Connect Game

• Video Explaination: https://canva.link/1tcjlg6t2jo84ig

Project Objective

This is a Java Swing GUI game inspired by Connect.Game and word connection puzzles. The player chooses four cards and tries to find groups of connected words.

How To Play

1. Run ConnectGame.java.
2. Click four cards.
3. Press Submit.
4. Correct groups move to the top of the screen.
5. Wrong guesses use one mistake.
6. Press Shuffle, Deselect All, or New Puzzle when needed.

Java Files

• ConnectGame.java: main JFrame, buttons, messages, and game rules.
• ConnectGameGUI.java: most of the GUI layout, JPanels, labels, and buttons.
• Board.java: stores and displays the word cards.
• Card.java: one clickable word card.
• Puzzle.java: stores the groups for one puzzle.
• WordGroup.java: stores one category title, four words, and a color.
• SolvedGroupPanel.java: displays a solved category.
• PuzzleLibrary.java: creates the puzzle data.