Barricade Tactics

Barricade Tactics is a web-based, multiplayer recreation of the classic Barricade board game, powered by Next.js and WebRTC.

Features

• Dynamic Game Board & Responsive UI: A fully responsive game board featuring smooth pawn movement animations and sleek dark-mode aesthetics.
• WebRTC Multiplayer: Real-time game state synchronization across clients using PeerJS, enabling robust player-to-player matchmaking and gameplay.
• Heuristic Computer Opponents: Built-in computer opponents that evaluate multiple moves, prioritizing aggressive advancement and strategic blocking.
• Customizable Lobbies: Players can tune their lobby settings, adjusting the number of players, computer opponents, and specialized rules like "Capture Bonus".
• Local Settings & Ease of Access: Quick-start matchmaking modes and easy rejoining to active game rooms directly from the browser's local storage memory.

Tech Stack

• Framework: Next.js (React)
• Styling: Tailwind CSS & Radix UI
• Networking: PeerJS (WebRTC)
• Deployment: Standard static export or Vercel

Running Locally

To get started with local development:

npm install
npm run dev

Navigate to http://localhost:3000 to play the game!