// from wackadot

// from handleCollisions
        if (dot.intersects(blueDot))
        {
            repositionRandomly(blueDot);
            if (dot.getColor().equals(Color.BLUE))
            {
                dot.setColor(Color.RED);
                score++;
            }
            else
            {
                score--;
            }
            updateString(scoreSprite, "Score: ", score);
        }
        if (dot.intersects(redDot))
        {
            repositionRandomly(redDot);
            if (dot.getColor().equals(Color.RED))
            {
                dot.setColor(Color.BLUE);
                score++;
            }
            else
            {
                score--;
            }
            updateString(scoreSprite, "Score: ", score);
        }

=>
    private void checkCollision (Sprite badDot, Color old, Color new)
    {
        if (dot.intersects(badDot))
        {
            repositionRandomly(badDot);
            if (dot.getColor().equals(old))
            {
                dot.setColor(new);
                score++;
            }
            else
            {
                score--;
            }
            updateString(scoreSprite, "Score: ", score);
        }
    }

        checkCollision(blueDot, Color.BLUE, Color.RED);
        checkCollision(redDot, Color.RED, Color.BLUE);


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// from breakout

// from handleCollisions
        if (ball.intersects(walls[2]))
        {
            if (lives  == 0)
            {
                endMessage.setText("You Lose!");
                canvas.addSprite(endMessage);
                gameOver = true;
            }
            else
            {
                lives --;
                // rest not shown ...
            }
        }
        else if (score == 40)
        {
            endMessage.setText("You Win");
            canvas.addSprite(endMessage);
            gameOver = true;
        }

=>
    private void endGame (String message)
    {
        endMessage.setText(message);
        canvas.addSprite(endMessage);
        gameOver = true;
    }

        if (ball.intersects(walls[2]))
        {
            if (lives  == 0)
            {
                endGame("You Lose!");
            }
            else
            {
                lives --;
                // rest not shown ...
            }
        }
        else if (score == 40)
        {
            endGame("You Win");
        }



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// from breakout

// from handleCollisions
        if (blocks[k].getColor().equals(Color.LIGHT_GRAY))
        {
            score = score + 5;
        }
        else if (blocks[k].getColor().equals(Color.GRAY))
        {
            score = score + 10;
        }
        else if (blocks[k].getColor().equals(Color.DARK_GRAY))
        {
            score = score + 15;
        }
        if (blocks[k].getColor().equals(Color.BLACK))
        {
            score = score + 20;
        }




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// from breakout

// from handleCollisions
        for (int k = 0; k < 9; k++)
        {
            for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++)
            {
                if (blocks[k][j].isVisible() && blocks[k][j].intersects(ball1))
                {
                    ballTracker1.bounce(ball1, blocks[k][j]);
                    if (blocks[k][j].getColor() == Color.WHITE)
                        blocks[k][j].setVisible(false);
                    else
                        blocks[k][j].setColor(Color.WHITE);
                    score++;
                    blocksleft--;
                }
                if (blocks[k][j].isVisible() && blocks[k][j].intersects(ball2))
                {
                    ballTracker2.bounce(ball2, blocks[k][j]);
                    if (blocks[k][j].getColor() == Color.WHITE)
                        blocks[k][j].setVisible(false);
                    else
                        blocks[k][j].setColor(Color.WHITE);
                    score++;
                    blocksleft--;
                }
            }
        }



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// from breakout

// from initSprites
        for (int i = 0; i < NUM_BLOCKS; i++)
        {
            blocks1[i].setColor(new Color((int)(Math.random() * 255),
                                          (int)(Math.random() * 255),
                                          (int)(Math.random() * 255));
            blocks1[i].setScale(canvas.getWidth() * 0.1);
            blocks1[i].setLocation(canvas.getWidth() * 0.1 + 44 * i,
                                   canvas.getHeight() * 0.25);
            blocks2[i].setColor(new Color((int)(Math.random() * 255),
                                          (int)(Math.random() * 255),
                                          (int)(Math.random() * 255));
            blocks2[i].setScale(canvas.getWidth() * 0.1);
            blocks2[i].setLocation(canvas.getWidth() * 0.1 + 44 * i,
                                   canvas.getHeight() * 0.3);
            blocks3[i].setColor(new Color((int)(Math.random() * 255),
                                          (int)(Math.random() * 255),
                                          (int)(Math.random() * 255));
            blocks3[i].setScale(canvas.getWidth() * 0.1);
            blocks3[i].setLocation(canvas.getWidth() * 0.1 + 44 * i,
                                   canvas.getHeight() * 0.35);
        }
        


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// from breakout

    public void advanceFrame ()
    {
        handleInput();

        if (level == 1)      handleCollisions1();
        else if (level == 2) handleCollisions2();
        else if (level == 3) handleCollisions3();

        updateStatus();
    }

// awesome, but can we make it better?
// - level data class
//   - okay, but no methods
// - level class
//   - okay, but no access to canvas, random, etc.