Board of the Rings is an online multiplayer trivia game honoring the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Players compete to reach the final game space (Mount Doom) by answering a final trivia question correctly. Once you reach Mount Doom, the Ring is destroyed and you win!
The game is deployed to Heroku, so no installation is required! Simply visit the deployed application here.
Access the game at the deployed heroku URL and create a user profile. Once logged in, click the button to Host or Join a Game! if you are the host, share the room code with the other players. If you are joining an existing room, enter the code in the space provided. The game will let you know when it's your turn. Press the Pass Turn button to move play along to the next player in the turn order. The application will also keep track of how many games you've won.
The application landing page:
Hosting or joining a game:
The game session:
Playing the game:
Winning the game:
This game was created by Ben Binder, Rishabh Kamath, Nick Menzhuber, and Lily Russ as the final project for the University of Minnesota's Full Stack Web Development certificate course in February, 2023.
Please contact Ben Binder if you are interested in contributing to the project.
The backend database architechture for this project was testing using Apollo's GraphQL as well as MongoDB compass. All elements of the front end and game loop design were testing via end to end user testing.
This project utilizes the following license: MIT