Implementation of a Poker game simulator using bit encoding
##LOGIC:
This program is a poker game,but the cards have a fixed value.
The logic behind the program is that we first fill a deck of 52 with cards that are encoded by using BITWISE operations and masking to give them a value. Bits 0 & 1 encode the suit, bit 2 encodes the colour and bits 3, 4, 5, & 6 encode the value. The deck is then shuffled to become a random sequence of cards. After shuffling the deck we deal the hands, giving 5 cards to a total of 5 hands (5x5). The hands are then sorted for ease of finding pairs, after that the sorted hands are then searched for pairs. All hands, pairs and their values found are then printed.
To finish the game we then determine the winner by finding the highest number of pairs between all hands or drawing the game if all hands have no pairs or two hands have the highest pair equally. The winner is then printed and the game ends.
##TEST PLAN:
Below is my test plan using the MAC terminal, how I compiled my program is included as well as the output.
Test plan was successful, program ends/exits automatically when game is over.
** test output of a game with a winner:
Mirnas-MacBook-Pro:Case Study A MirnaWahab$ gcc CSA.c -o CSA
Mirnas-MacBook-Pro:Case Study A MirnaWahab$ ./CSA
Hand 1: Three of Hearts is Red
Eight of Hearts is Red
Ten of Hearts is Red
Jack of Diamonds is Red
Queen of Spades is Black
Number of pairs: 0
Hand 2: Four of Spades is Black
Five of Clubs is Black
Eight of Clubs is Black
Ten of Diamonds is Red
Queen of Diamonds is Red
Number of pairs: 0
Hand 3: Two of Diamonds is Red
Nine of Hearts is Red
Ten of Clubs is Black
Jack of Clubs is Black
King of Spades is Black
Number of pairs: 0
Hand 4: Ace of Spades is Black
Three of Spades is Black
Seven of Diamonds is Red
Seven of Clubs is Black
Ten of Spades is Black
Number of pairs: 1
Highest pairs: Seven
Hand 5: Two of Clubs is Black
Three of Diamonds is Red
Six of Clubs is Black
Jack of Hearts is Red
Queen of Clubs is Black
Number of pairs: 0
Winner is hand 4 with a pair of Sevens
** test output of a game without a winner:
Mirnas-MacBook-Pro:Case Study A MirnaWahab$ ./CSA
Hand 1: Two of Diamonds is Red
Five of Spades is Black
Nine of Diamonds is Red
Ten of Hearts is Red
Jack of Spades is Black
Number of pairs: 0
Hand 2: Ace of Spades is Black
Five of Clubs is Black
Eight of Spades is Black
Ten of Spades is Black
Queen of Hearts is Red
Number of pairs: 0
Hand 3: Three of Clubs is Black
Four of Spades is Black
Nine of Hearts is Red
Ten of Diamonds is Red
King of Diamonds is Red
Number of pairs: 0
Hand 4: Ace of Clubs is Black
Two of Spades is Black
Six of Hearts is Red
Seven of Diamonds is Red
Nine of Spades is Black
Number of pairs: 0
Hand 5: Two of Clubs is Black
Seven of Hearts is Red
Nine of Clubs is Black
Ten of Clubs is Black
King of Clubs is Black
Number of pairs: 0
Drawn game