Added MiniScript version of 08_Batnum; also updated a couple of READMEs.

00_Alternate_Languages/08_Batnum/MiniScript/README.md

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+Original source downloaded from [Vintage Basic](http://www.vintage-basic.net/games.html).
+
+Conversion to [MiniScript](https://miniscript.org).
+
+Ways to play:
+
+1. Command-Line MiniScript:
+Download for your system from https://miniscript.org/cmdline/, install, and then run the program with a command such as:
+
+	miniscript batnum.ms
+
+2. Mini Micro:
+Download Mini Micro from https://miniscript.org/MiniMicro/, launch, and then click the top disk slot and chose "Mount Folder..."  Select the folder containing the BASIC program.  Then, at the Mini Micro command prompt, enter:
+
+	load "batnum"
+	run

00_Alternate_Languages/08_Batnum/MiniScript/batnum.ms

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+print " "*33 + "Batnum"
+print " "*15 + "Creative Computing  Morristown, New Jersey"
+print; print; print
+print "This program is a 'Battle of Numbers' game, where the"
+print "computer is your opponent."
+print
+print "The game starts with an assumed pile of objects. You"
+print "and your opponent alternately remove objects from the pile."
+print "Winning is defined in advance as taking the last object or"
+print "not. You can also specify some other beginning conditions."
+print "Don't use zero, however, in playing the game."
+print "Enter a negative number for new pile size to stop playing."
+print
+
+options = {}
+getOptions = function
+	while true
+		options.pileSize = input("Enter pile size? ").val
+		if options.pileSize != 0 and options.pileSize == floor(options.pileSize) then break
+	end while
+	if options.pileSize < 0 then return
+
+	while true
+		winOption = input("Enter win option - 1 to take last, 2 to avoid last: ")
+		if winOption == "1" or winOption == "2" then break
+	end while
+	options.takeLast = (winOption == "1")
+
+	while true
+		minMax = input("Enter min and max? ").replace(",", " ").split
+		if minMax.len < 2 then continue
+		options.minTake = minMax[0].val
+		options.maxTake = minMax[-1].val
+		if options.minTake >= 1 and options.minTake < options.maxTake then break
+	end while
+
+	while true
+		startOpt = input("Enter start option - 1 computer first, 2 you first: ")
+		if startOpt == "1" or startOpt == "2" then break
+	end while
+	options.computerFirst = (startOpt == "1")
+end function
+
+computerTurn = function
+	// Random computer play (not in original program):
+	take = options.minTake + floor(rnd * (options.maxTake - options.minTake))
+
+	// Proper (smart) computer play
+	q = pile
+	if not options.takeLast then q -= 1
+	take = q % (options.minTake + options.maxTake)
+	if take < options.minTake then take = options.minTake
+	if take > options.maxTake then take = options.maxTake
+
+	if take >= pile then
+		if options.takeLast then
+			print "Computer takes " + pile + " and wins."
+		else
+			print "Computer takes " + pile + " and loses."
+		end if
+		globals.gameOver = true
+	else
+		globals.pile -= take
+		print "Computer takes " + take + " and leaves " + pile
+	end if
+end function
+
+playerTurn = function
+	while true
+		print; take = input("Your move? ").val
+		if take == 0 then
+			print "I told you not to use zero! Computer wins by forfeit."
+			globals.gameOver = true
+			return
+		end if
+		if options.minTake <= take <= options.maxTake and take <= pile then break
+		print "Illegal move, reenter it"
+	end while
+	if take >= pile then
+		if options.takeLast then
+			print "Congratulations, you win."
+		else
+			print "Tough luck, you lose."
+		end if
+		globals.gameOver = true
+	else
+		globals.pile -= take
+		//print "You take " + take + ", leaving " + pile	// (not in original program)
+	end if
+end function
+
+while true
+	getOptions
+	if options.pileSize < 0 then break
+	pile = options.pileSize
+	gameOver = false
+
+	print; print
+
+	if options.computerFirst then computerTurn
+	while not gameOver
+		playerTurn
+		if gameOver then break
+		computerTurn
+	end while
+
+	for i in range(1,10); print; end for
+end while
+print "OK, bye!"

08_Batnum/README.md

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 Downloaded from Vintage Basic at
 http://www.vintage-basic.net/games.html
 
+#### Known Bugs
+
+- Though the instructions say "Enter a negative number for new pile size to stop playing," this does not actually work.
+
 #### Porting Notes
 
 (please note any difficulties or challenges in porting here)

09_Battle/README.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ The first thing you should learn is how to locate and designate positions on the
 
 The second thing you should learn about is the splash/hit ratio. “What is a ratio?” A good reply is “It’s a fraction or quotient.” Specifically, the spash/hit ratio is the number of splashes divided by the number of hits. If you had 9 splashes and 15 hits, the ratio would be 9/15 or 3/5, both of which are correct. The computer would give this splash/hit ratio as .6.
 
-The main objective and primary education benefit of BATTLE comes from attempting to decode the bas guys’ fleet disposition code. To do this, you must make a comparison between the coded matrix and the actual matrix which you construct as you play the game.
+The main objective and primary education benefit of BATTLE comes from attempting to decode the bad guys’ fleet disposition code. To do this, you must make a comparison between the coded matrix and the actual matrix which you construct as you play the game.
 
 The original author of both the program and these descriptive notes is Ray Westergard of Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, California.