Why doesn't this code work in roblox studio? I'm new and I don't know why it gives me error

Question

local contador = 1 
local jugadores = game.Players
while jugadores > 3 do
while contador > 10 do
    contador = contador + 1
    print("Quedan " ..contador.. "segundos")
    wait(1)
print( "Hay "..jugadores.. "jugadores" ) 
end
end

It gives me the error in bold and the parenthesis

I tried to quit the parenthesis but I'm new and I don't know what to do. Thanks

Answer 1

Because you are using a Script in the Workspace, it will execute as soon as it is loaded into the world. So when this code runs it will go something like this :

• there are no players in the world...
• is jugadores greater than 3? no, skip the loops...
• exit

So you need to have a way to wait for players to join the game before you execute your logic. I would recommend using the Players.PlayerAdded signal as a way to check when there are enough players.

local Players = game:GetService("Players")

-- when a player joins the game, check if we have enough players
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
    local jugadoresTotal = #Players:GetPlayers()
    print(string.format("Hay %d jugadores", jugadoresTotal))

    if jugadoresTotal > 3 then
        local contador = 1
        while contador <= 10 do
            print(string.format("Quedan %d segundos", contador))
            wait(1)
            contador = contador + 1
         end

         -- do something now that we have 4 players
    end
end)