snakes.js

class Board {
  constructor(min = 1, max = 30) {
    this.spaces = {};

    for (let space = min; space <= max; space++) {
      this.spaces[space] = space;
    }

    // Ladders
    this.spaces[2] = 21;
    this.spaces[4] = 7;
    this.spaces[10] = 25;
    this.spaces[19] = 28;
 
    // Snakes
    this.spaces[26] = 0;
    this.spaces[20] = 8;
    this.spaces[16] = 3;
    this.spaces[18] = 6;
  }
}


const findMoves = () => {
  const board = new Board();
  let currentSpace = 0;
  let potentialNewSpace = 1;
  let bestRoll = 1;
  const diceRolls = [];
  
  while (currentSpace < 30) {
    for (let diceRoll = 1; diceRoll <= 6; diceRoll++) {
      const potential = board.spaces[currentSpace + diceRoll];
      if (potential > potentialNewSpace) {
        potentialNewSpace = potential;
        bestRoll = diceRoll;
      }
    }
    diceRolls.push(bestRoll);
    currentSpace = potentialNewSpace;
    bestRoll = 1;
  }
  
  return diceRolls;
};