client-a.txt

# Client Task A #
# Add your pseudocode to this file below this line: #
# ------------------------------------------------- #

START

// Step 1: Initialize the game
SET random_number = RANDOM(1, 10) // Computer chooses a random number between 1 and 10
SET attempts = 3 // Number of attempts allowed
SET guessed_correctly = FALSE // Flag to track if the guess is correct

// Step 2: Game loop
WHILE attempts > 0 AND guessed_correctly IS FALSE DO
    // Step 3: Get user input
    OUTPUT "Guess a number between 1 and 10:"
    INPUT user_guess

    // Step 4: Check the guess
    IF user_guess EQUALS random_number THEN
        OUTPUT "Congratulations! You've guessed the number!"
        SET guessed_correctly = TRUE
    ELSE
        // Decrease the number of attempts
        SET attempts = attempts - 1
        IF attempts > 0 THEN
            OUTPUT "Incorrect. You have " + attempts + " attempts left."
        ELSE
            OUTPUT "Sorry! You've run out of attempts. The number was " + random_number + "."

END WHILE

// Step 5: End of game
OUTPUT "Thank you for playing!"

END