Party Popper

• This repository contains the code of Party Popper - A realtime multiplayer board (drinking) game.

Note

The front-end has been developed as a mobile prototype, and it is meant to be viewed using a mobile view. It was not optimized for desktop (mobile first approach). This application is a proof of concept and is not ready for production.

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Inspiration

The main inspiration behind Party popper is to provide an interactive and fun experience in boring parties

What it does

Party popper is a realtime multiplayer board game consists of many fun challenges. It makes boring parties/events fun and enjoying.

How we built it

• The whole game consists of 2 components, the frontend and the backend.
• All of the operations happen in real-time and asynchronously.
• The backend has been built with Node.js and express.js and communicating with frontend via web sockets . This component listens to different events and responds accordingly.
• The frontend has been built using React.js. Players can register via the home screen, choose their avatar and nick name of thier choice and can play with their friends.

Development Setup

• Clone the repository and go to web directory for the client-side and server directory for the server and run npm install to install the necessary dependencies.
• Run npm start to get the server and client up and running.