An original strategy board game similar to Chess. Created using React, Typescript and Sass. Click here to play against the computer.
This project is divided into two parts. One is 'board-logic' which is pure Typescript and contains the board rules, state and AI. This part is independent of React and can be coupled with any view engine. It can even be used on a server running NodeJs.
The second part is 'board-views' which contains the view layer for the game. Board-views is written with modern React using React Hooks.
The game's AI is based on MiniMax Algorithm + Alpha-Beta Pruning for optimisation. By default the AI calculates 4 moves ahead. This can be changed in code but increasing the depth significantly increases the thinking time.
Make sure you have NodeJS installed. Download or clone project. Open Command Line in project directory. Run npm i followed by npm start in Command Line.
King Of The Hill is a turn based strategy game similar to Chess. There are 2 ways to win:
- Capture the opponent King.
- Move your King to the Hill Tile Uncontested. Uncontested means it cannot be captured or moved by the opponent on next turn.
Like Chess, each piece has a unique set of moves. Some pieces have special moves and properties. Piece movements are explained in detail in game. You can learn more by clicking the question mark icon in game.