CARDNAME can't block creatures with power ...

[Chris H.]

CARDNAME can't block creatures with power {rest of text string}


This keyword is for the various cards that are based upon the Ironclaw Orcs type of ability. The keyword currently has this format:

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CARDNAME can't block creatures with power {rest of text string}

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The most common form will look like:

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CARDNAME can't block creatures with power {num} or {"greater." or "less."}

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There are two other forms that will be recognized at this time. The cards which use this keyword have one of the following forms:

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CARDNAME can't block creatures with power 2 or greater.
CARDNAME can't block creatures with power 3 or greater.
CARDNAME can't block creatures with power 2 or less.
CARDNAME can't block creatures with power greater than CARDNAME's power.
CARDNAME can't block creatures with power equal to or greater than CARDNAME's toughness.

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The cards.txt entries will look like this:

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Brassclaw Orcs
2 R
Creature Orc
no text
3/2
CARDNAME can't block creatures with power 2 or greater.

Ironclaw Buzzardiers
2 R
Creature Orc Scout
no text
2/2
CARDNAME can't block creatures with power 2 or greater.
abPump R:Flying

Ironclaw Curse
R
Enchantment Aura
Enchanted creature gets -0/-1 and can't block creatures with power equal to or greater than the enchanted creature's toughness.
Enchant creature
enPumpCurse:-0/-1/CARDNAME can't block creatures with power equal to or greater than CARDNAME's toughness.

Ironclaw Orcs
1 R
Creature Orc
no text
2/2
CARDNAME can't block creatures with power 2 or greater.

Spitfire Handler
1 R
Creature Goblin
no text
1/1
CARDNAME can't block creatures with power greater than CARDNAME's power.
abPump R:+1/+0

Sunweb
3 W
Creature Wall
no text
5/6
Flying
Defender
CARDNAME can't block creatures with power 2 or less.

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The following cards will need additional code to implement:

Goblin Mutant
Hipparion
Orgg

Near the top of CombatUtil.java in the canBlock() method:

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//      if(attacker.getNetAttack() <= 2 && blocker.getName().equals("Sunweb")) return false;
//      if(attacker.getNetAttack() >= 2 && blocker.getName().equals("Ironclaw Orcs")) return false;

        // CARDNAME can't block creatures with power ...

        int powerLimit[] = {0};
        int keywordPosition = 0;
        boolean hasKeyword = false;
       
        ArrayList<String> blockerKeywords = blocker.getKeyword();
        for (int i = 0; i < blockerKeywords.size(); i++) {
           if (blockerKeywords.get(i).toString().startsWith("CARDNAME can't block creatures with power")) {
              hasKeyword = true;
              keywordPosition = i;
           }
        }
       
        if (hasKeyword) {    // The keyword "CARDNAME can't block creatures with power" ... is present
           String tmpString = blocker.getKeyword().get(keywordPosition).toString();
           String asSeparateWords[]  = tmpString.trim().split(" ");
           
           if (asSeparateWords.length >= 9) {
              if (asSeparateWords[6].matches("[0-9][0-9]?")) {
                 powerLimit[0] = Integer.parseInt((asSeparateWords[6]).trim());
                 
                 if (attacker.getNetAttack() >= powerLimit[0] && blocker.getKeyword().contains
                       ("CARDNAME can't block creatures with power " + powerLimit[0] + " or greater.")) return false;
                 if (attacker.getNetAttack() <= powerLimit[0] && blocker.getKeyword().contains
                       ("CARDNAME can't block creatures with power " + powerLimit[0] + " or less.")) return false;
              }
           }
           
           if (attacker.getNetAttack() > blocker.getNetAttack()
               && blocker.getKeyword().contains("CARDNAME can't block creatures with power greater than CARDNAME's power.")) return false;
           if (attacker.getNetAttack() >= blocker.getNetDefense()
                 && blocker.getKeyword().contains("CARDNAME can't block creatures with power equal to or greater than CARDNAME's toughness.")) return false;
           
        }// hasKeyword CARDNAME can't block creatures with power ...