If the value of one of those variables is equal to 2, you have a sub-match (the only one that can exist if you are using only 3 slots). Want to know if there is a sub-match of two slots? Check the variables that holds the number of instances of an icon in the result row, you know…įor the number of instances of the first icon: Variable(result.icon_1)įor the number of instances of the second icon: Variable(result.icon_2)įor the number of instances of the third icon: Variable(result.icon_3)įor the number of instances of the fourth icon: Variable(result.icon_4) So, again… IF YOU WILL ONLY USE 3 SLOTS AND THE SUB-MATCHES YOU ARE CHECKING ARE THE CONSECUTIVES SLOTS AND THE SLOTS AT THE SIDES OF THE ROW… THEN AND ONLY THEN all the answers you’re looking-for are already being calculated by the algorithm… everything is in the variables. So you don’t need to check for other sub-matches. There can be only one sub-match (if you have two, it is a full match).The matching icons are next to each other and are in the slots 2 and 3.The matching icons are next to each other and are in the slots 1 and 2.There are only three possible positions where a matching pair can be and all of them are valid:.Why? Because if there are only 3 slots and you are evaluating sub-matches of 2 different slots then: On the other hand, if you are NOT planning to use more than 3 slots AND, as you are saying, you want to check for matches in consecutive slots and the slots at the sides of the row THEN you don’t even need to do those evaluations. In this example you are evaluating if the result of the first and second slots are matching (consecutive):Ĭondition | Variable result.slot_1 is = To Variable(result.slot_2)Īnd in this another example you are evaluating if the result of the first and third slots are matching (non consecutive):Ĭondition | Variable result.slot_1 is = To Variable(result.slot_3)īut be careful! Remember: you don’t need to evaluate any sub-matches if you have a full match. So you just need to check if two slots have the same result to see if they match, using a condition. Well, it means you can access the result of each slot with this expression:įor the result of the first slot: Variable(result.slot_1)įor the result of the second slot: Variable(result.slot_2)įor the result of the third slot: Variable(result.slot_3) It stills don’t evaluates sub-matches (on purpose) but it has a small and useful change: it copies the results stored in the ‘value’ object variable of each slot object to a more accesible variable in the result data structure. Here is a super-duper special version of the project for you: Not exactly… this will be a long explanation: Does this also match 2 of the same symbols next to each other and on either side of each other?

Machine slot programming