The Game of Life Board

Main_path = 1:150

Player1_turn = 0;

Player2_turn = 0;

for k = 1:length(Main_path)
    randi(10)
end

For a project im recreating The Game of Life in Matlab, To create the board I have decided to utilize arrays. The board will have a total of 150 spaces and in order to move forward the player must use a spinner which goes from 1-10. I also have to choose pre-determined spaces to symbolize the action and payday spaces therefore i want to do it every 6 spaces there will be a payday space (which will be green) the rest should be yellow spaces. For now i cant figure out how to make the player move the amount of spaces depending on the number it gets on the spinner. So for example the spinner rolled 5 so the player moves 5 spaces. Then rolls 7 then the player moves 7 spaces therfore the player's position is Main_path(12)

[Walter Roberson]

newposition = position + spinner_value
if newposition > last_position
    do something if you have passed the end
else
    position = newposition
end
if position == last_position
    do something when you reach the end
end

provided that you cannot somehow get blocked in movement.

[Edgardo Caban]

What if there is a red space that must instantly stop the movement of the player, but then the player can roll the spinner again and keep moving

[Edgardo Caban]

So for example the player is in postion 12 and he rolled 8 in the spinner but there is a red space at position 14 that he must instantly stop in, but then he can roll the spinner again and keep moving

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

redpos = next_red_position(position);        %function call
newposition = position + spinner_value;
go_again = false;
if newposition >= redpos
    position = redpos;
    go_again = true;
elseif newposition > last_position
    do something if you have passed the end
else
    position = newposition;
end
if position == last_position
    do something when you reach the end
end

[Edgardo Caban]

Thank you that was really helpful, I also have another question. I need to draw a random card from the following deck

Career1 = 'teacher (50,000)';

Career2 = 'Accountant (70,000)';

Career3 = 'Veterinarian (80,000)';

Career4 = 'Lawyer (90,000)';

Career5 = 'Salesperson (20,000)';

Career6 = 'Mechanic (40,000)';

Career7 = 'Police_Oficcer (50,000)';

Career8 = 'Entertainer (60,000)';

Career9 = 'Athlete (70,000)';

Career10 ='Doctor(110,000)';

Career11 = 'Pilot (100,000)'

Career12 = 'Film_Star (90,000)'

deck = [Career1, Career2, Career3, Career4, Career5, Career6, Career7, Career8, Career9, Career10, Career11, Career12];

card = rand(deck)

[Walter Roberson]

deck = {Career1, Career2, Career3, Career4, Career5, Career6, Career7, Career8, Career9, Career10, Career11, Career12};
card = deck{randi(length(deck))};