README

A word game based of balderdash but modified for the web.
Built using Ruby on Rails with ActionCables to manage websockets.
Frontend is React(Typescript) utilizing Atlantis components.
Hogwash is deployed on a Heroku dyno here.

Goals

• Learn Ruby on Rails
• Practice React & Typescript
• Practice Test-Driven Development
• Utilize CI/CD (using github actions)
• Learn more about Heroku & its CLI

Functionalities

Current design is focused on being functional, things such as animations & transitions may be added at a later point.
As of now all of the core game flow functions, with few bugs(features) that will be ironed out.

• Create a game
• Join a game
• Start game from lobby once players have joined
• Submit answer for word
• Vote on other player's definition
• Distribute score and then finish round (get next word)
• Keep track of player scoreboard in the game
• If correct answer is submitted, go to the next word
• Finish a game & close the lobby
• Start the game anew with newset of words