CS 2073
Assignment 5
Due Monday, Mar 26

Slot Machine

Picture of slot machine

Purpose

This assignment offers practice in writing functions and in using a random number generator (RNG).

Description

You are to simulate a slot machine game using the RNG. As the picture shows, the slot machine has 3 windows or slots. After pulling the lever, each window displays one of the following fruits:
BANANA ORANGE CHERRY LEMON GRAPE WILD
To win the game, all three fruits must match. WILD matches all other fruits. Examples winners are
CHERRY CHERRY CHERRY
WILD CHERRY CHERRY
WILD WILD CHERRY
WILD WILD WILD

Required Functions

	int slot (nbr_fruits);
	int rand_int (int a, int b);
	int won_game (int fruit1, int fruit2, int fruit3);
	
slot() returns the displayed fruit for one slot window: 1=BANANA, 2=ORANGE, 3=CHERRY, etc. The parameter nbr_fruits is the number of possible fruits. Although you know in advance that nbr_fruits=6, do not hard code this number. The function must handle any number of fruits. Use a #define statement to specify number of possible fruits and pass this value when calling slot() from main().

rand_int() returns a random interger in the range [a,b] (see Etter & Ingber, page 179). Note that slot() calls rand_int() to select which fruit to display.

won_game() returns 1 if the slot game was won, and 0 if lost.

Input from keyboard

Output to console window

Tests to turn in

Code skeleton

A skeleton of the code is available at slot-skeleton.c.

Reminder

Follow directions on the handout General Rules for Programming Assignments.