Phoebus Games

The core of a game is a model of its behaviour. This is usually modelled based on the game’s domain, and therefore divorced for concerns such as HTTP or databases. For example, roulette has the key terms:

• A table for placing bets on
• Players
• Bets
• The roulette wheel
• Chips
• Winnings

It’s then worthwhile thinking about the events that can happen in the game:

• Spinning the wheel
• Placing a bet
• Paying winnings

This might lead to some states:

• Starting state: an empty table
• Adding a bet: a table with a bet on it
• Spinning the wheel: a table with bets removed AND some winnings to payout

Take a look at the roulette model.

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