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Friday, February 10, 2023

Get into the Game: A Beginner's Guide to Creating a Simple JavaScript Game

 


To create a simple game in JavaScript, you need to have a basic understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. In this tutorial, we will create a guessing game where the user has to guess a number between 1 and 10.

Step 1: Setting up the HTML structure

First, we need to create an HTML file and set up the basic structure of the page. We'll create a simple page with a title, a message area to display messages to the user, and a form to get the user's input. Here's the HTML code:

<!DOCTYPE html>

 <html>

<head>

<title>Guessing Game</title>

            <script src="game.js"></script>

 </head>

 <body>

<h1>Guess the Number</h1>

<p id="message">Guess a number between 1 and 10:</p>

            <form>

<input type="text" id="guess"> <input type="button" value="Guess" onclick="checkGuess()">

            </form>

</body>

</html>

 

Step 2: Writing the JavaScript Code

Next, we'll write the JavaScript code for our game. In this code, we'll use Math.random() to generate a random number between 1 and 10, and then compare the user's guess to the random number. Here's the JavaScript code:

let randomNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * 10) + 1;

 function checkGuess() { let guess = document.getElementById("guess").value;

let message = document.getElementById("message");

if (guess == randomNumber) { message.innerHTML = "Congratulations! You guessed the number."; } else { message.innerHTML = "Wrong! Try again."; } }

Step 3: Testing the Game

Finally, we'll test our game in the browser. Open the HTML file in your browser and try to guess the number. If your guess is correct, you should see the "Congratulations" message. If your guess is wrong, you should see the "Wrong" message.

That's it! You've just created a simple JavaScript game. You can expand on this game by adding more features and making it more challenging. The possibilities are endless!

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