Games Cupboard

Play card games and board games with friends and family across the internet.

It is NOT designed for playing against random trolls people on the internet.

Unlike most computer based board games, there are no rules, everyone can move pieces as they wish. So you can cheat and have arguments just as you would with phsyical board games ;-)

For example, when playing chess you can move any piece anywhere you like. You can move your opponents pieces too. It mimics real life! A physical chess board doesn't stop you cheating, nor does my virtual chess board!

So all the games are based on trust. If you want to cheat, it is easy to do so. If you are a programmer it is easy to see other players' cards/tiles, but there are easier ways to cheat too, such as dealing yourself extra cards/tiles.

Technology

It uses the KorGE game engine, and Kotlin "compiled" to Javascript.

History

The original version (called locked-down-games) was designed during the lock-down in 2020 due to the coronavirus.

Games Cupboard is a complete rewrite. (I hated using Node.js, and javascript in general! Kotlin is so much nicer!)