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6. Building the Crazy Eights Game

Ted Hagos1 , Mario Zechner2, J. F. DiMarzio3 and Robert Green4
(1)
Makati, Philippines
(2)
Graz, Steiermark, Austria
(3)
Kissimmee, FL, USA
(4)
Portland, OR, USA
 

The best way to learn game programming is to start coding one. In this chapter, we’ll build a simple card game, Crazy Eights. Crazy Eights is a popular game, both the actual card game and its electronic counterparts. If you search Google Play for Crazy Eights, it’ll turn up quite a few selections.

We’ll walk through the process of how to build a simple turn-based card game like Crazy Eights. The rules of this ...

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