Arrays and my brain are not compatible - HELP?!

hi,

so i am new to arrays and i can't wrap my head around them because apparently i am to dumb or something.

either way, what i want is simple, but perhaps i am thinking too complicated.

i want an array that assigns three random, non repeating numbers to seven rows. i got it to work so that each of the seven gets ONE number, but i fail at giving them three numbers.

the idea is it to set up a cluedo style clue sheet. if you ever played cluedo you know what i mean. six players plus one murder get a set of cards each from a pool of 21 cards, so thats three cards per player plus three murder cards. and then you have to cross reference to find out what the murder cards are.

i am not trying to make a cluedo game, i am just trying to get the engine to assign the random cards, in this case numbers, to the seven card holders.

here is the capx of my test:

dropbox.com/s/k6cxl60gzcnmpxl/test2.capx

if you could help me in any way, shape or form to get this to dowhat i want, that would be great^^

i was apparently too dumb/tired to type as well :)

many many thanks, this is exactly what i was hoping for. you have done me a kindness :)

thank you very much for your great help :)

Thank you for fixing this, but now I have anotehr problem: How do I access those values now? As in, How can I put those values into global variables or something like that?

EzekielRage

*too dumb (just kidding - my wife is a teacher and I am a terrible speller so I get corrected a lot)

rather than searching every time to see if a "card" has already been picked, it is easier to make a source array with all the available numbers (cards) in it, and delete each one out of the source array as it is dealt to a player...

https://www.rieperts.com/games/forum/Deal21Cards.capx

the SourceDeck is a one dimensional array - with 21 places in it to hold a number.

the PlayerDeck is a two dimensional array that has 7 rows with 3 columns

so, the players (x axis) are numbered 0 to 6, and each one has three (y axis) spots for a card number.

the first players cards are (0,0), (0,1) and (0,2)

second players cards are (1,0), (1,1) and (1,2)

etc...

EzekielRage

the array is a global "variable".

the part where I print out the results shows how to access the values

PlayerDeck.at(Player#, Card#) will give you any card you want - where player# is a number 0 to 6 representing the player you want, and card# is 0 to 2, for the first, second, or third card.

I tried that but it always gives me so i think i did something wrong.

basically what i want to do is put them into global variables and check them with each other to determine a random player being the traitor.

like, one player who has the first set of numbers between 1 and 6, the second nmber between 7 and 12 and the third number between 13 and 21 is the traitor. so i figure read all numbers into global variables and make a comparison. but i cant set the global variable...

you sir, are a saint!

thank you kindly, this is more than i could have hoped for :)

many, many thanks!