Simulation and Modeling

Assignment 1 : Simulation of Blackjack

Rules of Blackjack to be implemented

We will be implementing Blackjack - a well known card game using one of the following UI libraries:

• Java Swing / Scala Swing or
• JavaFX / ScalaFX.

Blackjack has many rules, but to make it simple to implement we will only use some of these rules. Any student who wants to implement more is welcome, but remember that the following rules must be implemented.

• Blackjack is played with one dealer and one player. The computer will act as the dealer.
• You can use any image to show cards.
• All bets are to be made BEFORE each hand is dealt and once the first card is dealt bets cannot be removed. If you do not place a bet the dealer will not deal you any cards. In this case Dealer should win the game.

Values for the Cards

• The player is given two cards, both face up.
• The dealer gets two card, one face up and one face down.
• The value of the hand is the sum of the cards.
• If the player is dealt a "ten" and Ace as his/her two dealt cards, he/she has twenty one and is the winner.
• The suits are ignored, they don't count in the game at all.
• The cards with two to nine showing are taken at face value.
• Tens, Jacks, Queens and Kings are valued at "ten".
• Aces can be counted as One or Eleven.

The player's Objective of the game is to get a score higher than the dealer and as close to "twenty-one" as possible. If the player or dealer exceed a score of "twenty-one, this is called a bust and that person loses the hand. If the dealer and player have the same score, it is called a push and nobody wins the hand. As explained before, the players DO NOT play against each other. The player must play first, if the players hand exceeds "21", (busts), the player loses their bet, even if the dealer busts on his hand.

Scala is the recommended language to use, but Java is acceptable. As always, code must be well documented and attributed to its author. Explain how to build and run your program in a README file. This file must also explain the contributions of the team members.