FLAX is an abstract board game based on Glüx from Queen Games created as a fan tribute to the game and as an easy way to play with other board layouts than provided in the original game. It was written in JavaScript to run on the client side and utilises Bootstrap.
To run the game locally:
- Clone the repo:
git clone https://github.com/LinearMilk/flax-online.git - Fork, Clone, or Download on GitHub
- Run
npm installto download dependencies. - Run
npm install parcel-bundler -gto install parcel.js bundler. - Run
npm run startto start the development server, the script will open the game in your default browser at http://localhost:8080/.
npm run startopens the project in your default browser and live reloads when changes are madenpm run buildbuilds the minified version to 'dist' folder in production modenpm run testruns tests using Jest
The board is divided into square tiles, which form rooms (darker areas) and paths (lighter areas). Each player has a defined starting position (first tile placement) on the board as well.
The game is played between 2 players. Each players has at his disposal a stack of 24 double-sided chips, 8 of each of 3 types:
- 1 or 6
- 2 or 5
- 3 or 4.
On their turn the player draws a random chip from their supply and places it on the board according to placement rules. If a player doesn't have a legal placement available their turn immediately ends.
- On their first turns the players have to put their chip on their respective starting tiles.
- On subsequent turns the player can place a chip in straight line, horizontally or vertically, from any of their chips, counting the exact number of pips on the starting chip. Players cannot place a chip if their way is blocked, either by their own chip or their opponent's.
- If the destination square already contains a chip (their own or their opponent's), player can put a chip on top of existing chip covering it. This can only be done once per square, that is a stack of chips never can be higher than two. The bottom chip is not counted for movement or scoring anymore.
- Players never can place a chip on their opponent's starting tile.
- Players cannot skip moves, if a valid move exist for current player, they must make it.
- Once per game a player may place another chip on top of their starting chip.
Players earn 4 points for every room in which they have the most pips (combined on all their chips). If the players are tied, both of them get the points. If at the end of the game players are tied for victory, the player with more pips in the central room is the winner. If the players are tied still, they share the victory.
Have a bug or an issue with this template? Open a new issue here on GitHub.
Flax has been created as a challenge to ourselves and as a tribute to the game we like very much. It is based on Glüx, if you like it please buy Glüx and support people who made it.
Team working on Flax:
- Witold Henszel
- Luara Neumann
- Daniel Holm - Layout and design