Card Deck Simulator

A C++ console application simulating a standard 52-card deck with shuffling and dealing capabilities.

Description

This program implements a complete playing card deck system using structs and arrays. It demonstrates card deck initialization, random shuffling algorithms, and card dealing mechanics commonly used in card games.

Features

• 52-Card Deck: Full implementation of standard playing card deck
• Four Suits: Hearts, Diamonds, Spades, and Clubs
• Shuffling Algorithm: Random card redistribution
• Card Dealing: Deals specified number of cards (default: 3-card hand)
• Struct-based Design: Object-oriented approach using structs
• Constructor Initialization: Automatic deck loading and shuffling
• Random Number Generation: Time-seeded randomization

Technologies Used

• C++ (mixing C and C++ features)
• <stdio.h> for I/O
• <string.h> for string operations
• <time.h> for random seed
• <stdlib.h> for rand()
• Struct with constructor
• Preprocessor constants
• Visual Studio project structure

Card Representation

Cards are represented using integer codes:

• Hearts: 100-112
• Diamonds: 200-212
• Spades: 300-312
• Clubs: 400-412

Building and Running

Prerequisites

• C++ compiler (Visual Studio recommended)
• Windows operating system

Build Instructions

1. Open the solution file in Visual Studio
2. Build the solution (F7 or Build > Build Solution)
3. Run the executable or press F5

Author

Christian Burnett