Transfer practice · A round starts with exactly 2 players. Use the inclusive condition to display Ready at the boundary.

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Your task

A round starts with exactly 2 players. Use the inclusive condition to display Ready at the boundary.

Expected output

Ready

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See another example

local players = 3
if players >= 2 then
    print("Ready")
else
    print("Waiting")
end

Run the starter to see the current behavior, then make the change in the task.

Syntax in this activity

New syntax: if, then, else, end

Earlier ideas used here

booleans
comparison
local-variables
printing

Explain more

if runs a group of instructions when its condition is true. else runs the other group when it is false. end closes the decision.

The round is ready when there are at least 2 players. Change the starting player count and see which message is chosen.

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 players  3
 players  2

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local players = 3
if players >= 2 then
    print("Ready")
else
    print("Waiting")
end

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local players = 2
if players > 2 then
    print("Ready")
else
    print("Waiting")
end

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Your output will appear here.

Ready

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Your task

A round starts with exactly 2 players. Use the inclusive condition to display Ready at the boundary.

Expected output

Ready

Lines must stay in order. Spelling, capitalization and spaces inside a message matter.

See another example

local players = 3
if players >= 2 then
    print("Ready")
else
    print("Waiting")
end

Run the starter to see the current behavior, then make the change in the task.

Syntax in this activity

New syntax: if, then, else, end

Earlier ideas used here

booleans
comparison
local-variables
printing

Explain more

if runs a group of instructions when its condition is true. else runs the other group when it is false. end closes the decision.

The round is ready when there are at least 2 players. Change the starting player count and see which message is chosen.

Explain this code

Select a word or symbol in this authored example. Your editor draft stays unchanged.

 players  3
 players  2

Choose a highlighted part to see what it means.

Free experiment

This is a private experiment copy. It does not replace your answer or complete the activity.

Font size Plain text

local players = 3
if players >= 2 then
    print("Ready")
else
    print("Waiting")
end

Luau keyword highlighting · Ctrl/⌘ + Enter: Run · Esc: leave editorTab inserts indentation

Experiment Output

Your output will appear here.