local mapX = { }
local mapY = { }
local count = 8

local i = 0
while mapX[count] == 0 and mapY[count] == 0 do
    local collide = false
    for x = 0, 16 do
        for y = 0, 16 do
            local n = love.math.random(99)
            -- we "randomize" a number so they don't ALWAYS spawn next to each other
            -- they can but it's unlikely..
            if n == 1 then
                for d = 0,  count do
                    if x == mapX[d] and y == mapY[d] then
                        -- we don't add them more than once in the same x and y coords
                        collide = true
                    end
                end
                if not collide then
                    mapX[i] = x
                    mapY[i] = y
                    i = i + 1
                    print("mapX: " .. mapX[i] .. " mapY: " .. mapY[i])
                end
            end
        end
    end
end