Clarify Counting Cards instructions & add tests

- Clarify instructions by changing table column "Value" to "Count Change"
- Add two more tests with mix of 7, 8, 9 and other card values
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Eric Leung
2016-02-15 16:39:33 -08:00
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"description": [ "description": [
"In the casino game Blackjack, a player can gain an advantage over the house by keeping track of the relative number of high and low cards remaining in the deck. This is called <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Card_counting' target='_blank'>Card Counting</a>.", "In the casino game Blackjack, a player can gain an advantage over the house by keeping track of the relative number of high and low cards remaining in the deck. This is called <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Card_counting' target='_blank'>Card Counting</a>.",
"Having more high cards remaining in the deck favors the player. Each card is assigned a value according to the table below. When the count is positive, the player should bet high. When the count is zero or negative, the player should bet low.", "Having more high cards remaining in the deck favors the player. Each card is assigned a value according to the table below. When the count is positive, the player should bet high. When the count is zero or negative, the player should bet low.",
"<table class=\"table table-striped\"><thead><tr><th>Value</th><th>Cards</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>+1</td><td>2, 3, 4, 5, 6</td></tr><tr><td>0</td><td>7, 8, 9</td></tr><tr><td>-1</td><td>10, 'J', 'Q', 'K','A'</td></tr></tbody></table>", "<table class=\"table table-striped\"><thead><tr><th>Count Change</th><th>Cards</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>+1</td><td>2, 3, 4, 5, 6</td></tr><tr><td>0</td><td>7, 8, 9</td></tr><tr><td>-1</td><td>10, 'J', 'Q', 'K','A'</td></tr></tbody></table>",
"You will write a card counting function. It will receive a <code>card</code> parameter and increment or decrement the global <code>count</code> variable according to the card's value (see table). The function will then return a string with the current count and the string <code>\"Bet\"</code> if the count is positive, or <code>\"Hold\"</code> if the count is zero or negative. The current count and the player's decision (<code>\"Bet\"</code> or <code>\"Hold\"</code>) should be separated by a single space.<br><br>", "You will write a card counting function. It will receive a <code>card</code> parameter and increment or decrement the global <code>count</code> variable according to the card's value (see table). The function will then return a string with the current count and the string <code>\"Bet\"</code> if the count is positive, or <code>\"Hold\"</code> if the count is zero or negative. The current count and the player's decision (<code>\"Bet\"</code> or <code>\"Hold\"</code>) should be separated by a single space.<br><br>",
"<strong>Example Output</strong><br><code>\"-3 Hold\"<br>\"5 Bet\"</code>" "<strong>Example Output</strong><br><code>\"-3 Hold\"<br>\"5 Bet\"</code>",
"<strong>Hint</strong><br>Do NOT reset <code>count</code> to 0 when value is 7, 8, or 9."
], ],
"releasedOn": "January 1, 2016", "releasedOn": "January 1, 2016",
"challengeSeed": [ "challengeSeed": [
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"assert((function(){ count = 0; cc(2);cc(3);cc(4);cc(5);var out = cc(6); if(out === \"5 Bet\") {return true;} return false; })(), 'message: Cards Sequence 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 should return <code>\"5 Bet\"</code>');", "assert((function(){ count = 0; cc(2);cc(3);cc(4);cc(5);var out = cc(6); if(out === \"5 Bet\") {return true;} return false; })(), 'message: Cards Sequence 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 should return <code>\"5 Bet\"</code>');",
"assert((function(){ count = 0; cc(7);cc(8);var out = cc(9); if(out === \"0 Hold\") {return true;} return false; })(), 'message: Cards Sequence 7, 8, 9 should return <code>\"0 Hold\"</code>');", "assert((function(){ count = 0; cc(7);cc(8);var out = cc(9); if(out === \"0 Hold\") {return true;} return false; })(), 'message: Cards Sequence 7, 8, 9 should return <code>\"0 Hold\"</code>');",
"assert((function(){ count = 0; cc(10);cc('J');cc('Q');cc('K');var out = cc('A'); if(out === \"-5 Hold\") {return true;} return false; })(), 'message: Cards Sequence 10, J, Q, K, A should return <code>\"-5 Hold\"</code>');", "assert((function(){ count = 0; cc(10);cc('J');cc('Q');cc('K');var out = cc('A'); if(out === \"-5 Hold\") {return true;} return false; })(), 'message: Cards Sequence 10, J, Q, K, A should return <code>\"-5 Hold\"</code>');",
"assert((function(){ count = 0; cc(3);cc(7);cc('Q');cc(8);var out = cc('A'); if(out === \"-1 Hold\") {return true;} return false; })(), 'message: Cards Sequence 3, 7, Q, 8, A should return <code>\"-1 Hold\"</code>');",
"assert((function(){ count = 0; cc(2);cc('J');cc(9);cc(2);var out = cc(7); if(out === \"1 Bet\") {return true;} return false; })(), 'message: Cards Sequence 2, J, 9, 2, 7 should return <code>\"1 Bet\"</code>');",
"assert((function(){ count = 0; cc(3);cc(2);cc('A');cc(10);var out = cc('K'); if(out === \"-1 Hold\") {return true;} return false; })(), 'message: Cards Sequence 3, 2, A, 10, K should return <code>\"-1 Hold\"</code>');" "assert((function(){ count = 0; cc(3);cc(2);cc('A');cc(10);var out = cc('K'); if(out === \"-1 Hold\") {return true;} return false; })(), 'message: Cards Sequence 3, 2, A, 10, K should return <code>\"-1 Hold\"</code>');"
], ],
"type": "checkpoint", "type": "checkpoint",