I'm describing a game, let's say, about whacking moles. You have to whack some moles to win a round. Should I write:
1. Mowing your lawn wouldn't have been fun if you hadn't whacked moles. - and you do whack moles in the game, so it's an impossible situation.
2. Mowing your lawn wouldn't be fun if you didn't whack moles. - I have no logical reason for this one> But the first one seems too complicated, and this one doesn't.
3. Mowing your lawn won't be fun if you don't whack moles. - Maybe you don't need to whack moles if you want to have fun, but many people do. On the one hand, it's a likely situation. On the other hand, it has nothing to do with the game as you don't choose whether you want to whack moles.
Hope that makes sense. Thanks!
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