def discard_card(self, player, card):
"""Discard card and apply its game effects.
Parameters:
player -- Player who discards card
card -- Card to be discarded
"""
# remove card from player hand
player.hand.remove(card)
# and add to discard pile
self.discards.append(card)
UI.print_discard_result(True, card)
# we are done if the player has no more cards in his hand
if not player.hand:
return
# if card is an eight, skip next player
elif card.value == '8':
self.skip = True
# if card is a two, next player needs to draw two
elif card.value == '2':
self.draw2 = True
# if card is a queen, next player needs to draw four
elif card.value == 'Q':
self.draw4 = True
# if card is a king, game direction reverses
elif card.value == 'K':
self.direction *= -1
UI.print_message("Game direction reversed.")
# if card is a jack, ask player with whom to swap hands
elif card.value == 'J':
others = [p for p in self.players if p is not player]
choice = player.ask_for_swap(others)
self.swap_hands(player, choice)
def draw_and_discard(self, player, top_card):
"""Draw a card from stock and discard it if possible.
Parameters:
player -- the Player that draws the card
calls pick_up_card to obtain a stock card and adds it to the
player's hand. If the card can be discarded, discard_card is
called with the newly picked card.
"""
UI.print_message("No matching card. Drawing ...")
# return if no card could be picked
if not self.pick_up_card(player):
return
# discard picked card if possible
card = player.hand[-1]
if self.can_discard(card, top_card) is True:
self.discard_card(player, card)
# otherwise inform the player
elif not player.is_ai:
UI.print_discard_result(False, card)