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 * Copyright (C) 2017 Jan Schäfer (jansch@users.sourceforge.net)
 *
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package org.jskat.ai.algorithmic;

import org.jskat.util.Card;
import org.jskat.util.CardList;

/**
 * @author Markus J. Luzius <br>
 *         created: 08.07.2011 17:22:49
 * 
 */
public interface IAlgorithmicAIPlayer {

	/**
	 * Prompts the ai player instance to play a card
	 * 
	 * @return the card to play
	 */
	Card playCard();

	/**
	 * Asks the ai player instance to discard two skat cards
	 * 
	 * @param bidEvaluator
	 *            Bid evaluator
	 * @return the discarded skat cards
	 */
	CardList discardSkat(BidEvaluator bidEvaluator);

}