Here's some of the ActionScript for the main part of the game... I have added some notes to point out what doesn't make any sense to me. I'm sorry. I guess I should have done this in the first place. I just wanted to establish the issue first.
//put all the cards in an array
...What do "i" and "j" and "c" stand for?
for (i=0; i<13; i++) {
for (j=0; j<4; j++) {
allcards[i,j] = "c"+order1[i]+order2[j];
cardslength = cards.push(allcards[i,j]);
alllength = all.push(allcards[i,j]);
}
}
//select background of the cards
function selectBackground(n) {
lab = n;
for (i=0; i<52; i++) {
eval(all[i]).cb.gotoAndStop(n);
}
}
//restart
function restart() {
for (i=0; i<52; i++) {
eval(all[i]).removeMovieClip();
}
gotoAndPlay(4);
}
//hand out all the cards for everyone randomly
...What does "cardDepth" mean?
function GetCards(forwho,num,cardDepth) {
var card = new Array();
var myCards=new Array();
var myCardsLength=0;
for (var i=0; i<num; i++) {
var n = random(cardslength);
card[i] = cards[n];
cards.splice( n, 1 );
myCardsLength = myCards.push(card[i]);
cardslength = cards.length;
attachMovie(card[i],card[i], cardDepth );
cardDepth = cardDepth+1;
var a = eval(card[i]);
var b = eval(forwho);
with (a) {
if (b==a1) {
_x=b._x;
_y=b._y;
gotoAndStop(20);
cb.gotoAndStop(lab);
} else {
_x=b._x;
_y=b._y+4*i;
if (i<num-1) {
gotoAndStop(20);
cb.gotoAndStop(lab);
} else {
gotoAndStop(1);
}
}
}
}
return myCards;
}
//get cards
...d1-d4 are the column cards next to the nert pile. a1 and a2 are for the draw 3 pile, and b1-b12 are for the stacks in the playing field
d1Cards=GetCards(d1,1,1);
for (i=0; i<1; i++) {
eval("o"+d1Cards[i]) = {name:d1Cards[i], group:'d1Cards', order:i,depth:1+i};
}
d2Cards=GetCards(d2,1,21);
for (i=0; i<1; i++) {
eval("o"+d2Cards[i]) = {name:d2Cards[i], group:'d2Cards', order:i,depth:21+i};
}
d3Cards=GetCards(d3,1,41);
for (i=0; i<1; i++) {
eval("o"+d3Cards[i]) = {name:d3Cards[i], group:'d3Cards', order:i,depth:41+i};
}
d4Cards=GetCards(d4,1,61);
for (i=0; i<1; i++) {
eval("o"+d4Cards[i]) = {name:d4Cards[i], group:'d4Cards', order:i,depth:61+i};
}
nertCards=GetCards(nert,13,81);
for (i=0; i<13; i++) {
eval("o"+nertCards[i]) = {name:nertCards[i], group:'nertCards', order:i,depth:81+i};
}
/*
d6Cards=GetCards(d6,6,101);
for (i=0; i<6; i++) {
eval("o"+d6Cards[i]) = {name:d6Cards[i], group:'d6Cards', order:i,depth:101+i};
}
d7Cards=GetCards(d7,7,121);
for (i=0; i<7; i++) {
eval("o"+d7Cards[i]) = {name:d7Cards[i], group:'d7Cards', order:i,depth:121+i};
}*/
a1Cards=GetCards(a1,39,141);
for (i=0; i<39; i++) {
eval("o"+a1Cards[i]) = {name:a1Cards[i], group:'a1Cards', order:i,depth:141+i};
}
a2Cards=new Array();
//a2Cards:{ name:b2Cards[i],group:'a2Cards',order:i,depth:171+i }
b1Cards=new Array();
//b1Cards:{ name:b1Cards[i],group:'b1Cards',order:i,depth:201+i }
b2Cards=new Array();
//b2Cards:{ name:b2Cards[i],group:'b2Cards',order:i,depth:221+i }
b3Cards=new Array();
//b3Cards:{ name:b3Cards[i],group:'b3Cards',order:i,depth:241+i }
