I’m working on a game for my kids. They both got Covid and so we’re all isolating from each other which is a little lonely. We like to play this word game called Ghost sometimes when we’re hiking so I thought it might be a fun way to pass the time at home.
The way it works is that one player starts the game which generates a random game ID. They can choose to share that via a text message. Then, one or more players join via app or web app using that same game ID. Everything is synced to Firebase and updates once every two seconds.
Players take turns typing in a single letter to add to the end of the current letters until a word is formed. The object is to avoid completing a word. Words must be 4 letters or longer. So in the example below, the letters were played in the order C-A-T-S. On the 4th turn, CATS was formed so the player that played the S loses. For each letter you play, you have to have a real word in mind (e.g. if you play CAT, you could be thinking of CATS or CATCH or CATERPILLAR).
You can challenge your opponent’s word (not coded yet) or ask for a definition of the current word if one exists (using a free dictionary API).
The random emojis are going to represent your five lives. Each round you lose, you lose an emoji (not coded yet).
