gistlib - create a gambling card game in matlab

Creating a gambling card game in MATLAB can be a fun way to practice your programming skills. Here’s how you can create a simple poker game:

Start by creating a deck of cards using the perms() function.


main.m
cards = perms({'A','K','Q','J','10','9','8','7','6','5','4','3','2'});
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Shuffle the deck so that the cards are randomized.


main.m
shuffledCards = cards(randperm(length(cards)),:);
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Deal the cards to each player.


main.m
player1Cards = shuffledCards(1:5,:);
player2Cards = shuffledCards(6:10,:);
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Evaluate the hand of each player. Here’s a simple way to evaluate a hand:


main.m
function handValue = evaluateHand(hand)
handValue = 0;
if all(hand(:,1) == hand(1,1))
    % Royal flush
    if any(strcmp(hand(:,2),'A')) && any(strcmp(hand(:,2),'K')) && any(strcmp(hand(:,2),'Q')) && any(strcmp(hand(:,2),'J')) && any(strcmp(hand(:,2),'10'))
        handValue = 10;
    % Straight flush
    elseif str2double(hand(1,2)) == str2double(hand(2,2))-1 && str2double(hand(2,2)) == str2double(hand(3,2))-1 && str2double(hand(3,2)) == str2double(hand(4,2))-1 && str2double(hand(4,2)) == str2double(hand(5,2))-1
        handValue = 9;
    % Four of a kind
    elseif all(hand(1:4,1) == hand(1,1))
        handValue = 8;
    % Full house
    elseif all(hand(1:3,1) == hand(3,1)) & all(hand(4:5,1) == hand(5,1)) || all(hand(1:2,1) == hand(2,1)) & all(hand(3:5,1) == hand(5,1))
        handValue = 7;
    % Flush
    elseif all(hand(:,2) == hand(1,2))
        handValue = 6;
    % Straight
    elseif str2double(hand(1,2)) == str2double(hand(2,2))-1 && str2double(hand(2,2)) == str2double(hand(3,2))-1 && str2double(hand(3,2)) == str2double(hand(4,2))-1 && str2double(hand(4,2)) == str2double(hand(5,2))-1
        handValue = 5;
    % Three of a kind
    elseif all(hand(1:3,1) == hand(1,1)) || all(hand(2:4,1) == hand(2,1)) || all(hand(3:5,1) == hand(3,1))
        handValue = 4;
    % Two pairs
    elseif all(hand(1:2,1) == hand(2,1)) & all(hand(3:4,1) == hand(4,1)) || all(hand(1:2,1) == hand(2,1)) & all(hand(4:5,1) == hand(5,1)) || all(hand(2:3,1) == hand(3,1)) & all(hand(4:5,1) == hand(5,1))
        handValue = 3;
    % One pair
    elseif all(hand(1:2,1) == hand(2,1)) || all(hand(2:3,1) == hand(3,1)) || all(hand(3:4,1) == hand(4,1)) || all(hand(4:5,1) == hand(5,1))
        handValue = 2;
    % High card
    else
        handValue = 1;
    end
end
end
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Determine the winner of the game based on the hand value of each player.


main.m
player1HandValue = evaluateHand(player1Cards);
player2HandValue = evaluateHand(player2Cards);

if player1HandValue > player2HandValue
    disp('Player 1 wins!');
elseif player1HandValue < player2HandValue
    disp('Player 2 wins!');
else
    disp('It’s a tie!');
end
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This is just a simple example of a card game. There are many other variations and types of games you could create, depending on your interests and skill level.

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