BCG101/dec/STARS.BAS

100 REM *** STARS - PEOPLE'S COMPUTER CENTER, MENLO PARK, CA
110 PRINT "STARS - A NUMBER GUESSING GAME"
120 PRINT
130 RANDOMIZE
140 REM *** A IS LIMIT ON NUMBER, M IS NUMBER OF GUESSES
150 LET A=100
160 LET M=7
170 PRINTT "DO YOU WANT INSTRUCTIONS (1=YES 0=NO)";
180 INPUT Z
190 IF Z=0 THEN 280
200 REM *** INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO PLAY
210 PRINT "I AM THINKING OF A WHOLE NUMBER FROM 1 TO";A
220 PRINT "TRY TO GUESS MY NUMBER. AFTER YOU GUESS, I"
230 PRINT "WILL TYPE ONE OR MORE STARS (*). THE MORE"
240 PRINT "STARS I TYPE, THE CLOSER YOU ARE TO MY NUMBER."
250 PRINT "ONE STAR (*) MEANS FAR AWAY. SEVEN STARS (*******)"
260 PRINT "MEANS REALLY CLOSE! YOU GET";M;"GUESSES."
270 REM *** COMPUTER 'THINKS' OF A NUMBER
280 PRINT
290 PRINT
300 LET X=INT(A*RND(0)+1)
310 PRINT "OK, I AM THINKING OF A NUMBER. START GUESSING."
320 REM *** GUESSING BEGINS. HUMAN GETS M GUESSES
330 FOR K=1 TO M
340 PRINT
350 PRINT "YOUR GUESS";
360 INPUT G
370 IF G=X THEN 600
380 LET D=ABS(X-G)
390 IF D >= 64 THEN 510
400 IF D >= 32 THEN 500
410 IF D >= 16 THEN 490
420 IF D >= 8 THEN 480
430 IF D >= 4 THEN 470
440 IF D >= 2 THEN 460
450 PRINT "*";
460 PRINT "*";
470 PRINT "*";
480 PRINT "*";
490 PRINT "*";
500 PRINT "*";
510 PRINT "*";
520 PRINT
530 NEXT K
540 REM *** DID NOT GUESS NUMBER IN M GUESSES
550 PRINT 
560 PRINT "SORRY, THAT'S";M;"GUESSES. THE NUMBER WAS";X
580 GOTO 280
590 REM *** WE HAVE A WINNER
600 FOR N=1 TO 50
610 PRINT "*";
620 NEXT N
630 PRINT "!!!"
640 PRINT "YOU GOT IT IN";K;"GUESSES!!  LET'S PLAY AGAIN..."
650 GOTO 280
660 END