init();

function init(){

for(i = 0; i < 10; i++){
_root.attachMovie("target", "target_" + i, 100 + i);
theTarget = eval("target_" + i);
theTarget._x = i * (theTarget._width + 5) + 50;
theTarget._y = 200;
theTarget.state = "down";
theTarget.gotoAndStop("down");
//larger popUpRate makes targets pop up more frequently
theTarget.popUpRate = .01;
//larger resetFrames makes targets stay up longer
theTarget.resetFrames = 12;

theTarget.onEnterFrame = function(){
if (this.state == "down"){
//pop up randomly
if (Math.random() < this.popUpRate){
this.state = "up";
this.gotoAndStop("up");
this.counter = this.resetFrames;
} // end "pop up" if
} else {
//count down because target is currently up
this.counter--;
if (this.counter < 0){
//go back down
this.state = "down";
this.gotoAndStop("down");
misses++;
} // end if
} // end "up or down" if
} // end enterFrame

theTarget.onPress = function(){
if (this.state == "up"){
this.state = "down";
this.gotoAndStop("down");
hits++;
} // end if
} // end onRelease
} // end for loop
} // end init