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Re: How to play board games online with your friends

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sickrumbear wrote: post #81
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)!

Thank you - really appreciate the feedback! Bigger codenames games get CRAZY and we understand the appeal and we want to be able to provide that experience too. We've been thinking about this problem a lot since many of our users play as couples (they share a screen) and they can't easily participate separately. We also understand the privacy issues and we'll be building an option to enter a game room with your audio/video defaulted to off.

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Post by seandavidfisher »

jaflo wrote: post #86

I worked on a multiplayer version of the puzzle card game Set recently with a friend. It uses socket.io to communicate and Svelte for the front end. It’s a lot of fun to play with friends or alone: https://isaset.com/

This is really well done! Love the subtle animations and the ability to pick cards with the keyboard.

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Post by twaldecker »

jaflo wrote: post #90
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?

Yes, it's by design. It was easier at first but you can "help" new players easier.

Re: How to play board games online with your friends

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Post by jaflo »

Are there any online versions of the card games Mao, Golf, or Lucky Bastard/Karma? I’ve been considering making some sort of card game simulator that supports those because I haven’t found a good 1) website that 2) works across screen sizes and 3) enforces play order. http://playingcards.io/ is the closest I have seen.

Re: How to play board games online with your friends

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Post by mariusz331 »

blakeburch wrote: post #84

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 u…

This is awesome and gave me a lot of ideas! I'd love it if you checked out this app we're building to play social/board games over video chat. There aren't as many options as Tabletop Simulator but it may still be a good fit for your meetups: https://www.cyberspaces.app

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Post by govg »

jaflo wrote: post #86

I worked on a multiplayer version of the puzzle card game Set recently with a friend. It uses socket.io to communicate and Svelte for the front end. It’s a lot of fun to play with friends or alone: https://isaset.com/

https://setwithfriends.com

This is an implementation I have played with a bit, works well too!

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Post by joemasilotti »

panphora wrote: post #70

A few friends and I invented a board game several years ago and we all thought this pandemic time would be a great opportunity to get back into it. I set up a real time board game maker online, called DoomGrid[0]. It's very basic and just uses Firebase to sync a bunch of game objects across everyone's game board. We also published the rules for our invented game recently[1] (warning, only 70% complete). We've now spe…

This looks like a blast! I'll have to share it with my friends this weekend. We always think of new board game ideas but never take them anywhere. DoomGrid could really help.

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Post by joemasilotti »

kashyapc wrote: post #78

A few weeks ago I tried Tabletop Simulator with two other friends to play Gloomhaven[+]. I admire the developers that took on such a (positively) complex and rich game as Gloomhaven. But it was a far cry from in-person playing (I realize). It's very much understandable—you just can't replicate that high-definition feeling you get from in-person game, especially from such a rich game. I was 'dejected' (again, that's n…

I feel your pain. As fun as online sessions are nothing beats physically picking up a figurine or meeple. I also found Gloomhaven particularly hard to use on TTS. Wingspan, on the other hand, was a joy to play.

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Post by joemasilotti »

bluetidepro wrote: post #13

> In my experience, Zoom is the most consistent service and works on almost any device. One person in your group will need a paid subscription if you want to host an event longer than 40 minutes. Have to disagree on this, Discord has been a FAR better solution for my group of friends and I with our online game nights. We tried Zoom, Discord, Google Meet/Hangouts, and Discord has, by far, been the best UI/UX/clarity/q…

I replaced the Google Hangout recommendation with Discord. Thanks for the heads up!

Re: How to play board games online with your friends

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Post by polishdude20 »

panphora wrote: post #70

A few friends and I invented a board game several years ago and we all thought this pandemic time would be a great opportunity to get back into it. I set up a real time board game maker online, called DoomGrid[0]. It's very basic and just uses Firebase to sync a bunch of game objects across everyone's game board. We also published the rules for our invented game recently[1] (warning, only 70% complete). We've now spe…

A friend and I made a game a few weeks ago and it's also just simply synchronizes the board using a server to store the game state.

It's a Codenames clone you can find here http://those.codes

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