Boardgame.io

Boardgame.io: Open-Source JavaScript Framework for Multiplayer Board Games

Boardgame.io is an open-source JavaScript framework for building turn-based multiplayer board games and card games for the web, mobile, and desktop. It handles game state management, turn order, network synchronization, and provides graphics/AI/physics components out of the box.

What is Boardgame.io?

Boardgame.io is an open-source JavaScript framework for building turn-based multiplayer board games and card games for the web, mobile, and desktop. It handles some of the most complex elements of building a multiplayer game:

• Game state management - Boardgame.io manages the state of the game behind the scenes, letting developers focus on game logic.
• Turn order - Handles whose turn it is, turns moving between players/AI, and turn timeouts.
• Network synchronization - Multiplayer synchronization and remote procedure calls to connect players.
• React integration - Comes with React bindings for building the UI without needing server roundtrips.

Some key capabilities Boardgame.io provides out of the box:

• An immutable state management system based on Event Sourcing.
• Networked multiplayer synchronization.
• AI opponents and automatic exposure of gameplay metadata.
• JavaScript client that runs web, mobile apps, desktop apps.
• optional physics, graphics, sounds components.

Games made with Boardgame.io can be turned into native iOS, Android, and desktop apps using frameworks like React Native and Electron. The framework offers production-ready workflows to bundle the client code and deploy securely to app stores.

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