blokus-duo-cli

Online Blockus Duo game in command line interface.

Installation

Latest prebuilt version could be find here

Manual buid

1. Install ncurses library

   sudo apt update
   sudo apt install libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev

2. Build

   make

   The binaries will be placed under build directory.

Usage

1. Start server first

   ./server -p [port]

2. Client connect to server

   ./client -i [server ip] -p [port]

   Whenever two clients connected to the server, the match will be started.

How to play?

• Rule of Blokus Duo
• Use h, j, k, l or <up>, <down>, <left>, <right> to navigate. Including tile selection and placement.
• Press <space> to select tile you want to use.
• Navigate to the position that you want to place the tile.
  • Press q to reselect the tile.
  • Press r to rotate the selected tile.
  • Press m to mirror the selected tile.
  • Press c to see opponent's remaining tiles.
  • Press <space> to choose the position.
• Press y, <enter> to confirm placement. Press n to cancel placement.
• The match will be continued until no tile could be placed onto the board.
  • Press 'h' to get a hint if you don't know which tile you can use.