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Thread: Need help with a basic 21 Sticks game code!

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    Default Need help with a basic 21 Sticks game code!

    Hey everyone, I was wondering what is wrong with my code:

    import java.util.Scanner;
    public class PickUpSticks 
    {
    	public static void main(String[] args) 	
    	{	
    		int numberofsticks = 21;
    		System.out.println("Would you like to go first? (Y/N?)");
    		Scanner user_input = new Scanner(System.in);
    		String goFirst = user_input.nextLine();
    		Scanner take = new Scanner(System.in);
    		int numbertotake = 0;
     
    		while (numberofsticks > 0)
    		{
    			if (goFirst.equals("y") || goFirst.equals("Y"));
    			{
    				System.out.println("There are " + numberofsticks + " sticks.");
    				System.out.println("How many sticks will you take? 1 or 2?");
    				numbertotake = take.nextInt();
    				numberofsticks = numberofsticks - numbertotake;				
     
    					if (numbertotake > 2)
    					{
    						numbertotake = 2;
    					}
    						else if (numbertotake < 1)
    						{
    							numbertotake = 1;
    						}	
     
    				numberofsticks = numberofsticks - numbertotake;		
     
    				if (numberofsticks<=0)
    				{
    					System.out.println("You lose!");
    				}
     
    					else
    					{
    						if ((numberofsticks - 2) % 3 == 0 || numberofsticks - 2 == 0)
    						{
    							numbertotake = 1;
    						}
    							else
    							{
    								numbertotake = 2;
    							}
     
    						System.out.println("Computer takes " + numbertotake + " sticks.");
    						numberofsticks = numberofsticks - numbertotake;
     
    						if (numberofsticks <= 0)
    						{
    							System.out.println("You win!");
    						}							
    					}
    			}			
     
    			else			
    			{
    				if ((numberofsticks - 2) % 3 == 0 || numberofsticks - 2 == 0)
    				{
    					numbertotake = 1;
    				}
    					else
    					{
    						numbertotake = 2;
    					}
     
    				System.out.println("Computer takes " + numbertotake + " sticks.");
    				numberofsticks = numberofsticks - numbertotake;
     
    				if (numberofsticks <= 0)
    				{
    					System.out.println("You win!");
    				}
    					else
    					{
    						System.out.println("There are " + numberofsticks + " sticks.");
    						System.out.println("How many sticks will you take? 1 or 2?");
    						numbertotake = take.nextInt();
     
    						if (numbertotake > 2)
    						{
    							numbertotake = 2;
    						}
    							else if (numbertotake < 1)
    							{
    								numbertotake = 1;
    							}	
     
    						numberofsticks = numberofsticks - numbertotake;		
     
    						if (numberofsticks <= 0)
    						{
    							System.out.println("You lose!");
    						}
     
    					}
    			}				
    		}
    	}
    }

    It looks fine to me, but eclipse says that my "else" needs to be removed. However, if I do, the program goes weird. Help please!
    Last edited by Rasrkiaki; June 24th, 2013 at 02:11 PM. Reason: Edited for better java format.


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    Default Re: Need help with a basic 21 Sticks game code!

    Every time you see such an error message, think "problem with braces" as in {} or an empty statement, like a ; after a for(i;c;u)

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    Default Re: Need help with a basic 21 Sticks game code!

    I see. I've looked at my brackets though, and they all seem fine. Same with the semicolons and all my syntax seems correct.

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    Default Re: Need help with a basic 21 Sticks game code!

    Exception in thread "main" java.lang.Error: Unresolved compilation problem:
    Syntax error on token "else", delete this token

    at PickUpSticks.main(PickUpSticks.java:58)

    i tried it and removed the else and works fine after that so remove the else just the word else at line 58 like the error message tells you to...if it doesnt work after that then its your IDE or something cause it works fine for me

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