Java API = Java's ready-made libraries https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/index.html Random class nextInt(int maximum) returns a random number between [0, maximum) https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/util/Random.html import java.util.Random; public class Example { public static void main(String[] args){ Random rnd = new Random(); for (int i=0; i<5; i++) { System.out.println(rnd.nextInt(6) + 1); } } } Example output: 5 4 3 4 6