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Magic Eight Ball

In this project we will build a Magic Eight Ball using control flow in JavaScript. The user will be able to input a question, then our program will output a random fortune.

  1. Define a variable called userName and assign the user name of your choice
  2. Define a variable userQuestion and indicate as a value the question you have for the magic ball.
  3. Write a console.log() saying hello and stating what was asked (the username should be included).
  4. Create another variable randomNumber and set it equal to a random number between 0 and 7.
  5. Create one more variable called eightBall and set it equal to an empty string, we will change its value later on.

  6. Create a control flow (if/elseif/else) that takes in the randomNumber and then assigns eightBall to a reply that a Magic Eight Ball would return. Here are 8 Magic Eight Ball phrases that we’d like to save to the variable eightBall:

    • 'It is certain'
    • 'It is decidedly so'
    • 'Reply hazy try again'
    • 'Cannot predict now'
    • 'Do not count on it'
    • 'My sources say no'
    • 'Outlook not so good'
    • 'Signs point to yes'

  7. Write a console.log to print the Magic Eight Ball’s answer.