33Magic 8 Ball

Arrays are great for storing possible responses from a program. If you combine that with a random number generator, you can pick a random entry from this list, which works great for games.

Create a Magic 8 Ball game that prompts for a question and then displays either “Yes,” “No,” “Maybe,” or “Ask again later.”

Example Output

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What's your question? Will I be rich and famous?
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Ask again later.

Constraint

  • The value should be chosen randomly using a pseudo random number generator. Store the possible choices in a list and select one at random.

Challenges

  • Implement this as a GUI application.

  • If available, use native device libraries to allow you to “shake” the 8 ball.

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