Chapter 3
Finishing Pong: Scoring and Game Interaction
In the previous chapter, you created a pretty cool game in just a few minutes. You now have a grasp of the capabilities of GameSalad, but your project is far from being perfect. In this chapter, you will continue learning GameSalad by implementing some add-ons and fine-tuning the Pong game.
Let’s Keep Score
Who’s winning the game? When playing table tennis, isn’t one of the top goals to win or achieve a high score? But to do so, a game needs a scoring system. So what are you waiting for?
For the Pong game, you will create a scoring system based on the following rule: if you miss the ball, your opponent scores a point. The first player to reach 11 wins the game.
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