Limiting Moves In Corona SDK

Question

I am creating a Match-3 game in Corona SDK, and I would like to limit the amount of moves(or turns) a player can make before a gameover in called. I'd also like to display it to the player. Can anyone help me accomplish this, as this is my first big project.

Answer 1

Last year I finished a match-three game and there is an example for you to help:

local moves_count = 10 -- limite 10 moves

--Called move_success when player moved two cells succeed
function move_success()
    --Your code here
    --XXX
    --
    moves_count = moves_count - 1
    update_moves_display()
    check()
end

function check()
    --Your code here
    --XXX
    --

    while true do
        if XXXX then --level clear
            level_clear()
            return
        end

        if check_out_of_moves() then
            level_failed("outofmoves")
            return
        end

        --Check others you want
        --Your code here

        --
        return
    end
end

function update_moves_display()
    --Your code here
    --XXX
    --
end

function check_out_of_moves()
    return moves_count == 0
end

function level_failed(info)
    --Your code here
    --XXX
    --
end

function level_clear()
    --Your code here
    --XXX
    --
end

PS:My English is not very good, pardon me. ^_^