JSkat is a unique, simple, fun implementation of the well known German card game Skat.
You can play over the internet on the International Skat Server against the strongest Skat AI players known today or against other human players.
JSkat is developed in the Java programming language and can be run on Mac OS X, Windows and Linux.
Here are some key features of "JSkat":
Skat rules:
· Playing according to the official rules of the International Skat Players Association (ISPA-World)
· Play suit, grand and null games
· Games are passed in if no player bids
· Playing pub rules like Kontra, Ramsch and Bock (planned)
· Calculation of wins and losses after each game
For the time being, there are three AI Skat players available for JSkat:
· Algorithmic
· A player with careful bidding, a basic opponent intelligence and single player AI.
· Neuronal network
· A player that uses neural networks for calculating it's strategy.
· Mr. Random
· A random player only for testing and driving the other players nuts.
Cheat/Debug mode:
· Look into the cards of the other skat players
· Go through all tricks after die end of a game
· Watch three AI players against themselves
Other features:
· Saving data in XML files (planned)
· Multilanguage support
Requirements:
· Java
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· With this version the playing on the International Skat Server (ISS) was improved. There is a new AI player (Beta), that plays with algorithms.
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