# HG changeset patch
# User Neil Muller <drnlmuller@gmail.com>
# Date 1252144487 0
# Node ID 1a7097c0fc8f4070ab46fc3d3542d2186dc554b1
# Parent  4a87bfa5cc638b034077140e39be1cb588add3b7
Try harder to have 10 chickens at the start

diff -r 4a87bfa5cc63 -r 1a7097c0fc8f gamelib/gameboard.py
--- a/gamelib/gameboard.py	Sat Sep 05 09:48:48 2009 +0000
+++ b/gamelib/gameboard.py	Sat Sep 05 09:54:47 2009 +0000
@@ -778,13 +778,17 @@
         """Add some random chickens to start the game"""
         x, y = 0, 0
         width, height = self.tv.size
+        tries = 0
         while len(self.chickens) < 10:
             if x < width:
                 tile = self.tv.get((x, y))
             else:
                 y += 1
                 if y >= height:
-                    break
+                    y = 0
+                    tries += 1
+                    if tries > 3:
+                        break # Things have gone wierd
                 x = 0
                 continue
             # See if we place a chicken