🔖 Background Information
Rock, paper, scissors is a two-player game in which each player simultaneously forms one of three shapes with their hand - rock (a closed fist), paper (a flat hand), or scissors (a fist with the index and middle finger forming a “V”). Scoring works as follows:
- Rock beats scissors
- Paper beats rock
- Scissors beats paper
- Every other combination is a tie
🎯 Problem Statement
Write a game of rock, paper, scissors that a user can play on the computer against a “random” computer player. This computer player will make random moves of rock, paper, or scissors, regardless of what the user chooses.
✅ Acceptance Criteria
- When I start the game, I should see a welcome message telling me that I am about to play a game of rock, paper, scissors against a random computer player.
- Next, I should be able to provide an input (rock, paper, or scissors). The computer should make a random move as well.
- The game should print both of our moves to the console and declare who is the winner or if the game is a tie.
- Finally, the game will ask if I want to play again or exit.
- If I choose to play again, the program will start over from the beginning.
- If I choose to exit, the program will display a “goodbye” message and exit gracefully.
📋 Dev Notes
- You should handle erroneous input from the user. If the user enters an invalid option, your program should tell them that they made an error and prompt them again.
- As you write this code, think about how and where you can break up the code into small pieces. This will help organize your code and effectively convey the business logic.
🖥️ Example Output
./rps.out
Welcome to Rock, Paper, Scissors! You are going to play against a random computer player.
Pick a move:
1) Rock
2) Paper
3) Scissors
> 2
You chose Paper while the computer chose Rock. You win!
Play again?
1) Yes
2) No
> 2
Have a great day!📘 Works Cited
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