Having a pool of upcoming items

item_pool.p8

if btnp(4) then
        local index = cursor.y*10+cursor.x
        -- placing something will have to consider if it is an empty spot
        -- and if we still have something to place (in hand is > 0 in id)
        if (space_map[index] == vacant) and (in_hand_object != 0) then
            -- if so place it
            space_map[cursor.y*10+cursor.x] = in_hand_object
            -- set our hand to "empty"
            in_hand_object = 0
            -- only add objecst to hand if we still have them in pool
            -- if so, take out the first and add it to hand
            if #upcoming_items > 0 then
                in_hand_object = deli(upcoming_items, 1)
            end
            
            -- only add objecst to the upcoming pool if we still have some left
            if items_left > 0 then
                -- add a random item to there
                add(upcoming_items, rnd({1,2,3,4,5,6}))
                --decrease what is left
                items_left -= 1
            end
        end
    end

Made for devlog about Daily Verse: https://ko-fi.com/post/Daily-Verse-2-PPJJGG-4--Gridwork-and-leftover-P5P71FR30J