Class: BlackJack::Player

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
show all
Defined in:
lib/black_jack/player.rb

Direct Known Subclasses

Dealer

Instance Attribute Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(name) ⇒ Player

Returns a new instance of Player.



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# File 'lib/black_jack/player.rb', line 10

def initialize (name)
  @name = name
  @hand = []
  @current_value = 0
end

Instance Attribute Details

#current_value ⇒ Object

Returns the value of attribute current_value.



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# File 'lib/black_jack/player.rb', line 8

def current_value
  @current_value
end

#hand ⇒ Object (readonly)

Returns the value of attribute hand.



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# File 'lib/black_jack/player.rb', line 7

def hand
  @hand
end

#hand_value(current_value = 0) ⇒ Object

Program interates through the hand calling the card_value of each card



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# File 'lib/black_jack/player.rb', line 36

def hand_value
  @hand_value
end

#name ⇒ Object (readonly)

Returns the value of attribute name.



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# File 'lib/black_jack/player.rb', line 7

def name
  @name
end

Instance Method Details

#bust? ⇒ Boolean

When the hand has a value of over 21 it busts and declares true when it equals 21 it declares blackjack and returns true

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/black_jack/player.rb', line 45

def bust?
 if hand_value > 21 
   fold_hand
   puts "#{@name} is Bust!"
   true
 elsif hand_value == 21
   puts "BlackJack!"
   true
 else
   puts "#{@name}'s hand is worth #{self.hand_value}"
   false
 end
end

#card_value(card) ⇒ Object

I hate this method and feel like there is a much easier way of doing it.



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# File 'lib/black_jack/player.rb', line 65

def card_value card
  if card =~ /Queen/
    10
  elsif card =~ /King/
    10
  elsif card =~ /Jack/
    10
  elsif card =~ /Ace/
    11
  elsif card =~ /2/
    2
  elsif card =~ /3/
    3
  elsif card =~ /4/
    4    
  elsif card =~ /5/
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  elsif card =~ /6/
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  elsif card =~ /7/
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  elsif card =~ /8/
    8
  elsif card =~ /9/
    9
  elsif card =~ /10/
    10
  else
    0
  end
end

#fold_hand ⇒ Object

gives us a method for folding a busted hand



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# File 'lib/black_jack/player.rb', line 59

def fold_hand
  @hand.each {|card| hand.delete(card)}
  @hand = []
end

#hit(deck) ⇒ Object

this might be a bit redundant but I feel like it makes the code more intuitive



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# File 'lib/black_jack/player.rb', line 31

def hit deck
  self.take_card(deck)
end

#take_card(deck) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/black_jack/player.rb', line 20

def take_card deck
  self.hand << deck.deal_a_card
  self.hand
end

#take_specific_card(deck = @deck, index_number = 0) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/black_jack/player.rb', line 25

def take_specific_card(deck=@deck, index_number=0)
  self.hand << deck.deal_specific_card(deck, index_number)
  self.hand
end

#to_s ⇒ Object

I feel like I should have a to_s method, not sure I’m doing it right



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# File 'lib/black_jack/player.rb', line 16

def to_s
 "#{@name}'s hand is worth #{self.hand_value}"
end