raymon-roos / blackjack-cli-rust

Blackjack for the cli, written in Rust!

This is a simplified version of Blackjack, written in Rust

Why does this exist

Because I enjoyed doing this in PHP, and I enjoyed learning about Rust, so I wanted try making something I'm familiar with, in a language I'm not yet experienced at.

What it does

So far, nothing but run tests, as I slowly work on figuring out how to structure a Rust project, and implementing features. This project is far from a priority, so it won't progress very quickly.

A big difference I already noticed is, unlike in PHP, Rust function arguments can have only one type, meaning I'll have to create additional functions if I want similar behaviour for multiple types.

Planned features

• Adding up to 7 players.
• Players take turns drawing cards (hitting or standing).
• Placing bets, and winning or losing “money”.
• Player are presented their score and gains/losses at the end of the game.
• Splitting hands.
• Doubling down.
• Ace counting as either 1 or 11.

Features it doesn't have

• Multiplayer over a network
• Placing “insurance” bets
• Surrendering

How to use it

Run cargo run from the root of this project, and follow the on-screen instructions.

Design considerations

So far, I'm just exploring how to work with Rust. Apart from being inspired by my PHP implementation, I haven't made any cohesive design decisions yet.