Object Oriented Blackjack With Python

Upon completion of this assignment, students will be able to:

• Write classes in Python, and determine appropriate attributes for those classes.
• Write methods appropriate to each class.
• Use classes and methods to design a program.

This assignment is based on the card game blackjack (also called 21). If you are unfamiliar with the game, instructions can be found here.

• The main objective is to have a hand of cards whose sum is as close to 21 as possible without going over.
• This game will have two players, one dealer (computer) and one human.

Reqirements

• Build a blackjack game using python between a player and a dealer.
  • The deck is shuffled, and the dealer and player are dealt 2 cards.
  • The dealer's play is dictated by the rules of the game, and the dealer goes first. The dealer "hits" (is dealt a card) until their hand total is 17 or greater, at which point they stay. The dealers cards are all visible to the player.
  • The player then chooses whether to hit (be dealt a card) or stay. The player may hit as many times as they want before staying, but if their hand totals over 21, they "bust" and lose.
  • If you want to make the game work for multiple players, go for it.
  • The deck is a standard 52 card deck with 4 suits. Face cards are worth 10. The Ace card can be worth 1 or 11.
    • SUITS = Hearts, Diamonds, Spades, Clubs
    • RANKS = A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K
• Use classes. One way to think about classes is that they are the nouns involved in what you are modeling, so Card, Deck, Player, Dealer, and Game are all nouns that could be classes.
• Give those classes methods. Think about the actions that happen to or are caused by these different elements. These choices are subjective and hard, and there is no one right way.
• Use your classes and methods to execute the gameplay. It is always a great idea to sketch and/or comment this out first before writing code.

Optional items once your game works

• Keep track of total wins over multiple games.
• Introduce betting.
• Try an automated non-dealer player and figure out how you dictate their behavior.
• Make your program count cards. Note this gets you kicked out of casinos.