b4Cards=new Array();
//b4Cards:{ name:b4Cards[i],group:'b4Cards',order:i,depth:261+i }
b5Cards=new Array();
b6Cards=new Array();
b7Cards=new Array();
b8Cards=new Array();
b9Cards=new Array();
b10Cards=new Array();
b11Cards=new Array();
b12Cards=new Array();
//a set of blank MCs for swapDepths
...I don't understand what "depths" mean
swapCards=new Array();
for (i=301; i<=313; i++) {
attachMovie( "deep", "top"+i, i );
swapCardsLength = swapCards.push("top"+i);
}
//when click,swap them to the top so that we can see them all
function swap(name) {
o = eval("o"+name);
var g=eval(o.group);
for (i=o.order,j=0; i<g.length; i++,j++) {
eval(g[i]).swapDepths(eval(swapCards[j]));
}
}
//* response the press and drag Event of every card
function pressEvent(name) {
swap(name);
attachMovie( "dragMC", "dragCards", 0);
}
//* response the release Event of every card
function releaseEvent(name,x,y) {
swap(name);
a = eval(name);
detect = eval("o"+name).group;
//** if the card is "1"
if (name.substring(1,3)=="01") {
//*** release on the top and drop succeeded
//we must put the card "1" onto the top first
//because the top is empty , we must write the script individually
for (i=1; i<=4; i++) {
var b=eval("b"+i);
var c="b"+i+"Cards";
var p=eval("b"+i+"Cards");
if (a.hitTest(b) && p.length==0) {
a._x=b._x;
a._y=b._y;
p.push(name);
eval(o.group).pop(name);
o.group=c;
o.order=0;
o.depth=181+20*i;
attachMovie( "deep", "temp", 181+20*i );
eval(name).swapDepths(temp);
temp.removeMovieClip();
break;
}
}
//*** release on the bottom and drop succeeded
bottom(name);
//*** release and drop target failed , then put the cards back
other(detect);
//** if the card is "K"
} else if (name.substring(1,3)=="13") {
//*** release on the top and drop succeeded
top(name);
//*** release on the bottom and drop succeeded
//when the bottom is empty , no cards can put to there except "K"
...Except I want to be able to put ANY card down on a blank column, but I can't figure out what controls that.
//so we also must write the script individually
for (i=1; i<=7; i++) {
var b=eval("d"+i);
var c="d"+i+"Cards";
var p=eval("d"+i+"Cards");
var s=p.length;
if (a.hitTest(b) && p.length==0) {
for (k=o.order,j=0; k<eval(o.group).length; k++,j++) {
d=eval(eval(o.group)[k]);
d._x=b._x;
d._y=b._y+15*j;
}
for (k=o.order; k<eval(o.group).length; k++) {
p.push(eval(o.group)[k]);
}
eval(o.group).splice(o.order,eval(o.group).length-o.order);
for (k=s; k<p.length; k++) {
var h=20*i-19;
eval("o"+p[k]).group=c;
eval("o"+p[k]).order=k;
attachMovie( "deep", "temp"+k, h+k );
eval(p[k]).swapDepths(eval("temp"+k));
eval("o"+p[k]).depth=h+k;
eval("temp"+k).removeMovieClip();
}
break;
}
}
//*** release and drop target failed , then put the cards back
other(detect);
//** the other cards
} else {
//*** release on the top and drop succeeded
top(name);
//*** release on the bottom and drop succeeded
bottom(name);
//*** release and drop target failed , then put the cards back
