khushi-51 / multiplayerhangman

A multiplayer hangman game using Python and Javascript :)

Multiplayer Hangman

A multiplayer hangman game using Python and Javascript. For Side Project Club in Winter 2018 at the University of Waterloo.

Video demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hay36VJ2_Xw

Team members

• Teresa (@TeresaTXCA)
• Eric (@Exxliang)
• Alex (@alextwin)

Running

For setup instructions, go to SETUP

In a new Terminal/Command Prompt,

Step 1: Get to the project folder

On Mac

cd ~/Documents/GitHub/MultiplayerHangman

On Windows

cd Documents\GitHub\MultiplayerHangman

Step 2: Start the server

On Mac

. venv/bin/activate
export FLASK_APP="server.py"
export FLASK_DEBUG=1
flask run

On Windows

venv\Scripts\activate
set FLASK_APP=server.py
set FLASK_DEBUG=1
flask run

Step 3: Open the webpage

In a browser, go to:

http://localhost:5000

⚠️ When you change JS/CSS, make sure to refresh while holding the Shift button! Otherwise the files may be cached by the browser and you will not see the updates.

Project files

These are the files you need to change when you want to make changes.

MultiplayerHangman/      (project folder)
|
├── server.py            (Python server)
├── static/
|   └── js/
|       └── hangman.js   (Javascript loaded on website)
|   └── css/
|       └── hangman.css  (CSS loaded on website)
└── templates/
    └── index.html       (HTML loaded on website)

Game flow