# How to create a point system
**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-create-a-point-system/9179
**Category:** Coding Questions
**Created:** [March 10, 2019, 8:56pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-create-a-point-system/9179 "2019-03-10T20:56:42Z")
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### Author:  [@Chrisir](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Chrisir)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2019, 9:52pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-create-a-point-system/9179/8 "2019-03-10T21:52:36Z")
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**Remark 1**
popped is actually similar to isAlive.
Are they the same?
I mean do they serve the same functions? Then you should unify them and get rid of one.
**Remark 2**
You only have 2 balloons at the moment. You could **restart** a balloon that is at the top.
In the if-clause in the function `top()` :
```auto
x=random(width-diameter);
y=height+diameter+random(30);
isAlive=true;
popped=false;
diameter=random(18,62);
```
**Remark 3**
Here is a similar thing with many balloons. Instead of restarting them they are managed in an `ArrayList` and added and removed from it.
> [@Newbie - Trying to make a "Taiko"-like game](https://discourse.processing.org/t/newbie-trying-to-make-a-taiko-like-game/9120/3):
>
> That requires a small timer and then the boules.add(... part from above. The position of the ball is randomly, see command random(). A timer looks like this: if(millis() - timeStarted \> 1000){ boules.add(new Boule......... timeStarted=millis(); } Example Example not using your code above… ArrayList\ balls = new ArrayList(); int timeStarted=0; void setup() { size(800, 800); noStroke(); timeStarted=-1000; } // func void draw() { background(255); // for-lo…
Regards, Chrisir
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