On the Hard level - the algorithm will also count and remember all played cards and will try to guess who has the Queen of Spades (or any other cards) and play accordingly, he will also be more cautious when trying to void suits or when trying any other strategies.Hearts is a card game with a long history, not least because it has many variations depending on the culture or country in which it is played. The computer player will also remember which cards he passed to another player and act accordingly.įor example, if he passed the Queen of Spades to another player, and the leading card's suit is Spades, he may play the King or Ace of spades after that player played his turn, knowing it's a safe move. The computer opponents will also be more aggressive, trying to force other players to play their spades, trying to expose the Queen of Spades early in the game.
On the Medium level, some more advanced strategies will be used, such as getting rid of cards from a specific suit when that suit has many cards. On the Easy level - The computer will only use the basic game rules and strategy, for example, he will play low and high cards when appropriate but will not try to count cards or plan any complex strategies. The levels differ in the algorithm that the computer opponents use. The cards are always dealt in random, regardless of the difficulty level.
When a player doesn't have a card of the leading suit, he has a chance to play any unwanted cards, like the Queen of Spades or high Hearts, knowing that he cannot win this turn and take any penalty points. This player will also play first in the next turn. If one or more of the four cards carry penalty points (a Heart or the Queen of Spades), they are added to the player's score. If a player doesn't have a card of that suit, he is free to play any other card.Īfter all players played a card, the player who played the highest card of the leading suit takes all Four cards. Other players must play a card of the same suit. In the fourth round, there is no passing.Įach turn starts with one player playing one of his cards, this is the leading card of the turn. In the third round, to the player on the right. In the second round, to the player in front.
In the first round, to the player on the left side. When the game starts, each player selects three cards to pass to another player: The lowest-ranking card is 2, and the highest card is Ace. The Queen of Spades is worth 13 penalty points. The goal of the game is to avoid getting penalty points. Our version is played by four players - You (brown monkey) against three computer bots (blue otter, yellow bird, red fox).