PyGermanWhist

The other available German Whist software implementations (notably the one by MeggieSoft) are shareware. First of all, this means that you will eventually have to pay for it. Secondly, it means that it is not free software, so you cannot learn from the source code and cannot modify and release your own variation. PyGermanWhist is released under the GPL(v3) so you can modify and distribute the source as much as you want. PyGermanWhist is also written in Python, a good language that is relatively easy to learn. So it should not be that difficult to learn or rewrite.

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The current version of PyGermanWhist is 0.92 Beta. Here is why it is Beta:

• It has no animation (unless you count the basic graphics)
• It has no music or sound effects (not completely necessary, but could spice up the game a bit)
• It has no levels (the computer is not impossible to beat considering that the game is mostly luck, but some have mentioned levels as a desirable feature)
• It cannot be used to play against an online opponent
• I am unsure of how well it runs on all platforms

The Windows binary was packaged with PyInstaller.

To use the program:

• For Windows you can just download the binary (32-bit):
  Download PyGermanWhist Windows binary
  

  Alternatively, you can use the uncompiled set of scripts:
  Download PyGermanWhist*

  *If you choose to use the scripts, you will also need the following prerequisites:
  http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7.3/
  http://www.wxpython.org/download.php
  Note: make sure to download the corresponding version of wxPython to the Python you downloaded.
  

• All other platforms:
  Most of the other platforms have Python preinstalled. If not, check out the Python website for your platform.
  wxPython can be found at http://www.wxpython.org/download.php, but check your Python version.
  

  Download PyGermanWhist

To execute the script:

On Windows, just double click 'GermanWhist.pyw'.

On other platforms, open up a terminal in the script directory and type 'python GermanWhist.py'.
Alternatives: (this works on Linux at least) make 'GermanWhist.py' executable and then just double click it. Other alternatives involve associating this script with Python possibly in combination with the last alternative.

If you don't know how to play German Whist or have never heard of it, here is a link to the standard rules (it is a lot like Spades):
http://www.pagat.com/whist/german_whist.html

Any comments or questions?

Have fun!