Rock Paper Scissors — C++

A classic Rock Paper Scissors console game written in C++. The player competes against a randomly selected computer choice over a configurable number of rounds.

Project Status

Core gameplay is implemented and functional. The project focuses on control flow, enums, functions, randomization, input validation, and basic game-state tracking.

Feature Status

Implemented — Working

• Rock, Paper, Scissors choices
• Random computer selection
• Configurable rounds from 1 to 10.
• Round-by-round winner detection
• Player win counter
• Computer win counter
• Draw counter
• Final game result
• Play-again option
• Console color feedback
• Basic input range validation

Partially Implemented / Needs Refinement

• Input validation — Numeric range validation exists, but non-numeric input handling can be improved.
• Console presentation — The UI uses Windows console commands for screen clearing and colors.
• Game state — The current implementation keeps statistics for the active game session only.

Planned — Coming Soon

The following improvements are not currently implemented and are planned for future updates:

• Persistent high scores.
• Player names and profiles.
• Game history.
• Best-of-series mode.
• Stronger input handling.
• Cross-platform console support.
• Cleaner UI and output formatting.
• Automated tests.

Game Flow

Start Game
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Choose Number of Rounds
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Player Chooses Rock / Paper / Scissors
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Computer Generates Random Choice
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Determine Round Winner
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Update Score
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Repeat Until All Rounds Finish
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Display Final Winner
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Play Again?

Technologies & Concepts

• C++
• Enumerations
• Structures
• Functions
• Random number generation
• Loops and conditionals
• Input validation
• Console applications

Getting Started

1. Open main.cpp in a C++ development environment.
2. Compile it as a console application.
3. Run the executable.
4. Choose the number of rounds and play.

Note: The current implementation uses Windows console commands such as system("cls") and system("color"), so Windows is the intended environment.

Project Structure

Rock-Paper-Scissors-Cpp/
└── main.cpp

Learning Objectives

This project demonstrates:

• Using enums to represent game states.
• Separating game logic into functions.
• Generating random computer choices.
• Tracking results across multiple rounds.
• Building a simple interactive console game.

Roadmap

Future updates will focus on stronger input handling, persistent statistics, richer game modes, and improved cross-platform support.

Author

Aseelcoding

Built With

• c++