Here's the next challenge. PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND UNTIL DECEMBER 23,2011 AT 12:00 AM EST. ALLOW THINKING TIME. THANKS.
The name has a small hint as it can be loosely translated as "Deal a shuffled deck of cards". Design 1 noun and 2 verbs called packla(your initials) , mixla(your initials) and dolela(your initials. Use any nouns and verbs that you require to make your final answers. Avoid @ . First create a noun to form a traditional deck of cards. There are four suits called spades, hearts, clubs and diamonds. Each suit has thirteen cards ace, king, queen, jack, ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three and two. When you are finished your 52 cards will look like: packla=: packla AKQJT98765432AKQJT98765432AKQJT98765432AKQJT98765432 SSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHDDDDDDDDDDDDDCCCCCCCCCCCCC Now define a monadic verb to shuffle the pack: mixla=: ]52 mixla packla T84T8AJK4739853T324K7J6556T64J7J6Q5AQ2KQ9283Q9KA972A DHSCSHDDHSHDDHSHCSDSDSCSCSSDCHHCHDDCHCHSCDCDCSCDHCHS ]52 mixla packla 622A583897A652K79A5JK4763A7K4KTQQ58J4Q6T893J49J3Q2TT SSCSCHDCSDHHDHSCDCSSDCHCHDSCSHSSDHDCHCDCSCSHDHDCHDHD Repeat the use of mix twice to insure that a new shuffle has occurred. Now shuffle the cards for game 1. Design a monadic verb dole to deal the shuffled pack of cards. ]g1=:52 mixla packla 68898566QA6A724324J4TJQK59K5T329K7JA373T27QQ48TAJK95 HDCCHHDCCHSSDHHSCSSCSDDSCDHDDHDSCHCDCCDCSSHSDSHCHDHS dolela=: dolela g1 68Q72T5TK324J HHCDCSCDCCSDH 85A24J937778K DHHHSDDHHCSSD 8664JQK2J3QT9 CDSHSDHDCDHHH 96A34K59ATQA5 CCSSCSDSDCSCS Note that this is the real deal! The first card goes in hand 1, the second in hand 2 and so forth. Repeat for game 2. ]g2=:52 mixla packla AT9JK2T457236QJ439QQK6839645T7JAAA6K8KQ487J72T835592 CCSDDHSCDDCHCDSHDDCSCSDCHDSCHCCHSDHHSSHDCHHSDDHSHSCS dolela g2 AK563K9TA8825 CDDCDCHHSSCDH T27Q9667AK7T5 CHDDDSDCDSHDS 9T2JQ84J6QJ89 SSCSCDSCHHHHC J434Q35AK4732 DCHHSCCHHDSSS Be sure you have a new deal. 4!:0 ;:'packla mixla dolela' 0 3 3 Have fun! Linda ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
