# Getting weird error on ga

**URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/t/getting-weird-error-on-ga/8640
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [June 9, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/getting-weird-error-on-ga/8640 "2021-06-09T16:23:26Z")
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### Author: ![ArboTeach](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/arboteach/32/2990_2.png) [@ArboTeach](https://forum.makecode.com/u/ArboTeach)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/getting-weird-error-on-ga/8640/1 "2021-06-09T16:23:26Z")

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A student is getting an error saying a ‘number’ is being assigned to a sprite  
 ![error message](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/e/e4a7109d567354ede4388088ff07bc3f1cea3d7f.png)  
here is the game

> **[Survival of the fittest](https://arcade.makecode.com/21421-12187-19620-80041)**
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> Made with ❤️ in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade.

not sure how this is happening  
Thanks for the help

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### Author: ![richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/richard/32/5417_2.png) [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2021, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/getting-weird-error-on-ga/8640/2 "2021-06-09T16:24:09Z")

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The “change fruit by 1” block here is the culprit:

![Screen Shot 2021-06-09 at 9.23.19 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/4/428b434d40e322dfd93afafa69f79c119671cc59.png)

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### Author: ![ArboTeach](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/arboteach/32/2990_2.png) [@ArboTeach](https://forum.makecode.com/u/ArboTeach)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2021, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/getting-weird-error-on-ga/8640/3 "2021-06-09T18:16:13Z")

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thanks I appreciate the help  
both my student and I saw the problem right after submitting the question.