wcg.games.war

Class WarGameMaster

java.lang.Object

wcg.games.ObservableGame

wcg.games.GameMaster

wcg.games.war.WarGameMaster

public class WarGameMaster
extends GameMaster

A game master for the WAR card game.

Author:

José Paulo Leal jpleal@fc.up.pt

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
(package private) static WarCardComparator	cardComparator
(package private) CardCollection	heap

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
WarGameMaster()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected void	beforeRoundConclusion() The player with the higher card value wins the round.
protected void	checkCards(java.lang.String nick, java.util.List<Card> cards) Normally players play a single card, but in a war they must play 3 cards.
protected CardComparator	getCardComparator() War uses a special card comparator, defined in this package
protected GamePlayingStrategy	getCardGameStrategy() There is a single strategy available for this game - WarGameStrategy.
protected int	getCardsPerPlayer() Each player receives half of a complete deck when the game starts
protected java.lang.String	getGameName() Name of this game all in capitals, as in GameFactory..
int	getNumberOfPlayers() WAR is a 2 player game
protected int	getRoundPoints(java.lang.String player) No points in turns.
protected java.lang.String	getWinner() The winner is the player with cards to play.
protected boolean	hasEnded() Game ends when one player runs out of cards to play.
protected java.lang.String	initialTurnInRound() Return null since this game is not played in turns.
protected boolean	isWithTurns() Players play at once, not in turns.
protected void	startGame() No initializations needed

Methods inherited from class wcg.games.GameMaster

acceptsPlayers, addPlayer, expired, getCardOnTable, getCardsOnTable, getDeck, getExpirationtime, getGameId, getHand, getInfo, getMode, getNickWithTurn, getPlayerNicks, getRoundsCompleted, getSuitToFollow, newCardCollection, nickWithMostPoints, playCard, playCards, sendCards, setExpirationtime, setMode

Methods inherited from class wcg.games.ObservableGame

addObserver, broadcast, broadcast, broadcast, notify

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

cardComparator

static WarCardComparator cardComparator

heap

CardCollection heap

Constructor Detail

WarGameMaster

public WarGameMaster()

Method Detail

getGameName

protected java.lang.String getGameName()

Name of this game all in capitals, as in GameFactory..

Specified by:

getGameName in class GameMaster

Returns:

name of game.

getCardComparator

protected CardComparator getCardComparator()

War uses a special card comparator, defined in this package

Overrides:

getCardComparator in class GameMaster

Returns:

comparator used in this collection.

getNumberOfPlayers

public int getNumberOfPlayers()

WAR is a 2 player game

Specified by:

getNumberOfPlayers in class GameMaster

Returns:

number of players.

getCardsPerPlayer

protected int getCardsPerPlayer()

Each player receives half of a complete deck when the game starts

Specified by:

getCardsPerPlayer in class GameMaster

Returns:

number of cards.

isWithTurns

protected boolean isWithTurns()

Players play at once, not in turns.

Specified by:

isWithTurns in class GameMaster

Returns:

true if game is with turns; false otherwise.

initialTurnInRound

protected java.lang.String initialTurnInRound()

Return null since this game is not played in turns.

Specified by:

initialTurnInRound in class GameMaster

Returns:

nick of first player in round

startGame

protected void startGame()

No initializations needed

Specified by:

startGame in class GameMaster

checkCards

protected void checkCards(java.lang.String nick,
                          java.util.List<Card> cards)
                   throws CardGameException

Normally players play a single card, but in a war they must play 3 cards.

Specified by:

checkCards in class GameMaster

Parameters:

nick - of player.

cards - to check.

Throws:

CardGameException - if a rule was violated.

beforeRoundConclusion

protected void beforeRoundConclusion()

The player with the higher card value wins the round. If both cards have the same value then its a war.

Specified by:

beforeRoundConclusion in class GameMaster

Implementation Note:

use mode to signal wars to both players.

getRoundPoints

protected int getRoundPoints(java.lang.String player)

No points in turns. Return always 0.

Specified by:

getRoundPoints in class GameMaster

Parameters:

player - of player.

Returns:

points in round.

hasEnded

protected boolean hasEnded()

Game ends when one player runs out of cards to play.

Specified by:

hasEnded in class GameMaster

Returns:

true if game ended; false otherwise.

getWinner

protected java.lang.String getWinner()

The winner is the player with cards to play.

Specified by:

getWinner in class GameMaster

Returns:

nick of winner

getCardGameStrategy

protected GamePlayingStrategy getCardGameStrategy()

There is a single strategy available for this game - WarGameStrategy.

Specified by:

getCardGameStrategy in class GameMaster

Returns:

automatic player.