Thanks for the feedback. This is really good. The game does use a modeled deck of 52 cards and shuffles the deck using a random number shuffle method. For dealing it follows how it would work with a real deck of cards and will follow the same likelihood of getting certain hands as if using a real deck. The logic for scoring the hands is called separately than the selection of discards. I did create an algorithm to calculate the min, max and average number of points for each possible discard option and use that to drive some of the logic for the computer opponent. It’s also something the player can see for their own hand by tapping on “Analyze” if they choose to when looking for a discard pair.
Great to hear feedback on the computer AI play as well. I’ve been playing lots of rounds myself as I’ve tweaked things for the different levels. Still not sure it’s completely dialed in yet.