Having problems with my one-armed bandit game in C++ - c++

Question

Im currently making a one-armed bandit game and this is what it's supposed to do:
The user should be able to put money into the machine, 50, 100 or 500
The user should be able to bet money for each game
After the user have betted money symbols should be randomized in a field like this:
[ o ] [ p ] [ x ]
[ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
[ x ] [ o ] [ x ]
(1 columns/ lines wins 2x money, 2 columns/ lines wins 4x money etc.)
This field should each time be randomized with letters , also a two-dimensional array should be used to represent the gamearea.
I've ran into some problems, basically after I bet some money the game closes and I cant see any errors etc, any help that clarifies this problem would be greatly appreciated, aswell as any improvements I could do to my code etc.
This is my code:
#include <iostream>
#include <ctime>
using namespace std;
int main(int args, const char* argv[])
{
int svar = 0;
int bokstav = 0;
int insert;
int build;
int bet;
int credit;
int array;
int jackpot;
int tal;
int spin_1x = 0;
int spin_1y = 0;
int spin_2x = 0;
int spin_2y = 0;
cout << "Welcome to the one-armed bandit!" << endl;
cout << endl;
cout << "To play start by betting some money!" << endl;
cout << endl;
cout << "Insert 50/ 100/ 500 kr to your account!" << endl;
cout << endl;
cin >> insert;
while (insert < 50 || insert > 500)
{
cout << "You either inserted to little or to much" << endl;
cin >> insert;
}
cout << "You inserted" << insert;
cout << endl;
while (insert > 50)
{
cout << "Bet some money to play!" << endl;
cout << endl;
cin >> bet;
cout << endl;
while (bet !=50 && bet !=100 && bet !=500)
{
if (bet == 50) return 1;
{
cout << "You have betted 50 kr!" << endl;
}
{
if (bet == 100) return 2;
{
cout << "You have betted 100 kr!" << endl;
}
{
if (bet == 500)
{
cout << "You have betted 500 kr!" << endl;
}
char a = '£';
char b = '$';
char c = '*';
char build [4][4] = {
{ ' ', 'A', 'B', 'C',},
{ '1', ' ', ' ', ' ',},
{ '2', ' ', ' ', ' ',},
{ '3', ' ', ' ', ' ',},
};
int array();
cout << build[0][1] << " " << build[0][2] <<" "<< build[0][3] <<" " << endl;
cout << build[1][0] <<"|_|" <<"|_|" << "|_|" << endl
<< build[2][0] <<"|_|" <<"|_|" << "|_|" << endl
<< build[3][0] <<"|_|" <<"|_|" << "|_|" << endl;
return 0;
srand(time(0));
spin_1x=rand() % 4 + 1;
spin_1y=rand() % 4 + 1;
spin_2x=rand() % 4 + 1;
spin_2y=rand() % 4 + 1;
int y = 0;
int x = 0;
if (x == spin_1x && y == spin_1y)
{
build[x][y]='0';
cout << "Congrats you won!" << endl;
}
else if (x == spin_2x && y == spin_2y)
cout << "Congrats you won!" << endl;
cout << endl;
cout << "JACKPOT!" << endl;
{
if (insert <= 0)
{
cout << "You dont have any money left! Game's over!" << endl;
}
int insert;
if ((a == 7 && b == 7 && c == 7))
{
cout << "You have won x2 your bet!($" << ( bet*2) << ")" << endl;
credit = credit + (bet*2);
}
else if ((a == b == c) && ! (a == 7 && b == 7 && c == 7))
{
cout << "You have won x4 your bet!($" << (bet*4) << ")" << endl;
credit = credit + (bet*4);
}
else if ((a == b || a == c || b == c) && !(a == b == c) && !(a == 7 && b == 7 && c == 7))
{
credit = credit + (bet*8);
cout << "You have won x8 your bet!($" << (bet*8) << ")" << endl;
}
else if ((a == b || a == c || b == c) && ! (a == b == c) && ! (a == 7 && b == 7 && c == 7))
{
credit = credit + (bet*16);
cout << "You have won x16 your bet!($" << (bet*16) << ")" << endl;
}
else if (( a == b || a == c || b == c) && ! (a == b == c) && ! (a == 7 && b == 7 && c == 7))
{
credit = credit + (bet*128);
cout << "You have won x128 your bet!($" << (bet*128) << ")" << endl;
}
else
{
cout << "You have lost your betting!($-" << bet << ")" << endl;
credit = credit - bet;
}
return credit;
}
}
return 0;
}
}
}
}

Answer 1

The issue, as others stated, is that you are returning from your main which terminates the program. My suggestion:
Move your game logic into a separate method(s)
Place the logic call inside a while loop in the main that checks if the player wants to play again
Only return from main when the player wants to stop
Example partial code (you should get the idea):
void printWelcome( )
{
std::cout << "Welcome to the One-Armed Bandit!" << std::endl;
// etc.
}
int getBet( )
{
int betAmount;
std::cout << "To play start by betting some money!\n"
<< "Insert 50/ 100/ 500 kr to your account!" << std::endl;
std::cin >> betAmount;
return betAmount;
}
void playGame( )
{
// All of your game logic in here
}
bool wantsToPlay( )
{
std::cout << "Do you want to play again? (y/n)" << std::endl;
char response;
std::cin >> response;
if( response == 'y' )
{
return true;
}
else
{
return false;
}
}
int main( int argc, char** argv )
{
int betAmount = 0;
printWelcome( );
do
{
betAmount = getBet( );
if( betAmount != 50 && betAmount != 100 && betAmount != 150 )
{
// Restart the game loop (ask for bet again)
continue;
}
playGame( );
} while( wantsToPlay( ) );
std::cout << "Thank you for playing!" << std::endl;
return 0;
}

Answer 2

Your console is closing because the program is terminated when the main function hits a return , put a cin before each return. That will "pause" the application just before it terminates letting you see your traces.

Answer 3

Run your program by yourself instead of computer and you will see why its closing so fast. Remember that return in main() means "close program now".