Hives is a multiplayer word game where players race to find as many words as possible using a given set of letters. It's a multiplayer clone of the popular New York Times Spelling Bee game.
- Join or create a new game room by entering a room code or clicking "Start a new game" on the home page.
- In the game room, you'll see a honeycomb-shaped board with letters arranged in a hexagonal pattern.
- The center letter is required in every word you submit.
- Type your guesses in the input field or click on the letters to build your word.
- Press the "Submit" button or hit Enter to submit your guess.
- Longer words are worth more points.
- Words must be at least 4 letters long.
- You can see the words that have already been guessed by other players in the "Guessed Words" section.
- The player with the highest score wins!
- Multiplayer gameplay with real-time updates
- Leaderboard with player scores and usernames
- Ability to shuffle the letter arrangement
- Responsive design for desktop and mobile devices
- React
- TypeScript
- Styled Components
- Three.js (for 3D honeycomb visualization)
- Vite (build tool)
- Supabase (backend database)
To run the game locally, follow these steps:
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/your-repo/hives.git - Install dependencies:
yarn install - Start the development server:
yarn dev - Open
http://localhost:5173in your browser