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Re: How to play board games online with your friends

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Post by sickrumbear »

mariusz331 wrote: post #19

We're working on an app for social/board games with built in video chat: https://www.cyberspaces.app Current we offer: Boggle (just released yesterday, feedback is especially appreciated) https://www.cyberspaces.app/boggle Codenames (we call it Cyberterms) https://www.cyberspaces.app/cyberterms Liar's Dice https://www.cyberspaces.app/liarsdice Kings https://www.cyberspaces.app/kings

this is really awesome, would love an option to play the games without requiring cam/mic access (if friends are already bought into another tool like zoom), which could also may also allow more players (e.g. bigger teams for codenames)!

Re: How to play board games online with your friends

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Post by sunnyam »

bitexploder wrote: post #14

Haven’t seen anyone mention tabletop simulator (available on Steam). It won’t be for everyone. I play Magic the Gathering and board games with friends. Many other games are also available with no work. You can play almost any board game with a little elbow grease.

It's mentioned in the article...

Re: How to play board games online with your friends

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Post by blakeburch »

Austin has a local board game Meetup group that's shifted entirely to Tabletop Simulator during this time. It's great and definitely maintains the best feeling of playing a physical board game.

I'm surprised that the author didn't mention the hundreds of games that you can download for free in the Steam Workshop as mods. Not all of them work flawlessly, so you have to test things out beforehand. However, the almost unlimited array of options is what makes TTS stand out.

We've found that games without hand management tend to work best. Over the past 4 weeks, we've run games like Arkham Horror, Great Western Trail, Terra Mystica, Blood Rage, Caverna, Puerto Rico, Hansa Teutonica, Concordia, Lords of Waterdeep, and Quacks of Quedlinburg.

Re: How to play board games online with your friends

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Post by mariusz331 »

omega3 wrote: post #80
mariusz331 wrote: post #19

We're working on an app for social/board games with built in video chat: https://www.cyberspaces.app Current we offer: Boggle (just released yesterday, feedback is especially appreciated) https://www.cyberspaces.app/boggle Codenames (we call it Cyberterms) https://www.cyberspaces.app/cyberterms Liar's Dice https://www.cyberspaces.app/liarsdice Kings https://www.cyberspaces.app/kings

Doesn't work on Vivaldi: "Camera/Microphone Issue"

Hey. We're super sorry about that. We are using the Twilio Video SDK for video conferencing and one thing we check is that your browser is supported by the SDK before entering a game room. The messaging on the error screen you encountered isn't great and we'll work on improving it. The experience works best on desktop Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge. On mobile iOS it only works on Safari browser.

Re: How to play board games online with your friends

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Post by DanTheManPR »

kerkeslager wrote: post #39
pbhjpbhj wrote: post #3

I was hoping this was going to be how to modify boardgames to play with friends via webcam. We played Monopoly, and had good success - one board, setup a ghost player for the remote people. Remote people used parts of a set to keep track of their money and properties. Later several hours. >In my experience, Zoom is the most consistent service and works on almost any device. One person in your group will need a paid s…

I'm kinda surprised by all the hate on Monopoly. It's a great game for learning. It teaches you to take risks early and slowly lower your risk tolerance over time to let your existing assets appreciate. It teaches you that the best values are at the extremes of real estate: you want to be either a luxury condo owner or a slum lord. It teaches you that capitalism isn't fair, because good strategy and hard work don't p…

Monopoly poisoned the expectations of generations of people about what a board game is. It's terrible not just because it's a bad game, but because it keeps people out of the hobby.

Re: How to play board games online with your friends

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Post by mariusz331 »

JohnKacz wrote: post #72
mariusz331 wrote: post #19

We're working on an app for social/board games with built in video chat: https://www.cyberspaces.app Current we offer: Boggle (just released yesterday, feedback is especially appreciated) https://www.cyberspaces.app/boggle Codenames (we call it Cyberterms) https://www.cyberspaces.app/cyberterms Liar's Dice https://www.cyberspaces.app/liarsdice Kings https://www.cyberspaces.app/kings

Looks good. I'd love to know what stack you're building with and what you're learning. After seeing the readastorytome.com Show HN [0] was using Phoenix LiveView I was considering building a similar app to play spades or 42 as an excuse to learn some things I've been wanting to learn for awhile. [0] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22836940

Awesome! Building these sort of games is a lot of fun and I recommend it! We think there's a good opportunity right now for games over video chat: folks that are self-isolating need a way to connect with each other and if you provide a fun service for that I think it will be used.

We started off using what we knew best: Rails, React and the Twilio Video SDK. We'll introduce other technologies as they are needed to increase our velocity or enable us to build more rich game experiences.

Happy to chat more offline: mariusz at cyberspaces dot app

Re: How to play board games online with your friends

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Post by seandavidfisher »

Thanks for sharing! I'll have to try some of those.

I've been working on an online Codenames clone as a side project for virtual get-togethers. It is live and playable[0] and requires 4+ players. I'm planning on open-sourcing it as soon as I find the time. It's been a good excuse to practice some Vue.js and Websocket communication and a lot of fun!

[0] http://codenames.seafish.io

Re: How to play board games online with your friends

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Post by jaflo »

twaldecker wrote: post #83

Finding good games to play online with friends and family is a difficult task, because you find very much crap. So I appreciate the post. I implemented the games Halma, Mühle and Dame. Don't know the English names. Ui for now is only in German: https://wunderwald.games

I tried Halma briefly and it didn’t seem to enforce rules or play order. Is that by design?
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