Game process

1. Register user

• Store name, password
• Create session token

2. Create table

• Store name
• Create id
• Add player to table

3. Wait for all players
4. Deal first 4 cards

• Store all hand cards, show only 4

5. Collect leger

• Consecutive choice for each player

6. Deal last 4 cards

• Start bidding

7. Bidding

• Choice for each player to match/increase bid

8. Select game

• Highest bidder selects game
• Move to playing

9. Play cards

• Allow shots until certain trick
• Collect completed tricks
• Determine winning card
• End game on last card

10. Finish game

• Count points
• Determine winner
• Back to 4

Architecture

Messages to clients over the websocket

Table info

Contains the general information about the table:

• Player names, Table name

ConnectionState

Indicates which players are currently online

GameState

• Current player (either to play a card, state game intention, )
• First player in the round
• Game type (either game, or negotiation stage)

TODOs

Make UI for table

• Show players (+ connection state)
• Show played cards
• Show own cards
• Game negotiation

Updates from server

• Players at table (+ connection state, first/current player)
• Played cards
• Current player
• Game negotiation data
• Remaining cards
• Game results

API

• Leave table
• Start game
• Send negotiation input
• Send played card
• Send

Logic

• Shuffle cards
• Cards, Card sets
• Determine playable cards
• Determine win of round
• Rank game types, negotiation

Roadmap

Version 2:

• Configure game options
• Switch player positions
• Set first player
• Add game costs and player scores
• Introduce "legen" and "schießen"

Version 3:

• Private tables
• Add simple computer player
• Global statistics for players
• Save data persistently
• Table administrator can remove players

Bugs

• Correctly show available games