// iostream - IO functions
// cstdlib - stdlib.h (C header); used for srand and rand functions
// ctime - time.h (C header); used for time function as argument to srand

#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <ctime>

//constants for the maximum/minimum values of the generated number
//  only change the MAX_VAL and MIN_VAL. everything else should be fine.
#define    MAX_VAL    6
#define MIN_VAL    1
#define    RANGE    (MAX_VAL - MIN_VAL + 1)

using std::cout;
using std::endl;

int main () {
    // seed the random number generator with current time as unsigned value
    srand((unsigned)time(0));

    //a simple bit of math for a random value between two integers
    // (you can find others if you want a better one
    //   as this is not exactly random enough sometimes)
    cout << ((rand() % RANGE) + MIN_VAL) << endl;

    return 0;
}