Please help me figure out how to add a score to the game pong, as I tried several ways to do it but all of them are unsuccessful. I would like help as this is a school project

How does the program decide if the player has missed the ball?

have you tried variable?

change [point v] by (1)

below

when green flag clicked
forever
    
end
if <touching [Paddle] ?> then
change [Score] by (1)
    
end

Put the bottom block together

17khoang1 wrote:

when green flag clicked
forever
    
end
if <touching [Paddle] ?> then
change [Score] by (1)
    
end

Put the bottom block together

But one thing is, what has to be in the “Forever” loop? In order for something to be done forever, you need something in the forever loop (unless Im mistaken) but through the thing that I know, you need something in the forever loop.

Here:

when green flag clicked
forever
    
if <whatever the condition is> then
change [score v] by (1)
end

end

FMXmotocross12 wrote:

17khoang1 wrote:

when green flag clicked
forever
    
end
if <touching [Paddle] ?> then
change [Score] by (1)
    
end

Put the bottom block together

But one thing is, what has to be in the “Forever” loop? In order for something to be done forever, you need something in the forever loop (unless Im mistaken) but through the thing that I know, you need something in the forever loop.

if you look at my the bottom of the script i made it said, “Put the bottom blocks together” so what i meant was it should look like this

when green flag clicked
forever
    
if <touching [Paddle] ?> then
change [Score] by (1)
    
end

end

You can take a look at my project to see an example
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/34137774/

You can use this block:

broadcast [v]

To let other sprites know they need to change the score.
And put this script into another sprite:

when I receive [ v]
change [ scorev] by (1)

Use the variables feature:
(this is for the ball)

when green flag clicked
forever
    if <touching [goal v] ?> then
    
broadcast [GOAL! v]
end
end




when I receive [GOAL! v]
change [left side score v] by (1)

Try adding a var code called Score, points, jelly or what ever you want

when green flag clicked

if <touching [ Paddlev] ?> then
    
change [Score v] by (0)
end

What about this!

when green flag clicked
forever
    
if <touching [Paddle v] ?> then
change [Points v] by (1)
    
end

end

Basically under the Ball code:

when green flag clicked
forever
    
if <touching [ paddle] ?> then
    
change [score] by (1)
end

end