Help with java text game

[silvia]

Hi, I was wondering if JAVA was any good for programming text-games.
Or if I should stick with C++.
I know JAVA is a little slower... But has anyone here coded a text-game in JAVA?
Thanks.

[cruxblack]

What kinda textgame?
A hangman sorta?
The answer depends on what text game ur trying to make i think
Besides, from previous experience it wont be that much slower if it's just a text game, a couple nanoseconds slower maybe
It's a bit slow if u store the text game variables in array though, but as just i had said, maybe just a cumulative nanoseconds slower

[Sircedric88]

a hangman game is difficult. One fun game is BlackJack, easy, simple, and fun!

[cruxblack]

BlackJack needs a GUI don't u think?
how do u play cards without images?

[levent]

Quote:

how do u play cards without images?

Imagination is the key Represent each card with a specific string...

[cruxblack]

Well, i get it
But still, it's kinda dull playing card in shell environment

Let's simulate it

Code:

C:\java BlackJack
 Welcome to the BlackJack game =)
 Let's start shall we...

 Shuffle cards...
 Deal cards...

 Dealer hands u a card it's an Ace of Hearts
 Dealer hands opponent a flipped card
 Dealer hands u a card, it's a Jack of Spades
 Dealer hands opponent a card, its an King of Spades

 Action?
...thinking ur action...

 Open the cards...
 U got a BlackJack
 Opponent got a King of Spades and a King of Diamonds

 Result....
 U win, yay!:D

Hmm..that could be fun, but still, a little GUI would feel nice

[Sircedric88]

Here;s the code for my blackjack game.
I used a code called EasyInput to get the user input.

Code:

import java.util.*;

public class Program
{
	public static void main(String[] args)
	{
		int total = 0;// player's total
		int comp = 0; // computer's total
		int choice = 0;
		char playagain = 'y';

		while (playagain == 'y')
		{
			System.out.print("Here are your first two cards: ");
			total += drawcard(); // first card

			System.out.print("and ");

			total += drawcard();
			System.out.println("");

			System.out.print("Computer cards: ");
			comp += drawcard(); //computer draws first card
			//System.out.print(comp); //shows first card drawn
			comp += computerdrawcard(comp);




			while (total <= 21)//loop to ask for another card -		PLAYER TURN BEGINS
			{
				System.out.print("\nWould you like a hit (1) or to stay (2)");
				choice = EasyInput.getInt();
				EasyInput.getln();
				if (choice == 1)
				{
					total += drawcard();
				}
				else
				{
					break;
				}


				if (total > 21)
				{
					System.out.println("Busted!"); break;

				}
			}

			while (comp <= 18)
			{
				comp += computerdrawcard(comp);
			}


			System.out.print("Your score: ");
			System.out.println(total);
			System.out.print("Computer Score: ");
			System.out.print(comp + "\n");

			System.out.println("Would you like to play again? (y/n)");
			playagain = EasyInput.getChar();
			EasyInput.getln();

			

			if (playagain == 'y')
			{
				total = 0;
				comp = 0;
				choice = 0;
			}
			else
				break;
		}
	}

		


	// Player drawcard
	public static int drawcard()
	{
		int cards = (int)(Math.random() * 12)+1; 
		
		switch (cards)
		{
			case 1: {System.out.print("King ");
					return 10;}
		
			case 2: {System.out.print("Queen ");
					return 10;}
			
			case 3: {System.out.print("Jack ");
					return 10;}
			
			case 4: {System.out.print("Ten ");
					return 10;}
			
			case 5: {System.out.print("Nine ");
					return 9;}
			
			case 6: {System.out.print("Eight "); 
					return  8;}
			
			case 7: {System.out.print("Seven ");
					return 7;}
			
			case 8: {System.out.print("Six ");
					return 6;}
			
			case 9: {System.out.print("Five ");
					return 5;}
			
			case 10:{System.out.print("Four ");
					return 4;}
			
			case 11:{System.out.print("Three ");
					return 3;}
			
			case 12:{System.out.print("Two ");
					return 2;}
			
			case 13:{System.out.print("Ace ");
			System.out.print("Do you want 1 or 11?");
			int ace = EasyInput.getInt ();
				if (ace == 1) {return 1;}
				else {return 11;}
			}
			
			default: {System.out.print(""); }
				break;
				
		}
		return 0;
	}


	// Computer draw card
	public static int computerdrawcard(int compscore)
	{
		int cards = (int)(Math.random() * 12) + 1;

		switch (cards)
		{
			case 1:
				{
					return 10;
				}

			case 2:
				{
			
					return 10;
				}

			case 3:
				{
					
					return 10;
				}

			case 4:
				{
				
					return 10;
				}

			case 5:
				{
					
					return 9;
				}

			case 6:
				{
					
					return 8;
				}

			case 7:
				{
					
					return 7;
				}

			case 8:
				{
					
					return 6;
				}

			case 9:
				{
					
					return 5;
				}

			case 10:
				{
					
					return 4;
				}

			case 11:
				{
					
					return 3;
				}

			case 12:
				{
					
					return 2;
				}

			case 13:
				{
				if (compscore + 11>21) { //if 11 will bust the computer, then it will choose 1
					return 1;}

					else { return 11; }
	
				}

			default: { System.out.print(""); }
				break;

		}
		return 0;
	}
}