Pinochle: Object Oriented in C++

This project is an implementation of the Pinochle card game written in an Object Oriented design and Polymorphic behavior in C++. The project was written as the first part of Organization of Programming Languages course (CMPS-366) at Ramapo college during the Fall 2020 semester.

The project contains 8 different classes. Additionally, the project features a serialization option of saving the game’s state into a file as well as loading a game from a file.

The classes defined for this project are:

  1. Card class- This class is responsible for the Card objects- a Card contains a type and a suit.
  2. Deck class- This class is responsible for the deck of the game, it initializes the Deck and sets and holds the trump card.
  3. Game class- This class is responsible for starting a new game and/or loading an existing game based on the user request.
  4. Round class- This class is responsible for starting a round, which displays all the players’ information and calls a turn. It also calls the deck class to deal cards at the beginning of the game and after every turn.
  5. Turn class- This class is responsible for handling a turn, it calls both players to play in the correct order, determines the winner of the turn, and handles the meld in case one is requested.
  6. Player class- This class, is responsible for performing all the tasks that are related to the player playing its turn. This includes the play functions, meld functions, strategy functions, etc.
  7. Human class- This class is used for the human player, it is derived from the Player class (using polymorphism), and has the necessary functionalities for the human-related tasks.
  8. Computer class- This class is for the computer player, it is derived from the Player class (using polymorphism), it has the necessary functionalities for the computer player.

Additional notes:

  1. The Game rules can be found in the following links-

Full code and documentation can be found on GitHub:

Link to GitHub Repository