Hearts_Agent Abstract Class

[msomarri]

Description

It would be nice to have an abstract class for the Hearts agent to include functions that would make it easy to build model agents and eventually learning agents.

Tasks

• [x] Create Hearts_Agent.py and added to the Agent folder
  • [ ] Add base functions . Here are some suggestions. Please add more
    • [ ] Sort_Suit: Help organize the cards by the suits that they belong to.
    • [ ] Select_card: Chooses a card to lead with
    • [ ] Average_facecards: Calculate the average of a suit depending on the card's face values.
    • [ ] Has_queen_been_played : Boolean to check if the queen has been played
    • [ ] Save_Game: Saves training data for potential learning agents. Haven't thought about the training data to much but i think we should structure the data in the following matter. i would like any help or suggestion on this. Agent Type | Trick #1 - trick #13 | Points_gained | Possible Trick Plays #1 - #13
    • [ ] void_suit(): Checks to see if the agent is void or not in particuler suit
• [ ] Test code
  • [ ] build a quick prototype with the abstract class
  • [ ] have it play against other agents

[irobert4]

Should we have a "void_suit()" function as well to check if an agent is void in a particular suit?

These other functions look like good additions.

[davidjha]

That would probably make sense, since many different types of agents might want to know if its void in a suit.

[aphelps4]

We will also probably want our agents to know when another agent is void in a suit. AKA agent 1 notices agent 2 was void in a suit that trick and stores that information for future plays.