topical media & game development
game-javascript-casual-blackjack-game.htm / htm
<!-- THREE STEPS TO INSTALL BLACKJACK:
1. Copy the coding into the HEAD of your HTML document
2. Add the onLoad event handler into the BODY tag
3. Put the last coding into the BODY of your HTML document -->
<!-- STEP ONE: Paste this code into the HEAD of your HTML document -->
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!-- Original: Mike McGrath (mike_mcgrath@lineone.net) -->
<!-- Web Site: http://home.clara.net/mikem -->
<!-- Begin
var gameOver; var cardCount;
function Shuffle(max){
var num=Math.random()*max;
return Math.round(num)+1;
}
function getSuit(){
suit = Shuffle(4);
if(suit == 1) return "Spades";
if(suit == 2) return "Clubs";
if(suit == 3) return "Diamonds";
else return "Hearts";
}
function cardName(card){
if(card == 1) return "Ace";
if(card == 11) return "Jack";
if(card == 12) return "Queen";
if(card == 13) return "King";
return "" + card;
}
function cardValue(card,strWho){
if(card == 1) {
if(strWho =="You" && document.display.you.value >10){
document.display.say2.value=document.display.say2.value+" Low"; return 1;}
else return 11; }
if(card > 10) return 10;
return card;
}
function PickACard(strWho){
card = Shuffle(12);
suit = getSuit();
if(strWho =="You")
document.display.say2.value=(cardName(card) + " of " + suit);
else
document.display.say1.value=(cardName(card) + " of " + suit);
return cardValue(card,strWho);
}
function NewHand(form){
if(gameOver !=0)
{form.say1.value=("Hand in Play!"); form.say2.value=(""); return;}
else
{form.dealer.value = 0; form.you.value = 0; cardCount=0;
form.dealer.value = eval(form.dealer.value) + PickACard("Dealer");
form.you.value = eval(form.you.value) + PickACard("You");
gameOver= -1; cardCount+=1;}
}
function Dealer(form){
if (gameOver ==0)
{form.say1.value=("Deal the Cards!"); form.say2.value=(""); return;}
else
if(form.you.value<10)
{form.say1.value=("Not Below Ten!"); form.say2.value=("Take a Hit!"); return;}
else
if (cardCount <2)
{form.say1.value=("Minimum 2 Cards!"); form.say2.value=("Hit Again!"); return;}
else
while(form.dealer.value < 17)
{form.dealer.value = eval(form.dealer.value) + PickACard("Dealer");}
}
function User(form){
if (gameOver ==0)
{form.say1.value=("Deal the Cards!"); form.say2.value=(""); return;}
else
{cardCount+=1; form.say1.value=("You Get...");
form.you.value = eval(form.you.value) + PickACard("You");}
if(form.you.value > 21)
{form.say1.value=("You Busted!");
gameOver=0; form.numgames.value=eval(form.numgames.value)-1;}
}
function LookAtHands(form){
if (gameOver ==0 || form.you.value<10 || cardCount <2){return;}
else
if(form.dealer.value > 21)
{form.say1.value=("House Busts!"); form.say2.value=("You Win! $$$$$$");
gameOver=0; form.numgames.value=eval(form.numgames.value)+1;}
else
if(form.you.value > form.dealer.value)
{form.say1.value=("You Win!"); form.say2.value=("$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
(C) Æliens
20/2/2008
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