Re:Ask HN: Refactoring a BASIC Blackjack Game from the 70s
by LarryMade2 on Friday May 27, 2016 @07:37PM
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Back then everything was mainly numeric arrays then a mid$ (substr) lookup for the card names...
yeah, I could remaster the logic a lot simpler with with all the modern syntax. Maybe should draft out the original logic and rebuild from there, certainly a lot of variables and odd jumps to sort out.
Ive seen some articles on a more realistic card shuffle routine, etc. Also the games book suggests going for a three deck cardset would be more accurate as well..
yeah, I could remaster the logic a lot simpler with with all the modern syntax. Maybe should draft out the original logic and rebuild from there, certainly a lot of variables and odd jumps to sort out.
Ive seen some articles on a more realistic card shuffle routine, etc. Also the games book suggests going for a three deck cardset would be more accurate as well..