Crazy Eights UI Prototype


Startup screen layout

screen layout

Screenshot of GUI created with NetBeans designer

GUI


Storyboard

screens 1-3

screen 4

screen 5


screen 6

screens 7-8


... skipping to end of game

screen 9-10


Menu selections available from menu bar.
menu screens


"About" screen
about screen

Help Dialog
help screen



Console UI

There is also a console user interface for system testing. 
[C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, S6, S1]
   -C6-   (6)
+C7 D7 D9 DT DJ DQ DK S7
The computer's hand is shown in the top row, in brackets.
The human's hand is shown on the bottom row, with playable cards marked by a plus sign.
The current discard is shown on the second row, marked by minus signs, and the number of cards in the deck is shown in parentheses.
The prompt is "Press Enter to draw a card." or "Press Enter to pass." or "?" to specify a card to play. (Player enters desired card, e.g., "D9")
The description of the play is
kHuman|kComputer discarded card

The game over messages appear as:
-------------- game over
Game Over - You Win!|Computer Wins.

Here are sample console sessions for: