i have all that deck creation (n decks btw), shuffling, etc... all done... its all in my code for rays contest.
tw On 11/7/06, Josh Nathanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think it would be pretty complicated. You need to worry about suits as > well as number value. > > You would need to assign a ranking value to pair, two pair, three of a kind, > full house etc, up to royal flush, then determine if they are holding that > hand. > > So it might be - > > 1. determine the hand they are holding > 2. assign it a rank (royal flush would be highest rank, no pairs or anything > would be lowest) > 3. determine who at the table has the highest rank - if more than one has > same rank then determine tie breaker > > I think step 1 would involve the most code. You would need to make an array > for each hand I think, and loop over it comparing each element to each other > element to determine pairs, flushes etc. > > Then you also have the challenge of creating a "deck" and making sure it's > randomized (shuffled) and that no player is getting the same card as any > other player. > > Good luck, let us know how it goes. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "So Kenfused" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 9:48 AM > Subject: ordering Poker hands > > > >I am building a poker applicaiton. > > > > Has anyone dealt with determining the value of a hand? > > > > I have the feeling I am making it even more complicated than necessary. > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:259495 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
