// Copyright BASIC version - Creative Computing, Morristown, New Jersey
// Copyright Arena version - 2006 J.L. Bezemer

int enter () {
  return ((int) (fgets (stdin)));
}

int start (int m) {
  print ("This is a game called '23 matches'.\n\n");
  print ("When it is your turn, you may take one, two, or three\n");
  print ("matches. The object of the game is not to have to take\n");
  print ("the last match.\n\n");
  
  print ("Let's flip a coin to see who goes first.\n");
  print ("If it comes up heads, I will win the toss.\n\n");

  if (rand (0, RAND_MAX) & 1) {
    print ("Heads! I win! Ha! Ha!\n");
    print ("Prepare to lose, meatball-nose!!\n");
    print ("I take 2 matches\n");
    m -= 2;
  } else {
    print ("Tails! You go first.\n");
  }
  return (m);
}

bool move_not_ok (int a, int m) {
  if ((a > m) || (a > 3) || (a < 1)) {
     print ("Very funny! Dummy!\n"); 
     print ("Do you want to play or goof around?\n");
  }
  return ((a > m) || (a > 3) || (a < 1));
}

int user_moves (int m) {
  printf ("The number of matches is now %d\n", m);
  print ("Your turn -- you may take 1, 2 or 3 matches.\n");

  do {
    print ("How many do you wish to remove? "); a = enter (); 
  } while (move_not_ok (a, m));

  printf ("There are now %d matches remaining.\n", m - a);
  return (a);
}

bool user_wins (int m) {
  if (m < 2) {
    print ("\nYou won, floppy ears!\n");
    print ("Think you're pretty smart!\n"); 
    print ("Let's play again and I'll blow your shoes off!!\n");
  }
  return (m < 2);
}

int computer_moves (int m, int u) {
  c = m < 5 ? m - 1 : 4 - u;
  printf ("\nMy turn! I remove %d matches.\n", c);
  return (c);
}

bool computer_wins (int m) {
  if (m < 2) { 
    print ("You poor boob! You took the last match! I gotcha!!\n");
    print ("Ha! Ha! I beat you!!!\n");
    print ("Goodbye loser!\n");
  }
  return (m < 2);
}

void game (int m) {
  for (;;) {
    u = user_moves (m); m -= u;
    if (user_wins (m)) exit (0); 

    c = computer_moves (m, u); m -= c;
    if (computer_wins (m)) exit (0);
  }
}

void matches (int m) {
  m = start (m);
  game (m);
}

matches (23);