Online multiplayer board game
For a much better game than this, check out Fantastic Factories
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 |
Unscoped (possible future work)
- Add an "Undo" button
- Work on "security" type features such as ensuring that players cannot request actions on behalf of others
- Keep track of player statistics throughout the game and present these (such as in a graph) at the end of the game
- Add a "help" button that pulls up the rulebook
- 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 server-side logging framework