sdl2-hearts-game

A SDL 2.0 based game of Hearts I created during college.

Note: This project was originally created using Eclipse CDT for Linux, and started by following a simple SDL tutorial by Will Usher

Special credit to kenney.nl for the card images: https://www.kenney.nl/assets/boardgame-pack

Requirements:

Linux

Building

Most Linux systems should support command-line installation. Simply follow the instructions listed here: https://wiki.libsdl.org/Installation#Linux.2FUnix

Running

• Navigate to the source directory
• Run the following:

  > make
  > ./sdl2-hearts-game.out

Windows with Cygwin

Building

• gcc-g++
• libSDL2-devel
• libSDL2_image-devel
• libSDL2_ttf-devel

Running

• debus-x11
• openssh
• xinit
• xorg-server

1. Open a Cygwin terminal and run startxwin
2. Open a second Cygwin terminal
   • Navigate to the source directory
   • Run the following:

     > export DISPLAY=:0
     > make
     > ./sdl2-hearts-game.exe

Game Info:

Rules

• The full deck (52 cards) is dealt randomly between four players (13 each)
• Just to spice it up, at the very beginning everyone picks three cards to swap with others
• The person with the two of clubs starts off the first round
• You must match the starting suit (per round)
• If you don't have one of that suit, you can play anything
• Hearts
  • These cards are a "last resort"
  • If no one has played a heart yet, you can't play one
  • You can only play a heart if it's the last suit you have
  • If someone has already played a heart (anytime during the game, per deal) hearts are "broken"
  • If hearts are "broken" they become a normal suit that can be played just like any others
• At the end of a round (each person has layed down a card) the winner is the one with the highest value in the starting suit

Scoring

• For each heart you win you gain a point
• The queen of spades counts as 13 points
• The scoring is like golf, lowest score wins at the end

Demo: