# Getting the game to stop

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-the-game-to-stop/243143>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 3, 2007, 9:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-the-game-to-stop/243143 "2007-11-03T09:25:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![CHANGE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dbc845/32.png) [@CHANGE](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CHANGE)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2007, 9:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-the-game-to-stop/243143/1 "2007-11-03T09:25:39Z")

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Hi, I’m currently working on this game as part of a project. It basically comprises of navigating a character(box) to avoid falling blocks(targets) until the character is hit three times and then the game should end. The current code looks like this:

```auto

var steps:Number = 5; //distance of one horizontal movement increment
var spriteX:Number = 265; // box x coordinate
var spriteY:Number = 265; // box y coordinate
//--target variables--
var targetNum:Number = 4; //total amount of targets at one time
var i:Number = 0; //inital number of target instances: the increment starts at 0
var score:Number = 3; //inital score amount
var gameActive:Boolean = true; //game is initially on

//---- functions ---- 

function checkKeys() { 
    if (Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT) && spriteX<510) { 
        spriteX += steps; 
    } else if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT) && spriteX>40) { 
            spriteX -= steps; 
            }
}

function updateBox() { 
box._x = spriteX; 
box._y = spriteY; 
} 

//--Manage target--
function initTargets() {
    if(gameActive == true) {
    for (i; i<targetNum; i++) { 
        attachMovie("target_mc", "target"+i, i); 
        
        targets = _root["target"+i]; 
        
        updateTargets(targets); 

        targets.onEnterFrame = function() {
            if (this.hitTest(box)) {
                this._y += 250;
                score -= 1;
                if (score <= 0) {
                    gameActive = false;
                }
            }
                
            else if(this._y > 0 && this._y < 300) { 
                    this._y += this.velo;
                } 
                else { 
                    updateTargets(this);
                }
            }
        if (this._y > 300) {
                        removeMovieClip(this);
        } 
    }
}
}

function updateTargets(which) { 
    which.gotoAndStop(random(530)); 
    which._x = random(530); //distance value
    which._y = 5; //height
    which.velo = random(10)+ 2; //speed
} 

initTargets(); //start function

//--initiate functions--
this.onEnterFrame = function() {  
    checkKeys(); 
    updateBox();
}; 

```

Currently the problem seems to be that even after the score is reduced to 0 and gameActive is set to false, the “for loop” continues to push out increments and the game does not stop.

I would guess I’ve made a logic error somewhere, but I’ve tried a few things and can’t figure it out.

Any help would be very much appreciated, thanks.