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concept seems to be centered around creating an interactive web-based slot machine game featuring the following elements:

1. 3x3 Grid of Slots: A visual display with three rows and three columns where each individual slot can showcase an emoji.

2. Spinning Reels: Each slot should have the visual effect of a spinning reel of emojis that stops after a short duration. This spin should resemble a vertical scrolling animation seen in physical slot machines.

3. Random Outcome: After spinning, each slot should randomly stop at an emoji, which together forms a grid of 9 emojis.

4. Riddle-Based Interaction: Once the reels stop spinning, the game should present a riddle to the player. The riddles are linked to the emojis, and the player must select the emoji that correctly answers the riddle.

5. Score System: The game keeps track of the player’s score. Selecting the correct emoji increases the score, while the wrong choice decreases it.

6. User Interface Controls: The game should include a “Spin” button to start the spin, and after the reels stop, the emojis should become clickable for the player to guess the answer to the riddle.

7. No Use of Template Literals: The JavaScript code should avoid using template literals (backticks) and should use string concatenation instead.

8. Simple and Efficient Code: The game’s code should be kept as clean and efficient as possible, without unnecessary complexity.

Based on this concept, modifications to the original game code might involve adding a function to initialize a 3x3 grid of slots, animate the spinning of emojis within each slot, handle the stopping of each reel in a randomized fashion, manage the game state to handle user interactions pre-spin and post-spin, display riddles and check answers, as well as update the score appropriately.:






<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Emoji Slot Machine Game</title>
<style>
body {
  font-family: monospace, sans-serif;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  background: #f0f0f0;
}

.container {
  max-width: 600px;
  margin: 20px auto;
  padding: 10px;
  background: #fff;
  border-radius: 10px;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  text-align: center;
}

h1 {
  color: #333;
}

.slot-container {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.slot {
  width: 100px;
  height: 100px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 2px solid #333;
  margin: 0 5px;
  position: relative;
  background: #eee;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center; /* Center emoji vertically /
  justify-content: center; / Center emoji horizontally */
}

.slot div {
  width: 100%;
}

.reel {
  position: absolute;
  top: -100%;
  width: 100%;
  text-align: center;
}

.emoji {
  font-size: 80px;
  transition: transform 0.5s;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.spin {
  animation: spin 3s linear infinite;
}

@keyframes spin {
  from { top: -100%; }
  to { top: 100%; }
}

.score {
  font-weight: bold;
  margin: 10px 0;
}

#riddle-container {
  margin: 10px 0;
  padding: 8px;
  background-color: #ddd;
  display: none;
}

.notification {
  font-size: 16px;
  color: white;
  background-color: rebeccapurple;
  padding: 8px;
  border-radius: 5px;
  display: none;
}

.answered {
  transform: scale(0.8) translateY(-20px);
  opacity: 0.5;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
  <h1>Riddle Slots:</h1>
  <div id="score" class="score">Score: 0</div>
  <div class="slot-container" id="slot-container">
    <div class="slot"><div class="reel"></div></div>
    <div class="slot"><div class="reel"></div></div>
    <div class="slot"><div class="reel"></div></div>
  </div>
  <button onclick="startGame()">Spin & Play</button>
  <div id="riddle-container"></div>
  <div id="notification" class="notification"></div>
</div>

<script>
var score = 0;
var reelsStopped = 0;
var selectedEmojis = [];
var riddleAnswer = "";
var riddles = {
  '🍔': 'I am a popular fast food item. What am I?',
  '🍕': 'I am a round dish with cheese and toppings. What am I?',
  '🍩': 'I am a sweet and circular pastry. What am I?',
  '🌮': 'I am a folded tortilla with various fillings. What am I?',
  '🍦': 'I am a frozen dessert made from milk. What am I?',
  '🥨': 'I am a knot-shaped bread product. What am I?'
};
var slots = document.querySelectorAll('.slot');
var emojis = ['🍔', '🍕', '🍩', '🌮', '🍦', '🥨'];
var spinTime = 2000; // Time in milliseconds for the slots to spin

function startGame() {
  reelsStopped = 0;
  selectedEmojis = [];
  riddleAnswer = "";
  document.getElementById('riddle-container').style.display = 'none';
  // Prepare the slots for spinning
  slots.forEach(function(slot, index) {
    var reel = slot.querySelector('.reel');
    reel.innerHTML = ""; // Clear previous emojis
    // Populate the reel with emojis
    for (var i = 0; i < 20; i++) { // Double the number for spinning effect
      var emojiDiv = document.createElement('div');
      emojiDiv.className = 'emoji';
      emojiDiv.innerText = emojis[Math.floor(Math.random() * emojis.length)];
      reel.appendChild(emojiDiv);
      emojiDiv.style.top = (i * 100) + 'px'; // Position emojis in the reel
    }
    // Reset the reel position and start spinning
    reel.style.top = "-100%";
    reel.classList.add('spin');
    // Schedule to stop the reel
    setTimeout(stopReel, spinTime, reel, index);
  });
}

function stopReel(reel, index) {
  // Stop the spinning animation by removing the class
  reel.classList.remove('spin');
  // Randomly pick an emoji to show in the slot window
  var randomIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * 1) * 10;
  reel.style.top = (-randomIndex) + 'px';
  selectedEmojis[index] = reel.children[randomIndex / 10].innerText;
  reelsStopped++;

  // Check if all reels have stopped to show the riddle
  if (reelsStopped === slots.length) {
    var answerIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * selectedEmojis.length);
    riddleAnswer = selectedEmojis[answerIndex];
    showRiddle(riddleAnswer);
  }
}

function showRiddle(answerEmoji) {
  var riddleText = riddles[answerEmoji];
  var riddleContainer = document.getElementById('riddle-container');
  riddleContainer.innerHTML = riddleText;
  riddleContainer.style.display = 'block';
}

document.getElementById('slot-container').addEventListener('click', function(event) {
  if (event.target.classList.contains('emoji') && reelsStopped === slots.length) {
    checkAnswer(event.target);
  }
});

function checkAnswer(selectedEmojiDiv) {
  if(selectedEmojiDiv.innerText === riddleAnswer) {
    updateScore(true);
    selectedEmojiDiv.classList.add('answered');
    showNotification('Correct!', true);
    setTimeout(startGame, 2000); // Automatic new round
  } else {
    updateScore(false);
    showNotification('Wrong answer!', false);
  }
}

function updateScore(isSuccess) {
  score += isSuccess ? 1 : -1;
  document.getElementById('score').innerText = 'Score: ' + score;
}

function showNotification(message, isSuccess) {
  var notification = document.getElementById('notification');
  notification.innerText = message;
  notification.style.backgroundColor = isSuccess ? 'green' : 'red';
  notification.style.display = 'block';
  setTimeout(function() {
    notification.style.display = 'none';
  }, 2000);
}
</script>
</body>
</html>