Sphinx Riddles

Epicodus Project in Ruby, 9/12/17

By Kelsey Langlois and L. Devin MacKrell

Description

A Ruby Script

Setup/Installation Requirements

• Clone this repository at: https://github.com/MacKLess/sphinx_riddles.git
• Open app in preferred browser.

Specifications

Riddle

• Program stores a riddle question and answer.
  • Example input: "What animal walks on 4 legs in the morning, 2 legs during the day, and 3 legs at night", "human"
  • Example output: "What animal walks on 4 legs in the morning, 2 legs during the day, and 3 legs at night", "human"
• Program returns false if user's guess does not match the answer.
  • Example input: "tadpole"
  • Example output: false
• Program returns true if user's guess matches the answer.
  • Example input: "human"
  • Example output: true
• Program ignores case when checking user's guess.
  • Example input: "HUMAN"
  • Example output: true

Sphinx

• Program takes an array of riddle objects and stores them in a sphinx's memory.
  • Example input: [riddle1, riddle2, riddle3, riddle4, riddle5, riddle6]
  • Example output: [riddle1, riddle2, riddle3, riddle4, riddle5, riddle6]
• Program returns correct riddle's question.
  • Example input: sphinx.ask_question
  • Example output: "What starts with a t, ends with a t, and has t in it."
• Program returns result when match is false.
  • Example input: "tyrannosaurus"
  • Example output: "You've been strangled by a sphinx!"
• Program resets count when match is false.
  • Example input: "tyrannosaurus"
  • Example output: @riddle_count = 0
• Program moves on to next question when match is true
  • Example input: "teapot"
  • Example output: "Correct! Next question...."
• Program lets user enter Thebes after third correct answer
  • Example input: "human", "teapot", "teeth"
  • Example output: "Welcome! The ancient treasure of Thebes is yours!"
• Program resets count after user enters Thebes
  • Example input: "human", "teapot", "teeth"
  • Example output: @riddle_count = 0
• Program chooses a random riddle at each turn.
  • Example output: "What starts with a t, ends with a t, and has t in it?"
• Program does not select duplicate questions in a single round.
  • Example output: riddle1, riddle5, riddle 3

Support and contact details

Please contact kels.langlois@gmail.com or ldmackrell@gmail.com with questions, comments, or issues.

Technologies Used

• Ruby

License

Copyright (c) 2017 Kelsey Langlois & L. Devin MacKrell

This software is licensed under the MIT license.