OO Based program to play 1 Player Blackjack

[DanHarryman]

Hey, 

At our user group we had a challenge to create a program to play a game of Blackjack. I knocked this up quite quickly so might not be perfect and doesn't fulfil all of the points but thought it might be worth sharing.

P.S If I've posted it in the wrong part of the new forums I apologise, I just have no idea where/how to post example programs and things that might be of interest. 

Challenge: Blackjack
Create a VI to simulate a game of Blackjack/twenty-one.
When play is started two cards are dealt at random. The cards can be A, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K and each is equally likely (to keep it simple you do not need to worry about suits or the same card being dealt twice). The player then has the option to stick or twist. If they twist another card is dealt. The aim of the game is to get as close to 21 as possible without exceeding it. The VI should count the number of wins, losses and blackjacks achieved by the player. Other rules to note:
- Ace can be 1 or 11 points
- Face cards are all counted as 10 points.
- All other cards are counted as the numeric value shown on the card.
- “Blackjack” is getting 21 with the first two cards.
- Scoring higher than 21 results in a loss.
- A player must twist until the cards total 17 or more.

[DanHarryman]

Hey, 

At our user group we had a challenge to create a program to play a game of Blackjack. I knocked this up quite quickly so might not be perfect and doesn't fulfil all of the points but thought it might be worth sharing.

P.S If I've posted it in the wrong part of the new forums I apologise, I just have no idea where/how to post example programs and things that might be of interest. 

Challenge: Blackjack
Create a VI to simulate a game of Blackjack/twenty-one.
When play is started two cards are dealt at random. The cards can be A, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K and each is equally likely (to keep it simple you do not need to worry about suits or the same card being dealt twice). The player then has the option to stick or twist. If they twist another card is dealt. The aim of the game is to get as close to 21 as possible without exceeding it. The VI should count the number of wins, losses and blackjacks achieved by the player. Other rules to note:
- Ace can be 1 or 11 points
- Face cards are all counted as 10 points.
- All other cards are counted as the numeric value shown on the card.
- “Blackjack” is getting 21 with the first two cards.
- Scoring higher than 21 results in a loss.
- A player must twist until the cards total 17 or more.

[Yamaeda]

The last rule only applies to the dealer, a player can stop at any time. At least in the real game. 🙂

/Y

[DanHarryman]

I guess it's good I didn't get around to implementing that feature then 😛 

[RavensFan]

"Twist"  ???

Never heard that one before.  I've only heard it as "hit".

[Yamaeda]

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@RavensFan wrote:

"Twist"  ???

Never heard that one before.  I've only heard it as "hit".

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Can be dangerous around drunk people when you say "hit me!" 😄

/Y

[Kokos92]

Hello,

I'm really interested to see the interface you have created by only run LabVIEW 2014. Could you please save and upload the file as in a 2014 version??

Thanks and kudos on the program!!

[DanHarryman]

Hi Kokos,

I've uploaded the 2012 version. This should work for you. 

Many thanks,

Dan

[Kokos92]

Many thanks,

and well done this works perfectly!

[JÞB]

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@Yamaeda wrote:

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@RavensFan wrote:

"Twist"  ???

Never heard that one before.  I've only heard it as "hit".

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Can be dangerous around drunk people when you say "hit me!" 😄

/Y

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Not as dangerous as "Knocking Up Quickly"

Time to pull out the old riffle.vi  Some of the provisos in the challenge are easy to account for anyhow.  Sling that to you LUG!