# Multi Dice ## Introduction @unplugged ![Multiple @boardname@ throwing a dice](/static/mb/projects/multi-dice.png) Build a multi-player dice game using the **radio**. The **radio** blocks let you send wireless messages between a @boardnam@ and another @boardname@. In this game, you shake to "throw the dice" and send the result to the other @boardname@. If you receive a result of a dice throw equal or greater than yours, you lose. ## Dice game @fullscreen Let's start by rebuilding the **dice** game. If you are unsure about the details, try the **dice** tutorial again. ```blocks input.onGesture(Gesture.Shake, function () { basic.showNumber(Math.randomRange(1, 6)) }) ``` ## Dice variable @fullscreen We need to store the result of the dice cast in a variable. A **variable** is like a place in the memory of the @boardname@ where you save information, like numbers. * Go to the **Variables** toolbox and click ``||Make a Variable||`` to create a new variable. We will call it **dice**. * Add a ``||set dice to||`` block and drag the ``||pick random||`` into it. * Drag a ``||dice||`` from the **Variables** toolbox into the ``||basic:show number||`` block. ```blocks let dice = 0 input.onGesture(Gesture.Shake, function () { dice = Math.randomRange(1, 6) basic.showNumber(dice) }) ``` ## Send the dice @fullscreen Put in a ``||radio:send number||`` and a ``||dice||`` to send the value stored in the ``dice`` variable via radio. ```blocks let dice = 0 input.onGesture(Gesture.Shake, function () { dice = Math.randomRange(1, 6) basic.showNumber(dice) radio.sendNumber(dice) }) ``` ## Receive the dice @fullscreen Go get an ``||radio:on received number||`` event block. This event runs when a radio message from another @boardname@ arrives. The ``receivedNumber`` value is the value of the dice in this game. ```blocks radio.onReceivedNumber(function (receivedNumber) { }) ``` ## Check your cast @fullscreen Add a ``||logic:if||`` block to test if ``receivedNumber`` is greater or equal to ``dice``. If is, you lost so display a sad face on the screen. ```blocks let dice = 0; radio.onReceivedNumber(function (receivedNumber) { if (receivedNumber >= dice) { basic.showIcon(IconNames.Sad) } }) ``` ## Test it! @fullscreen Try pressing **SHAKE** in the simulator and see that a second @boardname@ appears. You can play the game on both virtual boards. If you have more than one @boardname@, download your code onto each one and try playing the game with your friends! ```blocks let dice = 0 input.onGesture(Gesture.Shake, function () { dice = Math.randomRange(1, 6) basic.showNumber(dice) radio.sendNumber(dice) }) radio.onReceivedNumber(function (receivedNumber) { if (receivedNumber >= dice) { basic.showIcon(IconNames.Sad) } }) ```