What is Pisti?

Pi?ti (pronounced Pishti) is a popular Turkish card game, using a standard 52 card pack. It is normally played by two or more people in partnerships, partners sitting opposite. The direction of play is anticlockwise.
Main Rules:

• The shuffled pack is dealt to the players so that there will be 4 cards in each hand.
• Cards are played to a central pile, which can be captured by matching the previous card’s number (e.g. diamond seven and spade seven) or playing a jack.
•  Some special cards have values:
• Ace:  1 point
•  Jack:  1 point
•  Club 2: 2 points
•  Diamond 10:  3 points
•  At the end of the game, the player who captured more cards will get an extra 3 points.
•   The word "Pi?ti", which means "cooked", describes a capture of a pile containing only one card without using a jack. This will be counted for 10 points.
• When you played all your four cards, the shuffled pack is again dealt. When there remains no cards in the pack, the game comes to the end, and the players start to count the points.
•   There are also some special rules in the game:
•  In the first deal, three closed and an opened card are placed as a pile.
•  If the opened card is Jack, this card is replaced with the bottom card of the deck.

 We are going to make a Pi?ti game which is played by 4 players on the internet.
 The player who entered the table firstly becomes the host of the game. This player will have these choices:
a) Host + 3 Human player
b) Host + 2 Human player + 1 Computer player
c) Host + 1 Human player + 2 Computer player
d) Host + 3 Computer player
The host will also choose the strength of the computer players from this menu.
 When you enter the page, you will come up with a window which includes table figures and a menu button. There will be three main figures surrounding each table figure. These figures represent the human, computer, and empty chair.
 If you choose an empty chair from an empty table ( no players at all) by simply clicking on the figure with the mouse, you will automatically be the host of the table, and a menu consisting of  (a,b,c,d) will appear. After this determination, the figures will be seen. Other newcomers will enter the game by choosing the empty chair figures.
 When all the empty chairs of a table are filled, the game automatically starts. There will be an arrow turning around the table, indicating the player who will play. The player who has the arrow (his/her turn) simply presses the card which he/she will play.
 During the game, if any human player fails to play in a pre-determined time (e.g. 30 seconds), a computer player will automatically take his/her place. This will prevent the crash possibility of the game in case any player drops out. This timer will be seen on the screen near the player’s cards.
 At the end of the game, the points are calculated according to the rules mentioned at “What is Pi?ti?”  part. The player who has more points will be the winner of the game.

Target Users

Our target users are the ones who are interested in card games, who are bored because of the real life rushes. This includes not only the masters of the game, but also the ones who have never played Pi?ti, since we will have a great detailed help file provided by a real champion. We claim that gamblers will also get addicted to our program!

 Facilities
 

•  A detailed help file (allows the users to learn Pisti, and guides them how to use our web page)
•  Stunning graphics
•  Various difficulty levels (Valid for (b,c,d) of Aims).
•  Easy: Computer only knows very basic strategies like capturing the same numbered card or using Jack.
•  Medium: Computer has some strategies such as playing according to the values of the pile and its hand.
•  Hard:  Computer knows the previously played cards, and has the best strategy for its hand (The opponents really need good luck to beat the computer).
•  Options
•  Different deck packs
•  Sound effects
•  MIDI Music
•  Chatting

 Conclusion

The importance of JAVA in the Internet sector is evident. So, we decided to make use of this distinctive property. As a result, we are planning to make a web site on which people can play Pi?ti interactively. We hope you will visit our web site and help us in making money!