Feature #1: Hand of Straights
Explore how to solve the hand of straights problem by grouping cards in sequential order using Java. Understand the algorithm to check card occurrences, form groups based on dice rolls, and implement efficient sorting and counting techniques to solve this variation of poker. This lesson develops your skills in algorithm design, complexity analysis, and real-world problem mapping.
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Description
For the first feature, we will be working on a variation of Poker. In traditional poker, players form sets of five playing cards, called hands. This feature is concerned with a hand of Straights. Traditionally, a hand of straight is formed by five cards of sequential ranks, such as 9♣, 8♠, 7♠, 6♥, and 5♥. However, in our variation of Poker, a number will be determined by rolling a dice 🎲. Then, a hand of straights is only possible if sets of cards can be formed using all of the cards in the hand. Each group will consist of cards of sequential rank.
If the dice rolls a 1, we roll it again. Therefore, you can assume that ...