Games

301.14 Random Number Generation

Random Number Generation — Note 2 of 3

Use random in game logic.

What you need to know

Random numbers are essential in games for dice rolls, card shuffling, enemy spawning, and guessing games. Combine random.randint() with loops and selection for game logic.

What to know

Dice games: random.randint(1, 6)
Guessing games: pick a secret number, player guesses
Use loops for repeated rounds
Compare user input against the random number

Code examples

Number guessing game

python

import random
secret = random.randint(1, 100)
guess = 0
while guess != secret:
    guess = int(input("Guess (1-100): "))
    if guess < secret:
        print("Higher!")
    elif guess > secret:
        print("Lower!")
print("Correct!")

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Specification notes for programming are in Paper 2.