$card_2) { $cards_1 = array_merge($cards_1, $cards); } else { $cards_2 = array_merge($cards_2, $cards); } } $final_deck = empty($cards_1) ? $cards_2 : $cards_1; $final_deck = array_reverse($final_deck); $sum = 0; for ($i = 1, $l = count($final_deck); $i <= $l; $i++) { $sum += ($i * $final_deck[$i-1]); } echo $sum;