Class DiceGame

java.lang.Object
  DiceGame

public class DiceGame
extends java.lang.Object

Constructor Summary

DiceGame(Player human, Player cpu)
Constructs a new DiceGame between two given players.

Method Summary

boolean	gameOver() Returns true if the game is over.
void	playTurn() Plays a single turn.
void	printInfo() Prints information about the state of the game, as a string of one of the following forms: It is turn 0.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DiceGame

public DiceGame(Player human,
                Player cpu)

Constructs a new DiceGame between two given players.

Parameters:

human - a Player representing the human player

cpu - a Player representing the computer player

Method Detail

printInfo

public void printInfo()

Prints information about the state of the game, as a string of one of the following forms:

• It is turn 0. HUMAN PLAYER NAME has $100 and COMPUTER PLAYER NAME has $100.
• The game is over after 45 turns. WINNING PLAYER NAME won with $200

playTurn

public void playTurn()

Plays a single turn. If the game is over (as indicated by gameOver()), this shall have no effect. Otherwise, it will:

1. Print the state of the game, using printInfo()
2. Prompt the human player for a bet amount (which must be less than or equal to both the human player's purse and the computer player's purse.) Assume that the bet amount is a valid integer value.
3. Roll three dice for the computer player up to five times until a scoring combination is reached, printing the results of each roll on a separate line as a string of one of the following forms:
   • ** PLAYER NAME rolled a 1 4 5 on try 1. This is not a scoring combination!
   • ** PLAYER NAME rolled a 2 2 2 on try 4. This is worth 8 points.
   
   If the computer player does not reach a scoring combination in five tries, print *** Tries up for PLAYER NAME!
4. Roll three dice for the human player up to five times until a scoring combination is reached, printing information as above.
5. If one player wins, transfer money from the losing Player to the winning Player and print a string of the form * PLAYER NAME wins $15 on turn 42.
6. If there is a tie, print a message of the following form: * This turn resulted in a tie.
7. Increment the turn count.

gameOver

public boolean gameOver()

Returns true if the game is over. The game is over when either player is out of money.

Returns:

true if the game is over (i.e. one player is out of money) or false otherwise