/** @return true if it played off other phases */
private boolean playOffPhases() {
Player current;
ArrayList<Card> potentialCards = cardsThatCanBeLaidDown();
ArrayList<Card> cardsToBeLaidDown = new ArrayList<Card>();
for (int x = 0;
x < getHand().getNumberOfCards();
x++) { // get the cards that need to be added to the phases
for (Card c : potentialCards) {
if (c.getColor() == Color.BLACK) {
if (c.getValue() == getHand().getCard(x).getValue())
cardsToBeLaidDown.add(getHand().getCard(x));
} else if (c.getColor() == getHand().getCard(x).getColor()) {
cardsToBeLaidDown.add(getHand().getCard(x));
}
}
}
for (int player = 0; player < game.getNumberOfPlayers(); player++) { // add them to the phases
current = game.getPlayer(player);
if (current.hasLaidDownPhase()) {
for (int group = 0; group < current.getNumberOfPhaseGroups(); group++) {
for (Card c : cardsToBeLaidDown) {
if (bestChoice(BEST_CHOICE_AT_FIFTY) && current.getPhaseGroup(group).addCard(c)) {
playOffPhases();
return true;
}
}
}
}
}
return false;
}
/**
* @return true if it is recommended to pick up a card, or false if it is recommended to draw a
* card
*/
private boolean drawOrPickUp() {
Card cardOnTopOfPile = game.getRound().getTopOfDiscardStack();
if (hasLaidDownPhase()
&& difficulty > 30
&& bestChoice(
BEST_CHOICE_AT_FIFTY)) { // pick up cards that can be played off laid down PhaseGroups
for (Card c : cardsThatCanBeLaidDown()) {
if (c.getColor() == cardOnTopOfPile.getColor()) {
return true;
} else if (c.getValue() == cardOnTopOfPile.getValue()) {
return true;
}
}
}
if (difficulty > 30
&& addedPointValue(cardOnTopOfPile)
< currentPointValue()) { // if the card improves the score of the player's hand
if (difficulty < 70) // don't continue checking if an easy player
return true;
group = new Groups(this, getHand(), cardOnTopOfPile);
if (group.cardInCompleteGroup(
cardOnTopOfPile)) // if the card would be put in a complete group
return true;
}
return false; // if any of the tests fail, draw from the deck
}