octo-kumo/gomoku

Gomoku powered by Node.JS

Gomoku

A simple board game where the winning objective is to have 5 pieces aligned in a straight line.

Features

• Realtime game play
• Pretty graphics
• Fantastic game logic
• Totally reliable server
• Engaging realtime chat

Usage

• To run the game on a custom server
  • Set up with npm install
  • Run index.js with node index.js or npm start
• To use the my server, go to https://gomoku-server-zy.herokuapp.com/ with your browser

Game Play

• Start by clicking on "Start Game" button
• Invite another player by sharing the url, which should have ?id=YOUR_GAME_ID as its suffix
• Make sure to set the side you are playing as at the "Player Details" section on the right/bottom (Black/White)
• Press a spot on the grid shown (Should show a square indicator)
• After thinking about your decision thrice, press "Play"

Others

• Join by clicking on "Continue Game" button
  • This is to join another game with a given id from the id field
• Restart by clicking on "Restart Game" button
  • This resets the current game, however it keeps the chat history

Chat

• Chat simply by typing the Chat Message field and either press enter or press "Send"
• Past chat history will appear in the black bordered box (scrollable)
• Editing the chat history is not possible of v0.0.3

Open Source

You are welcomed to make a pull request and suggest any new features