# Coding help Please **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [July 10, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/coding-help-please/44869 "2026-07-10T15:55:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HelpMe1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f14d63/32.png) [@HelpMe1](https://forum.makecode.com/u/HelpMe1)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/coding-help-please/44869/1 "2026-07-10T15:55:48Z")
Hi there, need some assistance with my code for this multiplication game. After using the show player choices tile the game just ends without the player being able to enter in the ‘correct’ or ‘incorrect’ option. Any tips on how to fix this? Its not a polished finish just yet but stuck on this part.[https://arcade.makecode.com/S87416-62543-15484-79709](https://arcade.makecode.com/S87416-62543-15484-79709) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/e/d/ed78a5a67070343202dfb200efa4ab002f0ae512.png) ---
**Author:** ![1978monkeynutze](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/1978monkeynutze/32/33979_2.png) [@1978monkeynutze](https://forum.makecode.com/u/1978monkeynutze)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 2:06am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/coding-help-please/44869/2 "2026-07-11T02:06:15Z")
looking at ur code you gotta put the show player choices block and the if then else statement before the start countdown or that weird glitch would happen! hope that helped! ---
**Author:** ![Soleb244](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Soleb244](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Soleb244)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 2:11am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/coding-help-please/44869/3 "2026-07-11T02:11:21Z")
Okay i fixed it. The problem was that the _show player choices_ blocks was after the wait block. ![1000029090](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/5/6/56ecda8c2bc77e8f90a312f6153b25359c38a43a.jpeg) Also, the countdown does the game over thing by default, so you need to add the empty _on countdown end_ block. > **[Times Table Challenge](https://arcade.makecode.com/S23529-55312-36815-23885)** > > Made with ❤️ in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade. ---
**Author:** ![Vincent](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/vincent/32/31472_2.png) [@Vincent](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Vincent)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/coding-help-please/44869/4 "2026-07-11T02:15:26Z")
I remade the whole thing to what I think you were going for here it is: [https://arcade.makecode.com/S97836-20331-95537-17967](https://arcade.makecode.com/S97836-20331-95537-17967) The only problem with this one is that you cannot add a timer to my knowledge ---
**Author:** ![NeverStopTheCoder](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/neverstopthecoder/32/21194_2.png) [@NeverStopTheCoder](https://forum.makecode.com/u/NeverStopTheCoder)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 2:28am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/coding-help-please/44869/5 "2026-07-11T02:28:20Z")
you kinda don’t need the pause 3000 that stops the show player choices block from running for 3 seconds but then by that point they kinda lose ---
**Author:** ![VoxelMaster64](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/voxelmaster64/32/32075_2.png) [@VoxelMaster64](https://forum.makecode.com/u/VoxelMaster64)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 2:30am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/coding-help-please/44869/6 "2026-07-11T02:30:24Z")
welcome to the forums @HelpMe1! The game over is being caused by the countdown, so you should remove that and try to find a different way. this is how you might do it: [https://arcade.makecode.com/S12924-31799-37001-81322](https://arcade.makecode.com/S12924-31799-37001-81322) ---
**Author:** ![HelpMe1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f14d63/32.png) [@HelpMe1](https://forum.makecode.com/u/HelpMe1)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/coding-help-please/44869/7 "2026-07-11T17:31:28Z")
Thanks everyone for fixing the code or your advice. I was wanting the timer there for thinking time for the students but love the way you have now made it self marking too. As I thought, it was the timer that was causing the issues.