Project 6Milestone 5 – CSE 4904William SanvilleFinal ProductThe finished product of the JokerStars system performs the basic functionality of an online card room. It allows multiple players to play Texax Hold'em over the Internet against one another. The system is broken down into two separate executable files, one for the server, and another for the end users. The server executable runs on a dedicated machine. Its job is to maintain connections from the users, broadcast messages to the users, and automate the flow of the card game. In a traditional game of Texas Hold'em played at a casino, the casino provides a dedicated dealer to shuffle and deal the cards, keep track of the bets made, evaluate the winning hands, award money to players, ensure each player plays by the rules, and more. In the JokerStars system, the server executable performs the duties of the dealer. The server executable allows system operators to create virtual card tables at run time for users to play on. For example, an administrator can create a Texas Hold'em table and specify the amount of money needed to play at the table, how many players are allowed to sit at the table, and what the blinds1 are for the table. Currently, the only card game implemented is Texas Hold'em. However, the system is designed to support future development of games, such as Omaha. System operators will have the ability to choose which card game the virtual card table plays if more games are developed in the future.The end user's application requires the user to either create an account for the system, or log into an existing account. This is needed in order to keep track of how much “money” each user has (the system uses play money, not real money). Upon logging in to the system, the user is greeted and presented with the amount of money in 1 Blinds are forced bets at the beginning of a poker hand. These types of bets are common among games that do not require an ante at the beginning of a hand.their account. The user is also presented a list of card tables that are running on the server. From this point, the user can choose which card tables to play on. In popular card playing systems, users can play at multiple card tables at the same time, a feature that is not available in a traditional card room. Users of the JokerStars system also have this feature available. Users can play at multiple card tables at the same time. In addition, users can also watch a card table instead of playing the game. Once joining a card table, the user will be presented with a graphical representation of all elements in a game of Texax Hold'em, such as the community cards, chips, players, and more.The original product specifications were for a single card table to run at a time. The actual implementation of the system allows for multiple card tables to run at the same time on both the server and the end user's machine. Also, the original specifications did not include an interface for the end user to choose which table he or she wishes to play on. However, due to the ability for multiple tables to run, an interface for selecting the desired card table was added.The specifications called for card tables with a maximum of nine players. However, that number was decreased to six in order to shift the focus from implementing the user interface to implementing more critical aspects, such as the game engine.Card Table FeaturesOnce a user has selected a card table to play at, the user must first select a seat that is not occupied. A player will only be able to sit down at a table if there are less than six users playing and if the user has the amount of money required to play at the table. Upon sitting down at a table, the user must wait until he or she can post the bigblind in order to begin playing a hand of poker. The big blind is a forced bet by the player who is two seats to the left of the current dealer. The style of Texas Hold'em that is implemented is a ring game, which is a game where players can enter and leave at any time. A hand of poker will begin once two players are seated at a table and will continue while there are at least two players at the table who have money. In the event of a player losing all of his or her money, the player will be marked as “Sitting Out.” The card table includes a chat box so that players and spectators can communicate with each other. The chat box also serves as a way for the virtual dealer to make announcements about the game. For example, the dealer announces which player wins the hand in the event of a showdown2.The card table interface allows players to decide what actions they wish to perform when it is their turn to act. It also displays the other users playing at the table, along with poker chips to represent the money that is in the pot, as well as any money players have bet in the round of betting. When a showdown occurs, the card table displays the cards for all users involved in the showdown. In a traditional card game, the showdown process is slightly different. Instead of showing all hands, hands are shown in the same order as the players act in a round of betting. For example, if three players are involved in a showdown, the first player who would bet in a round of betting shows his hand. If the second player has a weaker hand than the first player, he has the option to “muck” or to discard his hand without showing it. Likewise with the third player, if he has a stronger hand than the previous hands shown, he shows is hand, otherwise, he can discard the hand. This behavior was not implemented in the JokerStars system. It was 2 A showdown occurs in all poker games. If more than one player remains after the last betting round, remaining players expose and compare their hands to determine the winner or winners.felt that this was not an essential element of a poker game and could be left out.System RequirementsIn order for an end user to run the JokerStars system, the user must have a computer that supports the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (the system will not run on any version less) and an Internet connection. For Windows users, this requires Windows XP SP2 or higher. For Mac or Linux users, third party software is available to run .NET applications. However, JokerStars was not tested on these operating systems and there are currently no plans to test support for non-Microsoft operating systems in the future.The server executable has the same