# Counting Cards 12/1/2017

**URL:** <https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/counting-cards-12-1-2017/161718>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [December 1, 2017, 5:04am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/counting-cards-12-1-2017/161718 "2017-12-01T05:04:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![PhilAScript826](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/philascript826/32/127478_2.png) [@PhilAScript826](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/PhilAScript826)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2017, 5:04am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/counting-cards-12-1-2017/161718/1 "2017-12-01T05:04:38Z")

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**Tell us what’s happening:**  
I believe this should work but it’s not letting me pass. Help!

**Your code so far**

```auto
var count = 0;

function cc(card) {
  // Only change code below this line
  switch (card){
    case 2:
    case 3:
    case 4:
    case 5:
    case 6:
      count++;
      break;
    case 10:
    case "J":
    case "Q":
    case "K":
    case "A":
      console--;
      break;
  }
  var move = "";
  if (count > 0){
    move = count + " Bet";
  }
  else{
    move = count + " Hold";
  }
  return move;
  // Only change code above this line
}

// Add/remove calls to test your function.
// Note: Only the last will display
cc(10); cc("J"); cc("Q"); cc("K"); cc("A");

```

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**Link to the challenge:**  
[https://www.freecodecamp.org/challenges/counting-cards](https://www.freecodecamp.org/challenges/counting-cards)

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**Author:** ![kevcomedia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/kevcomedia/32/125737_2.png) [@kevcomedia](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/kevcomedia)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2017, 5:55am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/counting-cards-12-1-2017/161718/5 "2017-12-01T05:55:21Z")

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You’re decrementing the wrong variable.

* * *

Off-topic, but when I saw your code I couldn’t help but try running `1 + console--;`. It turned the `console` object into a number, and `console.log` doesn’t work anymore!

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**Author:** ![PhilAScript826](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/philascript826/32/127478_2.png) [@PhilAScript826](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/PhilAScript826)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2017, 1:08am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/counting-cards-12-1-2017/161718/6 "2017-12-02T01:08:16Z")

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SMH that was silly. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![ILM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/ilm/32/363239_2.png) [@ILM](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/ILM)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/counting-cards-12-1-2017/161718/7 "2021-01-17T20:33:10Z")

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