Computer’s Move

What we have

We have set up the user’s input. This is our inventory of already created functions:

// Function to display game introduction and rules
void displayIntroductionAndRules() {
    cout << "Welcome to Rock-Paper-Scissors game!\n" << endl;
    cout << "The rules of the game are simple:" << endl;
    cout << "1. Rock beats scissors" << endl;
    cout << "2. Scissors beats paper" << endl;
    cout << "3. Paper beats rock" << endl;
}

// Function to get number of rounds
int getRound() {
    int rounds;
    cout << "How many rounds would you like to play? ";
    cin >> rounds;
    return rounds;
}

// Function to get player's choice
string getPlayerChoice() {
    string choice;
    cout << "Choose rock, paper, or scissors: ";
    cin >> choice;
    return choice;
}

In this task, we will create a function to get a move from the computer.

What now?

We’ll use a random number generator between 1 and 3 to select one of the three options and return that option as the computer’s choice.

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