Question

I need help figuring out how to code this in C++ in Visual Studio.

Problem Statement: Open the rule document for the game LCR Rules Dice Game.

Develop the code, use commenting to describe your code and practice debugging if you run into errors. Submit source code.

Use the document to write rules for the user on how to play the game in a text file. Then, using the information from the resource articles, create a program that will read in the text file and display it out to the user.

Text File:

Develop a program that follows the rules of Left Center Right (LCR) as described. On program start-up, it shall display the rules to the user as read from a text file submitted with the program. The user can then set up the game by entering the number of players. Any number below three shall ask the user to add more players. Once gameplay has started based on the game rules, there are a few main pieces to address. Rolling the die should be performed by randomly generating the side of the die displayed for each of the three using a random number generator. For this game, if the generated number is 1, that will be L. Additionally, 2 is R, 3 is C, and 4–6 are dots that can be represented with the asterisk symbol *. Be sure to check the current player’s number of chips before rolling. After each player’s roll, calculate the number of chips for players based on the actions dictated by the dice. Continue playing until only one player has chips. Display a message to the game winner.

Left Center Right (LCR) is a multiplayer dice game with a minimum of three players, but no upper limit on the number of participants. The goal is to win all of the chips.

The Dice ● There are three dice rolled each turn. Each die has the letters L, C, and R on it along with dots on the remaining three sides. These dice determine where the player’s chips will go.

● For each L, the player must pass one chip to the player sitting to the left.

● For each R, the player must pass one chip to the player sitting to the right.

● For each C, the player must place one chip into the center pot and those chips are now out of play.

● Dots are neutral and require no action to be taken for that die.

The Chips

● Each player will start with three chips.

● If a player only has one chip, he/she rolls only one die. If a player has two chips left, he/she rolls two dice. Once a player is out of chips, he/she is still in the game (as he/she may get chips passed to him/her), but passes the dice to the next player. Winning the Game

● The winner is the last player with chips

My current code:

// Header
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

// Namespace
using namespace std;

// Main Function
int main()
{
   string st;
   ifstream file("lcrRules.txt"); // Read file
   cout << "The rules are as follows : " << endl;

   if (file.is_open())
   {
       while (getline(file, st)) // While open
       {
           cout << st << ' ';
       }
       file.close(); // closing file
   }
   else // Else print string
   {
       cout << "Cannot open file";
   }
   return 0;
}

Answer 1

FOR READING AND DISPLAYING FROM A FILE, I AM USING fstream INSTEAD OF ifstream.

FIRST CREATE A .txt FILE WITH THE NAME "IcrRules.txt" AND SAVE THIS FILE IN THE FOLDER IN WHICH YOUR PROGRAM CODE FILE IS SAVED.

THE CONTENT OF THIS FILE SHOULD BE THE RULES DESCRIBED IN THE QUESTION AS FOLLOWS :-

THIS IS LOCATION OF IcrRules.txt FILE AND PROGRAM CODE FILE IN MY PC.  

IF YOU ARE NOT SAVING IT IN THE SAME FOLDER AS CODE FILE, THEN THE OUTPUT YOU GET IS

THE PROGRAM CODE FOR THE QUESTION IN C++ IS AS FOLLOWS :-

// Header
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

// Namespace
using namespace std;

// Main Function
int main()
{
   // fstream class object to read from the file
   fstream file;
  
   // string variable
   string filename;
  
   cout << "The rules are as follows : " << endl;
  
   // name of the file
   filename = "IcrRules.txt";
  
   // opening file
   file.open(filename.c_str());
  
   if (file.is_open())
   {
        // While open read from file
   while (getline(file, filename))
       {
           // print the line readed from the file
   cout << filename <<endl;
   }
  
   // closing file
   file.close();
   }
   else // Else print string
   {
   cout << "Cannot open file";
   }
   return 0;
}

THE OUTPUT OF THE ABOVE CODE IS AS FOLLOWS :-

HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT TO DO.