🎲 Backgammon Long

A modern web implementation of the classic "Long Backgammon" board game, built with the cutting-edge Ruby on Rails 8 stack. This project combines traditional rules with the high interactivity of a modern single-page application.

🚀 Key Features

• Complete Ruleset: Implemented full game logic including counter-clockwise movement, the "Head" rule (one checker per turn), "Block" rule (no 6-checker barriers unless the opponent has passed), and bearing off logic.
• SPA Experience with Hotwire: Utilizing Turbo Streams and Stimulus JS to provide a seamless experience without page reloads. Moves and dice rolls are updated instantly.
• Fully Responsive Design: The game board automatically scales to fit any screen size (Desktop/Tablet/Mobile) while maintaining its aspect ratio, powered by Tailwind CSS 4.
• Victory Celebration: Interactive fireworks animation using the canvas-confetti library when a player wins.
• Server-Side Integrity: All game logic and move validations are performed on the backend, preventing cheating via browser console manipulation.

🛠 Tech Stack

• Backend: Ruby 3.2+, Rails 8.1.1
• Database: SQLite (storing board state as JSON)
• Frontend: Hotwire (Turbo + Stimulus), Tailwind CSS 4
• Asset Pipeline: Propshaft + Importmaps (Zero-Node.js build)
• Animations: canvas-confetti (ESM)

📋 Implemented Game Rules

1. Initial Setup: Classic Long Backgammon starting positions (15 checkers on the "Head").
2. Dice Logic: Random generation with support for "Zari" (doubles), granting 4 moves instead of 2.
3. Head Rule: Restriction on taking more than one checker from the head per turn (except for the very first double of the game).
4. Blocking (Prime): Prevention of building a 6-checker barrier if the opponent hasn't passed that section yet.
5. Smart Turn Switching: Automatic turn transition if a player has no legal moves available.
6. Bearing Off: Ability to remove checkers from the board only after all 15 checkers have entered the "Home" area.

⚙️ Installation & Setup

To run this project locally:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/backgammon.git
   cd backgammon

2. Install dependencies:

   bundle install

3. Prepare the database:

   bin/rails db:prepare

4. Start the development server (includes Tailwind watcher):

   bin/dev

5. Open your browser at: http://localhost:3000

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