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Added/changed features to a fortune telling program
#fake animated status bar.
def sleep_dots(seconds)
seconds.times do
print "."
sleep(1)
end
return " "
end
#the response arrays.
lucky_response = ['...Tomorrow is your lucky day!', '... You should buy a lotto ticket', '..I see love in your future']
bad_response = ['... You are the most unlucky person I know', '...BEGONE FROM ME DEVIL!', '...Let me give you the suicide prevention hotline number']
middle_response = ['..Dark days ahead', '..My crystal ball is a little hazy, let me clean it and get back to you', '...uhhh', '..maybe you should have said no']
puts 'I am a fortune-teller. Tell me your name:'
name = gets.chomp
#you can add +1 to your random number. To avoid zero.
dice = (rand(100) + 1)
puts 'Hi ' + name + ' Your lucky number is ' + dice.to_s + ' '
loop do
#you have to press ctrl + c to break out of the loop.
puts 'Would you like me to read your fortune?'
user_response = gets.chomp.downcase
case user_response
when "yes"
puts 'Based on your lucky number'
if dice >= 70
sleep_dots(10)
puts lucky_response.sample
elsif dice <= 15
sleep_dots(3)
puts bad_response.sample
else
sleep_dots(6)
puts middle_response.sample
end
when "no"
puts "Why did you come to a fortune teller?"
else
puts "I don't understand your voo doo language!"
end
end
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