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keeping score

This Rosetta Code task (Penney's Game) states to keep score, which I interpreted as playing multiple games (or a better word would be innings; a game would therefore consist of several innings), and keeping a running tally of the number of wins. Am I interpreting "keeping score" correctly? I would think just saying that the human won or lost after just one inning isn't keeping score for the game (of the total number of wins). -- Gerard Schildberger (talk) 20:02, 27 September 2014 (UTC)

I meant only checking for the players sequence in the coin flips but what you state may be a popular extension.

I tried to pitch the task for a less experienced coder, or someone with not much time. --Paddy3118 (talk) 04:08, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

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 This Rosetta Code task (Penney's Game) states to keep score, which I interpreted as playing multiple games (or a better word would be ''innings''; &nbsp; a ''game'' would therefore consist of several innings), &nbsp; and keeping a running tally of the number of wins. &nbsp; Am I interpreting "keeping score" correctly? &nbsp; I would think just saying that the human won or lost after just one inning isn't keeping score for the game (of the total number of wins). -- [[User:Gerard Schildberger|Gerard Schildberger]] ([[User talk:Gerard Schildberger|talk]]) 20:02, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
+:I meant only checking for the players sequence in the coin flips but what you state may be a popular extension.
+:I tried to pitch the task for a less experienced coder, or someone with not much time. --[[User:Paddy3118|Paddy3118]] ([[User talk:Paddy3118|talk]]) 04:08, 28 September 2014 (UTC)