Stuck with Writing a C++ Candyland game

[skatingrocker17]

I've been assigned to write a candyland game in which there are 85 squares. The game just couts a table that looks like this...

Move #    	Current Position     Card    New Position 	Candy Bonus
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1	  1	      2	      3
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2	  3	      3	     40		      Rainbow Trail
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3	 40	      5	     45
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
etc.

Here's my problem, I'm new at C++ programming and this is the most difficult program we have written by far. I'd like someone to take a look at my code and maybe point out some problems and make some suggestions. As of now my program is in an state in which it doesn't run. I actually have a headache from writing this program and I could really use some suggestions. Thanks guys, here's my code...

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <cstdilib>
#include <iomanip>
using namespace std;

//Function Prototypes
void displayHeading();
int drawCard();
int movePlayer(int, int);
void displayMove(int, int, int, int, int);

int main ()
{
//Variables
int playerTurn;
int playerOne = 1;
int playerTwo = 1;
int moveNumber = 1;
int card;
int currentPlayer;
int newLocation;

	//Draw Card function
	int drawCard ()
	{
		return rand() % 5 + 1;
	}


//Heading Function	
display Heading ();
currentPlayer = playerOne;

while (checkWin(currentPlayer) == false)
{
card = drawCard();
playerTurn = playerTurn + 1;
if (playerTurn > 3)
playerTurn = 1;	

//whos turn is it and calling functions move() and printMove
if (playerTurn == 1)
{ 
newLocation = displayMove (playerOne, card);
movePlayer(playerTurn, moveNumber, playerOne, card, newLocation);	
playerOne = newLocation;
currentPlayer = playerOne;
}
if (playerTurn == 2)
{
newLocation = displayMove (playerTwo, card);
displayMove(playerTurn, moveNumber, playerTwo, card, newLocation);
playerTwo = nextPosition;
currentPlayer = playerTwo;
moveNumber = moveNumber++;
}
}


//Candy Bonuses
int candyBonus(int position)
{
if (position == 6)
{
	position = 40;
	cout << "Rainbow Trail" << endl;
}

if (position == 9)
{
	position = 24;
	cout << "Lord Licorice" << endl;
}

if (position == 32)
{
	position = 43;
	cout << "Gumdrop Pass" << endl;
}

if (position == 40)
{
	position = 50;
	cout << "Hot Chocolate Gap" << endl;
}


if (position == 46)
{
	position = 58;
	cout << "Mr. Mint" << endl;
}


if (position == 62)
{
	position = 73
	cout << "Queen Frostine" << endl;
}

return position; 
} 


//Display heading for table
void displayHeading ()
{
	cout << "Candyland Game" << endl; 
	cout << "Name" << endl;
	cout << "Class Time" << endl;
	cout << " " << endl;
	cout << "Move #" << setw(10) << "Current Position" << setw(8) << "Card" << setw(8) "New Position" << setw (10) << "Candy Bonus" << endl;
return;
}


//Move the player
int movePlayer (int currentPlayer, int card)
{
int newLocation = 0;
if (newLocation < 85)
{
	newLocation = currentPlayer + card;
	newLocation = candyBonus(newLocation);
}
if (newLocation == 85)
{
	newLocation = 85;
	newLocation = candyBonus(newLocation);
}
if (newLocation > 85)
{
	newLocation = currentPlayer; 
	newLocation = candyBonus(newLocation);
}
return newLocation;
}	


//Display the move
void displayMove (int playerTurn, int moveNumber, int playerOne, int card, int 
newLocation)
{


cout << "Player " << playerTurn << " " << moveNumber << " "; 
cout << playerOne << " " << card << " " << newLocation << endl;

if (playerTurn == 3)
{cout << 
"-----------------------------------------------------------------" << 
endl;
}

if (newLocation >= 85)
	cout <<"Player " << playerTurn << " wins" << endl;

return;
}

return 0;
}

[skatingrocker17]

I'm getting an issue using #include <cstdilib>, Visual Studio won't even show me the errors, it tells me [quote][/quotepgm6.cpp(3) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'cstdilib': No such file or directory]. Only when I take #include <cstdilib> out of the program does Visual Studio even show me the errors.

[Disch]

You're spelling it wrong. it's <cstdlib>, not <cstdilib>

[skatingrocker17]

Wow thanks. I just copy and pasted off the program document the instructor gave us so I assumed it was correct.

Any other suggestions are welcomed, I'm going to need them.

[S6k9GNh0]

I would highly suggest that you use a switch statement instead of an incredibly long list of if statements (such as in candyBonus()). This will help organize your code and possibly be a quick and easy optimization if I'm not mistaken.

[skatingrocker17]

Care to explain a little on switch statements? We haven't learned those yet and maybe I can get a few extra points if I try to use one, I've already come to terms that I probably won't have this program working by the time it's due.