Blackjack

• A blackjack game made by Jonathan Lam
• With $500 to start, you play 1v1 vs the house
• Just open the webpage or index.html, and the game will automatically start

Approach

• I used two different types of objects
  • The deck
  • The players
• The game is initialized when you open the page, and everything is instantly created
• The deck will deal cards to the players, so the players hold the cards within their own "hand" array
• Using player methods, cards are evaluated and the game updates accordingly

User Stories

• User clicks on betting amount buttons
  • The bank console is updated to represent how much the user is betting for this round
  • User is presented with a start the game or deal cards button
• User clicks on the deal cards button
  • Cards are dealt to each player
  • Dealer has one card face down
  • User is presented with hit or stay buttons
• User clicks the hit button
  • User is dealt another card
  • Presented with either hit or stay buttons again
• User clicks the stay button
  • The dealer hits until he's above 16 or busts
  • Dealer and User values are compared after if dealer hasn't busted
  • The result is updated to the screen
• User clicks the Play Again button
  • The user's internal values are reset, except for the current balance
  • The user can update his/her current bet, and press deal cards
• User clicks the Leave Table button
  • The user gets up from the table
  • The user is not allowed to play another round
  • The in game console is updated with a congratulations message

How it works

• As stated above, the deck and the players are made through constructor functions
• Each have their own methods, which are executed via buttons on the screen
• The menu updates with regard to which phase of the game you are in
  • The Betting Phase
  • The Hit or Stay Phase
  • The "Should I Cash Out?" Phase

Goals for the future

• Cleaning up the interface even more
• Adding more graphics
• Adding multiple players

Technologies Used

• HTML
• CSS
• JavaScript and jQuery

Notes

• Author: Jonathan Lam
• Last updated: 8/9/2015
• Try to find the easter egg in the game