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/// Name: Justin Li
/// Period: 7
/// Program Name: Nim
/// File Name: Nim.java
/// Date Completed: 2/14/16

import java.util.Scanner;
    
public class Nim {
    
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        
        Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
            
        String a1, a2, ac;
        int p1, p2, p3, pc, n;
            
        n = 0;
        p1 = 3;
        p2 = 4;
        p3 = 5;
        
        System.out.print("Player 1, enter your first name: ");
        a1 = keyboard.next();
        
        System.out.print("Player 2, enter your first name: ");
        a2 = keyboard.next();
        
        System.out.println("\n\nA: " + p1 + "   B: " + p2 + "   C: " + p3);
        
        while (p1 + p2 + p3 != 0) {
        
            if (n % 2 == 0) {
        
                System.out.print("\n" + a1 + ", choose a pile: ");
                ac = keyboard.next();
        
                if (!ac.equals("A") && !ac.equals("B") && !ac.equals("C")) {
                    System.out.println("You didn't choose one of the three piles. Try again.");
                    n--;
                }
        
                else {
                    System.out.print("How many to remove from pile " + ac + ": ");
                    pc = keyboard.nextInt();
        
                    if (ac.equals("A")) {
                        p1 = p1 - pc;
                        if (p1 < 0 || pc <= 0) {
                            System.out.println("You are trying to cheat, try again.");
                            p1 = p1 + pc;
                            n--;
                        }
                    }
                    else if (ac.equals("B")) {
                        p2 = p2 - pc;
                        if (p2 < 0 || pc <= 0) {
                            System.out.println("You are trying to cheat, try again.");
                            p2 = p2 + pc;
                            n--;
                        }
                    }
                    else if (ac.equals("C")) {
                        p3 = p3 - pc;
                        if (p3 < 0 || pc <= 0) {
                            System.out.println("You are trying to cheat, try again.");
                            p3 = p3 + pc;
                            n--;
                        }   
                    }
                }
                n++;
            }
        
            else if (n % 2 == 1) {
        
                System.out.print("\n" + a2 + ", choose a pile: ");
                ac = keyboard.next();
        
                if (!ac.equals("A") && !ac.equals("B") && !ac.equals("C")) {
                    System.out.println("You didn't choose one of the three piles. Try again.");
                    n--;
                }
        
                else {
                    System.out.print("How many to remove from pile " + ac + ": ");
                    pc = keyboard.nextInt();
        
                    if (ac.equals("A")) {
                        p1 = p1 - pc;
                        if (p1 < 0 || pc <= 0) {
                            System.out.println("Try Again!");
                            p1 = p1 + pc;
                            n--;
                        }
                    }
                    else if (ac.equals("B")) {
                        p2 = p2 - pc;
                        if (p2 < 0 || pc <= 0) {
                            System.out.println("Try Again!");
                            p2 = p2 + pc;
                            n--;
                        }
                    }
                    else if (ac.equals("C")) {
                        p3 = p3 - pc;
                        if (p3 < 0 || pc <= 0) {
                            System.out.println("Try Again!");
                            p3 = p3 + pc;
                            n--;
                        }
                    }
                }
                n++;
            }
            
        System.out.println("\nA: " + p1 + "   B: " + p2 + "   C: " + p3);
            
        }
            
        if (n % 2 == 0)
            System.out.println("\n" + a1 + " wins!");
        else if (n % 2 == 1)
            System.out.println("\n" + a2 + " wins!");
    }
}
    

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