A game loop

We have planned and coded how to get information from players. Now, we need to code a game loop. What is a game loop? The game loop keeps the game running by starting the game using user actions to update the state of the game, if necessary, and continuing to operate until the game is ended, stopping the loop.

Our game loop lets us start the game, use stored information from the players to make changes to the game state, and print outputs so that we know whether the guess was correct or incorrect or what the score is at the end of the game. Our game loop also shuts off if conditions change to stop the game. We have already used a game loop in our Higher or Lower game, and this game loop will be similar. Using the game loop, we can write ...

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