Task

Write a player for the game that follows the following rules:

The scorer will choose a number between set limits. The computer player will print a guess of the target number. The computer asks for a score of whether its guess is higher than, lower than, or equal to the target. The computer guesses, and the scorer scores, in turn, until the computer correctly guesses the target number.
The computer should guess intelligently based on the accumulated scores given. One way is to use a Binary search based algorithm.



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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading; //Remember to add this if you want the game to pause in RealisticGuess.Start()
 
namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
    class RealisticGuess //Simulates a guessing game between two people. Guessing efficiency is not a goal.
    {
        private int max;
        private int min;
        private int guess;
 
        public void Start()
        {
            Console.Clear();
            string input;
 
            try
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Please enter the lower boundary");
                input = Console.ReadLine();
                min = Convert.ToInt32(input);
                Console.WriteLine("Please enter the upper boundary");
                input = Console.ReadLine();
                max = Convert.ToInt32(input);
            }
            catch (FormatException)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("The entry you have made is invalid. Please make sure your entry is an integer and try again.");
                Console.ReadKey(true);
                Start();
            }
            Console.WriteLine("Think of a number between {0} and {1}.", min, max);
            Thread.Sleep(2500);
            Console.WriteLine("Ready?");
            Console.WriteLine("Press any key to begin.");
            Console.ReadKey(true);
            Guess(min, max);
        }
        public void Guess(int min, int max)
        {
            int counter = 1;
            string userAnswer;
            bool correct = false;
            Random rand = new Random();
 
            while (correct == false)
            {
                guess = rand.Next(min, max);
                Console.Clear();
                Console.WriteLine("{0}", guess);
                Console.WriteLine("Is this number correct? {Y/N}");
                userAnswer = Console.ReadLine();
                if (userAnswer != "y" && userAnswer != "Y" && userAnswer != "n" && userAnswer != "N")
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Your entry is invalid. Please enter either 'Y' or 'N'");
                    Console.WriteLine("Is the number correct? {Y/N}");
                    userAnswer = Console.ReadLine();
                }
                if (userAnswer == "y" || userAnswer == "Y")
                {
                    correct = true;
                }
                if (userAnswer == "n" || userAnswer == "N")
                {
                    counter++;
                    if (max == min)
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine("Error: Range Intersect. Press enter to restart the game.");  //This message should never pop up if the user enters good data.
                        Console.ReadKey(true);                                                          //It handles the game-breaking exception that occurs
                        Guess(1, 101);                                                                  //when the max guess number is the same as the min number.
                    }
                    Console.WriteLine("Is the number you're thinking of lower or higher? {L/H}");
                    userAnswer = Console.ReadLine();
                    if (userAnswer != "l" && userAnswer != "L" && userAnswer != "h" && userAnswer != "H")
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine("Your entry is invalid. Please enter either 'L' or 'H'");
                        Console.WriteLine("Is the number you're thinking of lower or higher? {L/H}");
                        userAnswer = Console.ReadLine();
                    }
                    if (userAnswer == "l" || userAnswer == "L")
                    {
                        max = guess;
                    }
                    if (userAnswer == "h" || userAnswer == "H")
                    {
                        min = guess;
                    }
                }
            }
            if (correct == true)
            {
                EndAndLoop(counter);
            }
        }
 
        public void EndAndLoop(int iterations)
        {
            string userChoice;
            bool loop = false;
            Console.WriteLine("Game over. It took {0} guesses to find the number.", iterations);
            while (loop == false)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Would you like to play again? {Y/N}");
                userChoice = Console.ReadLine();
                if (userChoice != "Y" && userChoice != "y" && userChoice != "N" && userChoice != "n")
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Sorry, your input is invalid. Please answer 'Y' to play again, or 'N' to quit.");
                }
                if (userChoice == "Y" || userChoice == "y")
                {
                    Start();
                }
                if (userChoice == "N" || userChoice == "n")
                {
                    Environment.Exit(1);
                }
            }
        }
    }
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Console.Title = "Random Number";
            RealisticGuess game = new RealisticGuess();
            game.Start();
        }
    }
}
 