From e4d25c7df0aa098bced51de6e3f330fb34595528 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Erik Schierboom Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 09:11:56 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Sync the `yacht` exercise's docs with the latest data. --- .../practice/yacht/.docs/instructions.md | 21 +++++++------------ .../practice/yacht/.docs/introduction.md | 11 ++++++++++ 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) create mode 100644 exercises/practice/yacht/.docs/introduction.md diff --git a/exercises/practice/yacht/.docs/instructions.md b/exercises/practice/yacht/.docs/instructions.md index 54fdb452..519b7a68 100644 --- a/exercises/practice/yacht/.docs/instructions.md +++ b/exercises/practice/yacht/.docs/instructions.md @@ -1,8 +1,12 @@ # Instructions -The dice game [Yacht][yacht] is from the same family as Poker Dice, Generala and particularly Yahtzee, of which it is a precursor. -In the game, five dice are rolled and the result can be entered in any of twelve categories. -The score of a throw of the dice depends on category chosen. +Given five dice and a category, calculate the score of the dice for that category. + +~~~~exercism/note +You'll always be presented with five dice. +Each dice's value will be between one and six inclusively. +The dice may be unordered. +~~~~ ## Scores in Yacht @@ -21,15 +25,6 @@ The score of a throw of the dice depends on category chosen. | Choice | Sum of the dice | Any combination | 2 3 3 4 6 scores 18 | | Yacht | 50 points | All five dice showing the same face | 4 4 4 4 4 scores 50 | -If the dice do not satisfy the requirements of a category, the score is zero. +If the dice do **not** satisfy the requirements of a category, the score is zero. If, for example, _Four Of A Kind_ is entered in the _Yacht_ category, zero points are scored. A _Yacht_ scores zero if entered in the _Full House_ category. - -## Task - -Given a list of values for five dice and a category, your solution should return the score of the dice for that category. -If the dice do not satisfy the requirements of the category your solution should return 0. -You can assume that five values will always be presented, and the value of each will be between one and six inclusively. -You should not assume that the dice are ordered. - -[yacht]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yacht_(dice_game) diff --git a/exercises/practice/yacht/.docs/introduction.md b/exercises/practice/yacht/.docs/introduction.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5b541f56 --- /dev/null +++ b/exercises/practice/yacht/.docs/introduction.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +# Introduction + +Each year, something new is "all the rage" in your high school. +This year it is a dice game: [Yacht][yacht]. + +The game of Yacht is from the same family as Poker Dice, Generala and particularly Yahtzee, of which it is a precursor. +The game consists of twelve rounds. +In each, five dice are rolled and the player chooses one of twelve categories. +The chosen category is then used to score the throw of the dice. + +[yacht]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yacht_(dice_game)