Gomoku Online

An online multiplayer port of the classic 2-player board game: Gomoku, built using React.js, Node.js, Express.js and Socket.io.

Play the live version of the game here!

⭐ Introduction

Growing up, one of my favourite board games was Gomoku. I have lots of fond memories playing against family and friends in this simple yet satisfying game. After the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, I really began to feel the isolation from my friends and family. Inspired to combat this physical distance in my social circles, I decided to create an online version of Gomoku, allowing me to play against my family and friends no matter where they are located.

Although this may be a simple 2-player game, it holds a special place in my heart, and I hope that it will bring joy to anyone else who happens to use this game as a source of connection with others. ☺️

✨ Features

• Interactive web game version of Gomoku

  • Say good-bye to the days of physical stones and boards!

• Real-time, live multiplayer interactions

  • With the help of socket.io, all moves played by one player will be immediately reflected on the other player’s screen.
  • The goal is to make it feel like you are playing against your friend as if they were sitting right across from you.

• Join or create your own rooms

  • Easily create your own room with the automatic generation of a unique 6-digit code.
  • Share this code with your desired friend/opponent using the built-in clipboard copy button.
  • Either player can start the game when both players have joined the room.

• Individualized connections

  • With the use of socket.io, the backend is able to send individualized information to each client.
  • This ensures that each client receives only the information that they need to see, nothing more, nothing less.

💻 Tech Stack

• Front-end: React.js, Bootstrap
• Back-end: Node.js, Express.js
• Deployment: Netlify (client-end), Heroku (server-side)
• Other Technologies Used: Socket.io

🙌 Online Multiplayer Version

You can play the live multiplayer version of the game here!

The game is currently hosted using Netlify and Heroku.

👋 Local 2 Player Version

To run the local 2 player version of the game, please follow these steps:

1. Download/clone the Local 2 Player release of this repository
2. Navigate to the root directory
3. Run npm install
4. Run npm start
5. Visit http://localhost:3000/ and enjoy the game locally!