Objective

The goal of this project is to build a digital scoreboard that will track and display the scores of two players in a ping pong game. The program will:

• Initialize both players’ scores to 0.
• Allow for score input through a simple interface.
• Display the updated scores after each point.
• End the game when a player reaches a predefined winning score.

Code Implementation

#include 
using namespace std;

// Function to display the current scoreboard
void displayScore(int player1Score, int player2Score) {
    cout << "\n----------------------------" << endl;
    cout << "Player 1: " << player1Score << " | Player 2: " << player2Score << endl;
    cout << "----------------------------" << endl;
}

int main() {
    int player1Score = 0, player2Score = 0;
    int winningScore = 11; // Standard ping pong game winning score
    int player1Points, player2Points;

    cout << "Welcome to the Ping Pong Game!" << endl;
    cout << "First player to reach " << winningScore << " points wins!" << endl;

    // Main game loop
    while (player1Score < winningScore && player2Score < winningScore) {
        displayScore(player1Score, player2Score);

        // Input for player 1
        cout << "\nEnter points for Player 1: "; cin >> player1Points;
        player1Score += player1Points;

        // Input for player 2
        cout << "Enter points for Player 2: "; cin >> player2Points;
        player2Score += player2Points;

        if (player1Score >= winningScore || player2Score >= winningScore) {
            break;
        }
    }

    // Display final result
    displayScore(player1Score, player2Score);

    if (player1Score >= winningScore) {
        cout << "Player 1 wins!" << endl; } else if (player2Score >= winningScore) {
        cout << "Player 2 wins!" << endl;
    }

    return 0;
}

Explanation of the Program

The program is designed to run a simple ping pong game between two players. Here’s how it works:

1. The program starts by initializing both players’ scores to zero.
2. It then enters a loop, where it asks for input from both players for the points they scored in a given round.
3. After each round, the scores are updated and displayed using the displayScore() function.
4. If either player reaches the defined winning score (11 points), the game ends, and the winner is announced.

How to Run the Program

Follow these steps to run the Ping Pong Scoreboard program:

1. Make sure you have a C++ compiler installed on your system (e.g., GCC, MinGW, or any IDE like Code::Blocks or Visual Studio).
2. Create a new C++ file (e.g., ping_pong_scoreboard.cpp) and copy the code into it.
3. Compile the program using your chosen compiler. For example, in the terminal or command prompt, type:
   • g++ ping_pong_scoreboard.cpp -o ping_pong_scoreboard
4. Run the program by typing the following command:
   • ./ping_pong_scoreboard
5. Follow the on-screen prompts to enter points for each player and watch the scoreboard update in real-time.