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 /**
  * Created by iyasuwatts on 10/17/17.
  */
+import java.util.Scanner;
 public class Main {
+    static int nonAttempts = 0;
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        //establish user input
+        Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
+        //random number between 1-10 (+1 changes it from 0-9)
+        int GuessItAnswer = (int) (Math.random() * 10) + 1;
+        //establish number of guesses, starts at 1 because to continue they have to guess
+        int guesses = 1;
+        //establish array of all numbers guessed
+        int[] numbersGuessed = new int[10];
+        int guess = 0;
 
-    public static void main(String[] args){
-        
+        //Start game, establish guess with what user inputted
+        System.out.println("Welcome to 'You Guessed It.' Please pick a number, 1 through 10.");
+        String guessString = in.nextLine();
+        guess = tryInteger(guessString);
+
+
+        //while answer is wrong
+        while (guess != GuessItAnswer) {
+            //verify the guess is in range
+            if (guess < 1 || guess > 10) {
+                System.out.println("I guess we don't know how numbers work. Number, 1-10:");
+                guessString = in.nextLine();
+                guess = tryInteger(guessString);
+		nonAttempts++;
+            } else {
+                //tell the user which way to guess next
+                if (guess < GuessItAnswer) {
+                    System.out.println("(buzzer noise) No, that guess is too low. Try again.");
+                } else if (guess > GuessItAnswer) {
+                    System.out.println("(buzzer noise) No, that guess is too high. Try again.");
+                }
+                //catch all if something unexpected happens.
+                else {
+                    System.out.println("We are experiencing technical difficulties. Hang in there Kitty.");
+                }
+                //search array numbersGuessed for previously
+                for (int i = 1; i <= guesses; i++) {
+                    if (guess == numbersGuessed[i]) {
+                        System.out.println("You guessed that already.");
+                        //guess doesn't count if already guessed
+                        guesses--;
+                    }
+                }
+                //add guess into array
+                numbersGuessed[guesses] = guess;
+
+                //increase number of guesses
+                guesses++;
+
+                //get a new guess from user
+                guessString = in.nextLine();
+                guess = tryInteger(guessString);
+            }
+        }
+        //English syntax
+	String vocab1 = "number";
+	String vocab2 = "guess";
+        if (guesses > 1) {
+            vocab1 = "numbers";
+        }
+	if (nonAttempts > 1) {
+	    vocab2 = "guesses";
+	}
+        //game over
+        System.out.println("(klaxon) You did it. You attempted " + guesses + " unique " + vocab1 + " inside the set paramaters. Now go away." + nonAttempts);
+        if (nonAttempts>0) {
+            System.out.println("You provided " + nonAttempts + " " + vocab2 + " that didn't fit within the set parameters. I recommend a math class.");
+        }
+	if (guesses == 1) {
+	    System.out.println("Everyone gets lucky.");
+	}
+    }
+    //this method allows users to enter NaN, forces them to pick a number
+    public static int tryInteger(String guessString){
+        Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
+        try {
+            return Integer.parseInt(guessString);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            System.out.println("I guess we don't know how numbers work. Number, 1-10:");
+            guessString = in.nextLine();
+            int guessTemp = tryInteger(guessString);
+            nonAttempts++;
+            return guessTemp;
+            //return Integer.parseInt(in.nextLine());
+        }
     }
 }