//Dice throwing with array - use 8X12 fonts


#include "stdafx.h"
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <conio.h>
#include <iostream>

using namespace System; //needs clr support  
using namespace std;

int throw_n_dice(int n)
//sum of n dice outcomes
{
	int sum=n;
	while(n--)sum+=rand()%6;
	return sum;
}

const int DICE=2; //2-4
const int OUTCOMES=(DICE*6)-DICE+1; //number of different outcomes
void main(void)
{
		srand(time(NULL));
		Console::SetWindowSize(80,50); // use 8X12 fonts
		int outcome[OUTCOMES]={0}; //2-12
		while(1)
		{
			int x,space=3; //space between bars
			for(int i=0 ; i<200 ; i++) outcome[throw_n_dice(DICE)-DICE]++; //play
			Console::Clear();
			x=1;
			int y;
			for(int i=0 ; i<OUTCOMES ; i++, x+=space) //draw histogram
			{
				for( y=50 ;   ; outcome[i]--,y--)
				{
					Console::SetCursorPosition(x,y);
					if(outcome[i]==0) {cout<<i+DICE; break;}
					else cout<<"*";
				}
			}
			Console::SetCursorPosition(1,1);
			if(getch()=='e') break;
		}
}