Abstract: In one aspect, a method for dealing cards includes: selecting a respective card distribution configuration from a plurality card distribution configurations stored in a card distribution configuration table, each card distribution configuration being defined by a respective set of meld types and a respective number of occurrences for each of the set of meld types, the respective number of occurrences specifying a total number of times that card combinations matching the meld type occur in a game round; according to the respective number of occurrences for each meld type in the selected card distribution configuration, randomly selecting from a deck of cards a corresponding number of card combinations matching the meld type; distributing the selected card combinations for all of the meld types in the respective card distribution configuration to a plurality of game roles; and distributing a remainder of cards in the deck to the plurality of game roles.

Abstract: Embodiments, relating to the field of virtual keyboard technologies, of the present invention provide a method for acquiring a virtual keyboard key. The method includes: receiving layout of a universal virtual keyboard and a mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables from a server; acquiring a corresponding universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table according to the identifier of the terminal and the mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables; and acquiring a universal virtual keyboard according to the layout of the universal virtual keyboard and the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table of the terminal.