Online multiplayer board game
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The most common commands are contained in the project justfile. just build and just run should allow you to load the game at localhost:8080.
This project utilizes Vue.js for frontend rendering https://vuejs.org/guide/quick-start
Run game server from backend/ with
npm start [savefile.json]
Example:
NODE_ENV=production PORT=3000 npm start saves/my_game.json
Serve UI from frontend/ with
npm run dev
Build dist folder from frontend/ with
npm run build
| Environment Variable | Configuration | Default |
|---|---|---|
| IP | The IP address of the server (dev only) | localhost |
| PORT | Port for backend server | 3000 |
| NODE_ENV | Set to 'production' to serve prebuilt frontend | undefined |
Potential improvements that are under consideration
- Keep track of player statistics throughout the game and present these (such as in a graph) at the end of the game
- Change dice to have dots rather than numbers
- When activating cards, the frontend should indicate which dice are valid to select (gray out invalid choices)
- Add a "help" button that pulls up the rulebook
- Add a server-side logging framework
These features are not planned for implementation
- Add an "Undo" button: certain actions provide strategic value (i.e. see next card in deck, trick opponent about strategy, etc.) which would be problematic to allow undo for. Implementing this in a way that is comprehensive and intuitive does not seem feasible.
- Work on "security" type features such as ensuring that players cannot request actions on behalf of others: the intent of this project is not to create a production-ready system, major overhauls to protect from malicious users are not in scope.