Turned Based Game Abstract Base Class

Introduction

While building OSASG, I realized that I would like to separate that project into three independent projects: The server, the client, and the bots. However, all three of these components have to process games in some way or another. I’m therefore creating a game package these three components can depend on.

Supported Mechanics

Ideally, this supports all conceivable turned based games. That includes:

• Any positive number of players (including single player games)
• Supports options (i.e. Hex can be played on a 13x13 board or a 15x15 board)
• Seeded randomness
• Hidden information
• Simultaneous turns

If there’s a turned based game mechanics that can’t be implemented, then there is a design flaw, please contact me.

How to use

Have a look at test/simple_game.ts for an example of how to implement your own game. Then have a look at test/simple_game_test.ts for an example of how to use it. If you are implementing an abstract strategy game, you can also use the AbstractStrategyGame class instead which is simpler to extend. See test/tictactoe.ts for an example.

See example/example.js for an example of how to use this package without using TypeScript.

If anything is unclear, please contact me and I will be happy to help you and improve the documentation.

Note: This is only the logic to run the game. To actually play your game in a browser you’ll also have to write something that creates and updates a UI based on the “updates” the game outputs.