/electron-whist

Scorekeeping app for the popular card game called 'Whist' using ElectronJS

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Hackaton Project: A scorekeeping app for the popular risk-taking card game, Whist!

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1. What is Whist?

Whist is a trick taking card game, played with a standard 52-card French card deck. Player number can vary between 2 and 6 depending on the game version, but it’s most commonly played by 4 people. In Hungary, it was popularized under the name "Rikiki". More info here.

2. Why make an app to track the scores?

While Simple Whist and Pair Whist are relatively basic game modes, and scores are easy to track, with more complicated game modes (such as Oh, hell!) come more complicated score tracking and calculations! This app will take away the pain and the time spent on calculations and everyone can just focus on doing their best to win.

3. Available game modes and rulesets

Rulesets:

  • Rikiki
  • Bid whist
  • Simple Whist

Modes:

  • ascending
  • descending
  • pyramid

Might be extended in the future.

4. Original Hackaton goals

  • 4 main screens: menu, game mode selection, game, scoreboard
  • up to 7 game types: Rikiki, Pair Whist, Diminishing Whist, Bid Whist, Simple Whist, Spades, Oh hell!
  • up to 3 game modes: ascending, descending, pyramid

...and what didn't make the cut (yet):

  • high scores: store scores in a database

5. Download

Win v0.7.2.

6. ...or tinker with it yourself!

npm install
npm run dev

ElectronJS might require additional build tools to be present on your operating system.