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#1 2011-04-11 17:39:58

edpowell259
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Registered: 2011-04-11
Posts: 2

Eating Letters and Words

I'm trying to figure out how I might add an ABC function to my scratch game.  Right now I have a fish that eats flying fish hooks.  I'd like to increase the difficulty of the game by having the fish eat letters to spell out certain words.  I'd want the game to keep score of the words spelled correctly.  Is this possible?

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#2 2011-04-11 18:34:31

PCGamesBeta
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Registered: 2010-05-03
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Re: Eating Letters and Words

It's certainly possible, but it would be increasingly hard depending on how many words you are going to have. You would have to add each letter it ate to a list, and if the "digits" or letters on the list spelled out the word (item "x"of "list"= "y", and so on) , it would count the score.

You could also use a "join" block to add each letter to 1 variable, and seeing if it matches.

I would recommend trying it with 1 to start, and then adding more once you get it figured out.

I could help you if you need it, just ask.


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#3 2011-04-18 16:45:20

edpowell259
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Registered: 2011-04-11
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Re: Eating Letters and Words

Thanks for the advice!  I'd certainly like the help.  How can I get in contact with you?

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#4 2011-04-19 00:41:22

floppy_gunk
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Registered: 2008-11-14
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Re: Eating Letters and Words

edpowell259 wrote:

Thanks for the advice!  I'd certainly like the help.  How can I get in contact with you?

Generally, the way to contact a Scratcher is by commenting on one of their projects.


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