Let me know if things can be improved from both a coding perspective and a performance perspective. Thanks!

Activity 1.6.rb

# Nirmit Patel
MAX_NUMBER = 100
MIN_NUMBER = 1
MAX_NUMBER_OF_GUESSES = 8

computers_number = rand(MAX_NUMBER - MIN_NUMBER + 1) + MIN_NUMBER

puts "Hello player. What is your name?"
name = gets
name = name.chomp

choice = true 
while choice
  puts "Hello #{name}. I'm guessing a number between #{MIN_NUMBER} and #{MAX_NUMBER}."
  puts "You need to guess the number. I will tell you if you are too low or too high."
  puts "Make educated guesses because you only get #{MAX_NUMBER_OF_GUESSES} tries."
  puts "If you need help you can enter 'clue'."

  counter = MAX_NUMBER_OF_GUESSES
  found_answer = false
  start_time = Time.now
  end_time = nil
  is_exit = false

  loop do
    break if counter <= 0
    
    puts "What is your guess?(#{counter} tries remaining)"
    guess = gets.chomp
    
    if guess == "clue"
      counter+=1
      puts "Clue: The number ends in #{computers_number.to_s[computers_number.to_s.length-1]}"
    elsif guess.downcase == "exit"
      is_exit = true
      break
    elsif guess.to_i < computers_number
      puts "Your guess was too low!"
    elsif guess.to_i > computers_number
      puts "Your guess was too high!"
    else
      # If we get here, the guess was right!
      found_answer = true
      break
    end
    counter -= 1
  end
  
  end_time = Time.now
  
  if found_answer
    puts "You got the number right! It was #{computers_number}." 
  elsif is_exit
    break
  else
    puts "Sorry you didn't guess the answer within #{MAX_NUMBER_OF_GUESSES} tries!"  
  end
  
  puts "It took you #{end_time-start_time} seconds to finish."
  
  puts "Wanna play again? (Y or N)"
  choice = gets.chomp.downcase == "y"
end

puts "Goodbye and thanks for playing!"