slot-machine

About

A slot machine that's not accurate to real life at all.

Example

const { SlotMachine, SlotSymbol } = require('../src/index');
 
const cherry = new SlotSymbol('cherry', {
    display: '🍒',
    points: 10,
    weight: 100
});
 
const money = new SlotSymbol('money', {
    display: '💰',
    points: 100,
    weight: 50
});
 
const wild = new SlotSymbol('wild', {
    display: '❔',
    points: 10,
    weight: 50,
    wildcard: true
});
 
const machine = new SlotMachine(3, [cherry, money, wild]);
const results = machine.play();
 
console.log(results.visualize());

Docs

SlotSymbol(name[, options])

• name A unique name for the symbol.
• options.display A character to use for displaying.
• options.points Amount of points the symbol gives.
• options.weight Chance of symbol appearing relative to others.
• options.wildcard Whether or not the symbol is a wildcard.

Creates a new SlotSymbol instance:

• name The symbol's name.
• display The character for display.
• points Amount of points the symbol gives.
• weight Chance of symbol appearing.
• wildcard Whether or not the symbol is a wildcard.

SlotMachine(size, symbols[, random])

• size Size of grid, must be odd number above 3.
• symbols Array of SlotSymbols to use.
• random Function returning number [0, 1).

Creates a new SlotMachine instance:

• size Size of grid.
• symbols Symbols to be used.
• random Function returning number [0, 1).

<SlotMachine>.play()

Plays the slot machine and returns the results.
=> Results

<SlotMachine>.chanceOf(name)

• name Name of a SlotSymbol.

Gets the chance of a symbol appearing.
=> number

<Results>

The results of a slot machine play:

• lines The lines generated from the play, where the last two are the major and minor diagonals.
• totalPoints Total amount of points from won lines.
• winCount Amount of lines that have been won.

<Results>.visualize([includeDiagonals])

• includeDiagonals Whether or not to include diagonals in the visualization.

Creates a formatted string from the results.
=> string

<EvaluatedLine>

The lines from a slot machine play:

• symbols The symbols in the line.
• diagonal Whether or not the line is a diagonal.
• isWon Whether or not the line is won.
• points The amount of points this line would give.