Love letter in C++

Overview

Love letter is a popular fast paced boardgame.

Project outline

Model:

• input read
• game

View:

• command line

controller:

• keyboard input
• key press

Game:

Card class

• name
• number
• action (visits a player, pass itself)

Player class

• HAS A: card vector
• targeted method (was targeted by a card)
• action method
  • can target a player (which calls that card's action method)
  • can do nothing (choose one card)
  • either way the gets discarded
• rules method (print the rules) optional:
• check graveyard
• check deck (debugging)

Phrases: Game setup:

• generate player order
• pre generate deck
• pick starting player
• deal cards

Player phrase:

• draw next card
• play action Card action phrase:
• play action on target player
• check for defeat (if needed)
• discard action card
• shift to next player

Classes and methods

Model:

• Objects
  • Game
  • display/View (observer)
• methods
  • void cmd
    • reads from Controller
    • handles commands
    • calls game's public methods
  • observer

Game:

• Object

  • list of Players
  • list of Cards
  • round counter
  • player counter

• methods

  • void action
    • prompts Model.cmd
    • changes game status
      • give player card
    • updates view
  • void rule
    • prints rules

Player

• Object
  • list of Cards (Max 2)
  • id (name)
• methods
  • void get_card

Card

• object
  • name

View

• Object
  • display
• methods
  • observer