Cards

Suits

• JADE J
• SWORDS D (for sworD or Dagger)
• PAGODAS P
• STARS S

Ranks

• MAH = 1, DRG=15, PHX = *
• 2 - 10
• 11 - 14 Joker, Queen, King, Ace

Static Values for each Card of the Tichu Deck are provided. This is usefull for testing or writing bots.

Patterns

Each pattern has a factory companion

• pattern: Checks a given set of cards assuming there is exactly one instance of the pattern (e.g. Triple.pattern(listOf(S3,D3,J3)) )
• allPatterns: Checks a given set of cards for all possible instances of this pattern type (e.g. Pair.pattern(listOf(S2,P2,J2,D5,P5)))

There is a factory, to generate all patterns for a given set

Game

Logic to play a Tichu Game, split into:

• Preparation
• Game Play
• Tricks
• Current Table
• Logic to validate moves

Botplayer

• Battle: let play bots against each other
• Probabilities: Help to to predict the strength of a pattern
• Simulation: Emulate a round played
• Stupid Player: More or less just confirming to tichu rules
• Strategic Player: Trying to play a somewhat sensisable game