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[edgshift]

Tell us what’s happening:

I’ve seen so far similar answer to mine, but still I’m trying to figure out what is wrong with my code.

Your code so far

let count = 0 

function cardCounter(card){
  if (card >= 2 && card <= 6){
    return count += 1
  }
  else if (card >= 7 && card <= 9){
    return count += 0
  }
  else if(card === 10 || card === 'A' || card === 'K' || card === 'J' || card === 'Q'){
    return count -= 1
  }

  if(count >= 1){
    return `Bet ${count}`
  }
  else if(count <= 0){
    return `Hold ${count}`
  }
}

console.log(cardCounter(6))

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Build a Card Counting Assistant - Build a Card Counting Assistant

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[dhess]

Hi @edgshift,

Why do you think you’re seeing 1 in the console?

Will your code ever reach the second if statement?

Is your final output formatted as asked?

Happy coding

[edgshift]

I’m seeing 1 cause the count variable is incremented by 1, and the output format is such the example.

[dhess]

@edgshift

if(count >= 1){
    return `Bet ${count}`
  }
  else if(count <= 0){
    return `Hold ${count}`
  }

Try adding logs inside your if and else statements like console.log("inside count>=1").

Do you see a message in the console for either log?

What happens in your code when you return?

Happy coding

[edgshift]

[dhess]

This is from the code you posted with logs added.
What good does it do you to force the output with console.log(cardCouter(-3))?
What point are you trying to make?