Michigan: A Card Game

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MichiganA Card Game

• Albert M Sheldon IV
• Advisor David Hannay

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Description

• The Card Game Michigan is a stops based game
• There are Cards upon which Money is placed and
  players can win by playing the corresponding card
• There is one extra hand dealt which may or may
  not be traded by another player to use

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Description

• Play begins with the two of clubs and continues
  from there until a card in the extra hand is
  reached or the ace is played
• The player who played last has the next chance to
  play they may play whatever suit they wish as
  long as they change suits and play the lowest
  card in the suit
• Play continues until a player has played all
  their cards

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Variations - Give rise to Prefs

• Play May Not start with 2 of clubs
• Players may place all their chips on one of the
  cards on the table
• Dealer may Auction Spare Hand
• Change of Suit May Not be Compulsory
• Rules were found at http//www.pagat.com/stops/mi
  chigan.html

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Project Goals

• Implement the Card Game Mechanics in a Text Based
  Manner
• Re-Implement the Game using a GUI
• Add a Computer Player Module

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Implementation Notes

• Java
• Preference File
• Dialog Boxes
• Drawing Cards
• Interaction Buttons
• Clickable Cards

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Sample Game

• Begins By asking how many Players
• How many chips each player starts with
• How many players should be controlled by the
  computer

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Sample Game

• Initially (first run), Preference settings are
  required
• For this exercise we will uncheck all of the
  preferences

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Sample Game

• Player 1 Deals the cards and antes to each of the
  Money Cards

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Sample Game

• We now see how many chips each player has after
  the ante

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Sample Game

• Since we chose not to start with the 2 of clubs,
  play starts with player 2

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Sample Game

• Player 3 has at this point played the Ace of
  hearts which is a money card. Because of this
  this player receives 9 chips

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Sample Game

• When a human players turn the player can click on
  a card which is a legal play
• The computer highlights these cards for the player

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Sample Game

• Player 3 Runs out of Cards First and thus is the
  Winner

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Sample Game

• Finally, once the game is over the final chip
  totals are output and we can see who actually won
  overall

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Advantages Disadvantages of Implementation

• Advantage
• Dialog Boxes to Announce Changes
• Cross Platform

• Disadvantage
• Unable to see current values
• Limited Platform Advantages

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Problems Encountered

• Difficulty of Coding was Greater than Anticipated
• Difficult to Jump Right in with hardly any
  preparation prior to the term because of Term
  Abroad

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Goals Completed

• ? Implement the Card Game Mechanics in a Text
  Based Manner
• ? Re-Implement the Game using a GUI
• ? Add a Computer Player Module

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Questions
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Acknowledgements

• Professor Hannay
• Borland Jbuilder
• Whoever Came up with Michigan