Whist is a Windows desktop scoreboard built for the Whist card game. It was created as a practical table helper for tracking players, bids, tricks, rounds, scores, and winners during a real game.

Scoreboard for real gameplay

The app supports 4, 5, or 6 players and manages the changing dealer, current player, and next player across rounds. It tracks bids and final results for each player, calculates totals, and keeps the game flow organized so players do not have to manage the score manually on paper.

Game rules and scoring options

The project includes different round patterns, including 1-to-8-to-1 and 8-to-1-to-8 tables, plus normal and progressive scoring modes. It also includes options for double scoring and bonuses, making it flexible enough to match different Whist table rules.

Desktop app details

The project was built as a Visual Basic .NET Windows Forms application. It uses a large DataGridView-based score table, player colors, timers, charts, game logs, winner detection, and Excel export at the end of the game.

Why this project is interesting

This was not a generic game clone, but a utility built around the messy details of a real card game: turn order, dealer restrictions, bids, round progression, score calculation, and keeping everyone at the table synchronized.