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Playing or over

What we are doing

The game is either 'playing' or 'over'. We keep that in state, and update does nothing unless the game is being played.

```js
let state // 'playing' or 'over'

  state = 'playing'

function update() {
  if (state !== 'playing') return
```

What it means

newGame sets state to 'playing'.
!== means "is not equal to", and return leaves update at once.

Your turn

Under let wave write let state.
In newGame, under bullets = [], write state = 'playing'.
At the top of update write the return line and an empty line.

Skills: Game states

← One function to start Game over →

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