Instructions

In this exercise you are going to implement some rules of Blackjack, such as the way the game is played and scored.

1. Calculate the value of a card

In Blackjack, the value of a CA is either 1 or 11, depending on the hand (more on this later). Face cards (CJ, CQ, and CK) are scored at 10 points and any other card is worth its numerical value.

Define the value_of_card function with parameter card, a number representing a card. The function must return the numerical value of the passed-in card. Since a CA can take on multiple values (1 or 11), we fix the value of a CA at 1 for the time being. Later on, you will implement a function to determine the value of a CA, given an existing hand.

2. Determine which card has a higher value

Define the higher_card function having parameters card_one and card_two, two numbers each representing a card. For scoring purposes, the values of a CJ, a CQ, and a CK are all 10. The function must return which card has the higher value for scoring. If both cards have an equal value, return both.

A CA can take on multiple values, so we will fix its value to 1 for this task.

3. Calculate the value of an ace

As mentioned earlier, a CA is worth either 1 or 11 points, depending on the hand. The rules of Blackjack require that the values of CAs be chosen to maximize the score of the hand but without going over 21 (going “bust”).

Define the value_of_ace function with parameters card_one and card_two, which are two numbers representing a pair of cards already in the hand before receiving the last CA. Your function must return which value, 1 or 11, will be assigned to the upcoming CA. Remember: the value of the new hand (with the CA) needs to be as high as possible without going over 21.

Hint: if we already have a CA in hand, then the value for the upcoming CA would be 1.

4. Determine if the hand is a blackjack

If a player is dealt a CA and a ten-card (C10, CJ, CQ, or CK) as their first two cards, then the player has a score of 21. This hand is known as a blackjack.

Define the is_blackjack function with parameters card_one and card_two, which are two numbers representing a pair of cards. The function must return 1 if the two-card hand is a blackjack, 0 otherwise. In order to make it easier to work with the values, the constants TRUE and FALSE, respectively equivalent to 1 and 0, are defined at the top of the file.

Note : The score calculation can be done in many ways. But if possible, we'd like you to check if there is a CA and a ten-card in the hand, as opposed to summing the card values.

5. Splitting pairs

If a player's first two cards are of the same value (e.g., the hand of two C6s, or the hand of a CQ and a CK), the player may choose to treat them as two separate hands. This is known as "splitting pairs".

Define the can_split_pairs function with parameters card_one and card_two, which are two numbers representing a pair of cards. The function must return 1 if the two-card hand can be split into two hands, 0 otherwise. In order to make it easier to work with the values, the constants TRUE and FALSE, respectively equivalent to 1 and 0, are defined at the top of the file.

6. Doubling down

When the original two cards dealt total 9, 10, or 11 points, a player can place an additional bet equal to their original bet. This is known as "doubling down".

Define the can_double_down function with parameters card_one and card_two, which are two numbers representing a pair of cards. The function must return 1 if the two-card hand allows the player to "double down", 0 otherwise. In order to make it easier to work with the values, the constants TRUE and FALSE, respectively equivalent to 1 and 0, are defined at the top of the file.