Simulation Games and Random Algorithms Blog

A blog for the Simulation Games and Random Algorithms team

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Random Algorithms


Popcorn Hack 1: Brainstorm

I think a random algorithm is a way for a computer to be able to generate a random value using data from user input. We would need random algorithms for real-life coding situations for many reasons. An example would be how Minecraft worlds are randomly generated from a seed, or to main a coin flipper or card shuffler. I think CollegeBoard will ask me how a random algorithm can be implemented into someone’s code, or what the result of the algorithm could be.


Popcorn Hack 2

# Popcorn Hack Number 2 (Random): Make a random algorithm to choose a daily activity:
import random
# Step 1: Define a list of activities
activities = ['Cook pasta', 'Doomscroll reels', 'Do homework', 'Walk dog', 'Go to gym', 'Eat a full pineapple']
# Step 2: Randomly choose an activity
random_activity = random.choice(activities)
# Step 3: Display the chosen activity
print(f"Today’s random activity: {random_activity}")

Today’s random activity: Doomscroll reels


Popcorn Hack 3

# Popcorn Hack Number 3: Using a loops in random
# This popcorn hack assigns an activity to each person
import random
hosts = ['Aadi', 'Aditya', 'Ansh', 'Derek', 'Gyutae', 'Rayhaan']
activities = ['watch tv', 'eat cake', 'play a game', 'go to pool', 'sing', 'scroll reels']
# Randomly shuffle the list of activities to assign them randomly to the guests
random.shuffle(activities)
# Loop through each guest and assign them a random activity
for i in range(len(hosts)):
    print(f"{hosts[i]} will be monitoring {activities[i]}!")

Aadi will be monitoring watch tv!
Aditya will be monitoring scroll reels!
Ansh will be monitoring play a game!
Derek will be monitoring sing!
Gyutae will be monitoring eat cake!
Rayhaan will be monitoring go to pool!


Simulation Games


Popcorn Hack 1

import random

def spinner():
    return random.randint(1, 1000000000000000000)

number = spinner()
print("Number:", number)

Number: 445970208443364150


Popcorn Hack 2

import random

def play_rock_paper_scissors():
    choices = ['rock', 'paper', 'scissors']
    computer_choice = random.choice(choices)
    user_choice = input("Enter your choice (rock, paper, or scissors): ")

    if user_choice not in choices:
        print("Invalid choice. Please try again.")
        return

    print("Computer chose:", computer_choice)
    print("You chose:", user_choice)

    if user_choice == computer_choice:
        print("It's a tie!")
    elif (user_choice == 'rock' and computer_choice == 'scissors') or (user_choice == 'paper' and computer_choice == 'rock') or (user_choice == 'scissors' and computer_choice == 'paper'):
        print("You win!")
    else:
        print("You lose!")

play_rock_paper_scissors()

Computer chose: scissors
You chose: rock
You win!


MCs


Question 1

Answer: C

3 1 2 because 3 cannot be printed on the first iteration

Question 2

Answer: D

This makes the output have a 75% chance

Question 3

Answer: C

This won’t be accurate

Question 4

Answer: D

The number of predators does not change


Homework Hacks


Homework Hack 1

import random

students = ['Jim', 'Jam', 'Jem', 'Jum', 'Jom', 'Cool Boy', 'Mr. Griddy', 'Iphone', 'Bowl', 'Risha Guha', 'Plate', 'Monkeykindman', 'Black FOrest COokie', 'Sir Minion Man', 'Sir Bronze']
teams = ['Team super man', 'Team not so super man', 'Team Super duper DUPER man']

assignments = {team: [] for team in teams}
for student in students:
    team = random.choice(teams)
    assignments[team].append(student)

for _, j in assignments.items():
    print(team + ": " + ", ".join(j))

Team Super duper DUPER man: Jem, Mr. Griddy, Bowl, Sir Minion Man
Team Super duper DUPER man: Jam, Jum, Jom, Risha Guha
Team Super duper DUPER man: Jim, Cool Boy, Iphone, Plate, Monkeykindman, Black FOrest COokie, Sir Bronze


Homework Hack 2

import random

forecasts = ['sunny', 'cloudy', 'rainy']
days = ['monday', 'tuesday', 'wednesday', 'thursday', 'friday', 'saturday', 'sunday']

for i in days:
    print("It is going to be " + random.choice(forecasts) + " on " + i)

It is going to be cloudy on monday
It is going to be cloudy on tuesday
It is going to be rainy on wednesday
It is going to be rainy on thursday
It is going to be cloudy on friday
It is going to be sunny on saturday
It is going to be sunny on sunday


Homework Hack 3

import random

customers = 5

time = [random.randint(1, 5) for _ in range(customers)]

total_time = sum(time)

for i, j in enumerate(time, 1):
    print("Customer number " + str(i) + " takes " + str(j) + " minutes to get coffee")

print("Total time: " + str(total_time) + " minutes")


Customer number 1 takes 1 minutes to get coffee
Customer number 2 takes 2 minutes to get coffee
Customer number 3 takes 1 minutes to get coffee
Customer number 4 takes 4 minutes to get coffee
Customer number 5 takes 1 minutes to get coffee
Total time: 9 minutes