other(detect);
}
dragCards.removeMovieClip();
if (o.group.substring(0,1)!="b" && eval(o.group).length==o.order+1) {
a.play();
}
//the end
end();
}
//*** release on the top and drop succeeded
function top(name) {
for (i=1; i<=4; i++) {
var c="b"+i+"Cards";
var p=eval("b"+i+"Cards");
var b=p[p.length-1];
if (p.length>0 && a.hitTest(eval(b)) && name.substring(1,3)-b.substring(1,3)==1 && name.substring(3,4)-b.substring(3,4)==0) {
a._x=eval(b)._x;
a._y=eval(b)._y;
p.push(name);
eval(o.group).pop(name);
o.group=c;
o.order=p.length-1;
o.depth=eval("o"+p[p.length-2]).depth+1;
attachMovie( "deep", "temp", o.depth );
eval(name).swapDepths(temp);
temp.removeMovieClip();
break;
}
}
}
//*** release on the bottom and drop succeeded
function bottom(name) {
for (i=1; i<=7; i++) {
var c="d"+i+"Cards";
var p=eval("d"+i+"Cards");
var s=p.length;
var t=p[p.length-1];
var b=eval(t);
if (a.hitTest(b) && b._currentframe==1 && t.substring(1,3)-name.substring(1,3)==1 && Math.abs (t.substring(3,4)-name.substring(3,4))%2!=0) {
for (k=o.order,j=1; k<eval(o.group).length; k++,j++) {
d=eval(eval(o.group)[k]);
d._x=b._x;
d._y=b._y+15*j;
}
for (k=o.order; k<eval(o.group).length; k++) {
p.push(eval(o.group)[k]);
}
eval(o.group).splice(o.order,eval(o.group).length-o.order);
for (k=s; k<p.length; k++) {
var h=20*i-19;
eval("o"+p[k]).group=c;
eval("o"+p[k]).order=k;
attachMovie( "deep", "temp"+k, h+k );
eval(p[k]).swapDepths(eval("temp"+k));
eval("o"+p[k]).depth=h+k;
eval("temp"+k).removeMovieClip();
}
break;
}
}
}
//*** release and drop target failed , then put the cards back
function other(detect) {
if (detect==o.group) {
for (i=o.order,j=0; i<eval(o.group).length; i++,j++) {
b=eval(eval(o.group)[i]);
b._x=a.x;
b._y=a.y+15*j;
}
}
}
...I don't get any of this stuff!
//*** response the double click on the cards
function double(name) {
o = eval("o"+name);
a = eval(name);
if (name.substring(1,3)=="01") {
for (i=1; i<=4; i++) {
var b=eval("b"+i);
var c="b"+i+"Cards";
var p=eval("b"+i+"Cards");
if (p.length==0) {
a._x=b._x;
a._y=b._y;
p.push(name);
eval(o.group).pop(name);
o.group=c;
o.order=0;
o.depth=181+20*i;
attachMovie( "deep", "temp", 181+20*i );
eval(name).swapDepths(temp);
temp.removeMovieClip();
break;
}
}
} else {
for (i=1; i<=4; i++) {
var c="b"+i+"Cards";
var p=eval("b"+i+"Cards");
var b=p[p.length-1];
if (p.length>0 && name.substring(1,3)-b.substring(1,3)==1 && name.substring(3,4)-b.substring(3,4)==0) {
a._x=eval(b)._x;
a._y=eval(b)._y;
p.push(name);
eval(o.group).pop(name);
o.group=c;
o.order=p.length-1;
o.depth=eval("o"+p[p.length-2]).depth+1;
attachMovie( "deep", "temp", o.depth );
eval(name).swapDepths(temp);
temp.removeMovieClip();
break;
}
}
}
//the end
end();
}
//the end
function end() {
if (b1Cards.length==13 && b2Cards.length==13 && b3Cards.length==13 && b4Cards.length==13) {
for (i=1; i<=4; i++) {
for (j=0; j<13; j++) {
eval(eval("b"+i+"Cards")[j]).removeMovieClip();
}
}
gotoAndStop(6);
}
}