Project #2: Nim

Code

    /// Name: Cassie
    /// Period: 6
    /// Program Name: Nim
    /// File Name: nim.java
    /// Date Finished: 1/29/2016
        
    import java.util.Scanner;
    import java.util.Random;
    
    class nim {
        
        public static void main( String[] args ) {
            
            Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
            Random r = new Random();
            
            String choice;
            int many, times = 2;
            
            System.out.println();
            System.out.print( "Player 1, enter your name: " );
            String player1 = keyboard.next();
            System.out.print( "Player 2, enter your name: " );
            String player2 = keyboard.next();
            System.out.println();
            
            int a = 1 + r.nextInt(5);
            int b = 1 + r.nextInt(5);
            int c = 1 + r.nextInt(5);  
            
            String name = player1;
            
            while ( a != 0 || b != 0 || c != 0 ) {
                
                System.out.println( "A: " + a + "\tB: " + b + "\tC: " + c );
                System.out.println();
                
                if ( times % 2 == 0 ) {
                    name = player1;
                } else {
                    name = player2;
                }
    
                System.out.print( name + ", choose a pile: " );
                choice = keyboard.next();
                System.out.print( "How many to remove from from pile " + choice + ": " );
                many = keyboard.nextInt();
                System.out.println();
    
                if ( choice.equals("a") || choice.equals("A") ) {
                    
                    while ( many > a || many < 1 ) {
                        System.out.print( "Nice try, " + name + ". That's a no-go. Choose again: " );
                        many = keyboard.nextInt();
                        System.out.println();
                    }
    
                    a -= many;
    
                } else if ( choice.equals("b") || choice.equals("B") ) {
                    
                    while ( many > b || many < 1 ) {
                        System.out.print( "Nice try, " + name + ". That's a no-go. Choose again: " );
                        many = keyboard.nextInt();
                        System.out.println();
                    }
    
                    b -= many;
    
                } else if ( choice.equals("c") || choice.equals("C") ) {
                    
                    while ( many > c || many < 1 ) {
                        System.out.print( "Nice try, " + name + ". That's a no-go. Choose again: " );
                        many = keyboard.nextInt();
                        System.out.println();
                    }
    
                    c -= many;
    
                } else {
                    System.out.println( "You did it wrong, so you forfeit your turn." );
                }
                
                times += 1;
            }
            
            if ( name == player1 ) {
                name = player2;
            } else {
                name = player1;
            }
            
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println( "A: " + a + "\tB: " + b + "\tC: " + c );
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println( name + ", there are no counters left, so you WIN!" );
            System.out.println();
                
        }
    }
    

Picture of the output