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by ludwik 149 days ago
Shouldn't the code say:

    position = (position + direction + 1) % 12;
Or have I misunderstood something?
2 comments

The +12 is to keep the number positive. The direction contains the movement so a +1 wouldn't make sense.
The +12 there is so that % works correctly (ie the number never becomes negative)