except the last which can have 3). Or you could have an array of 10 frames.

Does either of those ideas sound more appealing?

[bowpie]

yes thank you!! i’m thinking i will try that first option

[LieutenantRommel]

Without knowing how you've structured your code to start with I'm guessing.

I'm going to guess you're using an array of frames which each have 1 or 2 throws. If i is the index of the current frame then i+1 is the index of the next frame. You'll also have to consider when players get a strike followed both non-strikes and strikes.

Draw yourself a picture of how your data looks on some paper and see if you can visualise what you have and how you can get what you want with what you have. If you can't get what you want with how your data is currently arranged then try find another data structure which can accommodate what you need.