Board Games Bond

A collection of popular board games that you can play online with friends!

Games Included

Codenames - A word association game of spies and secrets
Codenames Duet - A cooperative word game for two players
Decrypto - Code-breaking team communication challenge
Chess - The classic strategy game of kings and queens

How to Play

Visit Board Games Bond
Select a game you want to play
Follow the instructions to start a new game or join an existing one
Share the game code with friends to play together

Development

Prerequisites

Node.js (v18+)
npm or yarn

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/razat249/board-games-bond.git

# Navigate to the project directory
cd board-games-bond

# Install dependencies
npm install

Running locally

npm start

This will start the development server on http://localhost:3000.

Building for production

npm run build

This creates a build directory with the production build.

Deploying to GitHub Pages

One-time setup

Install the gh-pages package:

npm install --save-dev gh-pages

Add homepage and deploy scripts to package.json:

{
  "homepage": "https://razat249.github.io/board-games-bond",
  "scripts": {
    "predeploy": "npm run build",
    "deploy": "gh-pages -d build"
  }
}

Deploying updates

To deploy the latest changes to GitHub Pages, you need to:

Make sure your local changes are committed to Git:

git add .
git commit -m "Your commit message"

Push your changes to GitHub:

git push origin main

Deploy to GitHub Pages:

npm run deploy

Alternatively, you can manually deploy by:

Build the project:

npm run build

Push the build folder to the gh-pages branch:

git checkout -b gh-pages
git rm -rf .
git add build
git commit -m "Deploy to GitHub Pages"
git subtree push --prefix build origin gh-pages

Troubleshooting

If you encounter issues with GitHub Pages deployment:

Make sure your GitHub repository has GitHub Pages enabled in the Settings tab
Check that the gh-pages branch is set as the source for GitHub Pages
Ensure you have proper Git credentials configured

Credits

Board Games Bond is inspired by the original board games:

Codenames by Vlaada Chvátil
Decrypto by Thomas Dagenais-Lespérance
Chess, a classic game with centuries of history

License

MIT

razat249/board-games-bond