Number reversal game

Number reversal game
You are encouraged to solve this task according to the task description, using any language you may know.

Given a jumbled list of the numbers 1 to 9, show the list then ask the player how many digits from the left to reverse. Reverse those digits, then ask again, until all the digits end up in ascending order.

The score is the count of the reversals needed to attain the ascending order.

Note: Assume the players input does not need extra validation.

BASIC

Works with: QBasic

<lang qbasic>PRINT "number reversal game" PRINT " Given a jumbled list of the numbers 1 to 9" PRINT " Show the list." PRINT " Ask the player how many digits from the left to reverse." PRINT " Reverse those digits then ask again." PRINT " until all the digits end up in ascending order."

RANDOMIZE TIMER

DIM nums(1 TO 9) AS INTEGER DIM L0 AS INTEGER, n AS INTEGER, flip AS INTEGER, tries AS INTEGER

'initial values and randomizing FOR L0 = 1 TO 9

   nums(L0) = L0

NEXT FOR L0 = 9 TO 1 STEP -1

   n = INT(RND * (L0)) + 1
   IF n <> L0 THEN SWAP nums(n), nums(L0)

NEXT

tries = 1

''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' again: IF tries < 10 THEN PRINT " "; PRINT tries; ":"; FOR L0 = 1 TO 9

   PRINT nums(L0);

NEXT

INPUT "How many numbers should be flipped"; flip IF flip < 0 THEN flip = 0 IF flip > 9 THEN flip = 9

FOR L0 = 1 TO (flip \ 2)

   SWAP nums(L0), nums(flip - L0 + 1)

NEXT

'check for order FOR L0 = 1 TO 8

   IF nums(L0) > nums(L0 + 1) THEN
       tries = tries + 1
       GOTO again
   END IF

NEXT

'got it PRINT "You took "; tries; " attempts to put the digits in order"</lang>

Sample output:

number reversal game
    Given a jumbled list of the numbers 1 to 9
    Show the list.
    Ask the player how many digits from the left to reverse.
    Reverse those digits then ask again.
    until all the digits end up in ascending order.
 1 : 2  6  9  1  3  7  5  8  4 How many numbers should be flipped? 3
 2 : 9  6  2  1  3  7  5  8  4 How many numbers should be flipped? 9
 3 : 4  8  5  7  3  1  2  6  9 How many numbers should be flipped? 2
 4 : 8  4  5  7  3  1  2  6  9 How many numbers should be flipped? 8
 5 : 6  2  1  3  7  5  4  8  9 How many numbers should be flipped? 5
 6 : 7  3  1  2  6  5  4  8  9 How many numbers should be flipped? 7
 7 : 4  5  6  2  1  3  7  8  9 How many numbers should be flipped? 3
 8 : 6  5  4  2  1  3  7  8  9 How many numbers should be flipped? 6
 9 : 3  1  2  4  5  6  7  8  9 How many numbers should be flipped? 3
 10 : 2  1  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 How many numbers should be flipped? 2
You took  10  attempts to put the digits in order

Factor

<lang factor>USING: formatting io kernel math math.parser math.ranges namespaces random sequences strings ; IN: rosetta.number-reversal

make-jumbled-array ( -- sorted jumbled )

   CHAR: 1 CHAR: 9 [a,b] [ 1string ] map dup clone randomize
   [ 2dup = ] [ randomize ] while ;

SYMBOL: trials

prompt ( jumbled -- n )

   trials get "#%2d: " printf
   ", " join write
   "   Flip how many? " write flush
   readln string>number ;

game-loop ( sorted jumbled -- )

   2dup = [
       2drop trials get
       "\nYou took %d attempts to put the digits in order!\n" printf
       flush
   ] [
       trials [ 1 + ] change
       dup dup prompt head-slice reverse! drop
       game-loop
   ] if ;

play ( -- )

   0 trials set
   make-jumbled-array game-loop ;</lang>

Python

<lang python> number reversal game

   Given a jumbled list of the numbers 1 to 9
   Show the list.
   Ask the player how many digits from the left to reverse.
   Reverse those digits then ask again.
   until all the digits end up in ascending order.

import random

print(__doc__) data, trials = list('123456789'), 0 while data == sorted(data):

   random.shuffle(data)

while data != sorted(data):

   trials += 1
   flip = int(input('#%2i: LIST: %r Flip how many?: ' % (trials, data)))
   data[:flip] = reversed(data[:flip])

print('\nYou took %2i attempts to put the digits in order!' % trials)</lang>

Sample output:

number reversal game
    Given a jumbled list of the numbers 1 to 9
    Show the list.
    Ask the player how many digits from the left to reverse.
    Reverse those digits then ask again.
    until all the digits end up in ascending order.


# 1: LIST: ['3', '6', '9', '2', '8', '1', '7', '4', '5'] Flip how many?: 6
# 2: LIST: ['1', '8', '2', '9', '6', '3', '7', '4', '5'] Flip how many?: 9
# 3: LIST: ['5', '4', '7', '3', '6', '9', '2', '8', '1'] Flip how many?: 7
# 4: LIST: ['2', '9', '6', '3', '7', '4', '5', '8', '1'] Flip how many?: 8
# 5: LIST: ['8', '5', '4', '7', '3', '6', '9', '2', '1'] Flip how many?: 5
# 6: LIST: ['3', '7', '4', '5', '8', '6', '9', '2', '1'] Flip how many?: 7
# 7: LIST: ['9', '6', '8', '5', '4', '7', '3', '2', '1'] Flip how many?: 5
# 8: LIST: ['4', '5', '8', '6', '9', '7', '3', '2', '1'] Flip how many?: 6
# 9: LIST: ['7', '9', '6', '8', '5', '4', '3', '2', '1'] Flip how many?: 3
#10: LIST: ['6', '9', '7', '8', '5', '4', '3', '2', '1'] Flip how many?: 4
#11: LIST: ['8', '7', '9', '6', '5', '4', '3', '2', '1'] Flip how many?: 2
#12: LIST: ['7', '8', '9', '6', '5', '4', '3', '2', '1'] Flip how many?: 3
#13: LIST: ['9', '8', '7', '6', '5', '4', '3', '2', '1'] Flip how many?: 9

You took 13 attempts to put the digits in order!