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Re:Ask HN: If you had the time, what software would you build? by nstart on Monday August 31, 2015 @12:58AM (#10145517)
> browser+server framework for board games that can abstract the display and rules to the point where you can implement things from chess to warhammer

I've been wanting to do something like this for tabletop card games.

* Provide an open standard to define the design and optionally, logic related data for cards. I'll come back to this

* Provide an API for people to manage decks, draws, discards etc.

* Provide another API to manage distribution of cards amongst players via achievements or payments (collecting card decks basically)

The idea behind this would be to allow people to build card games that are either played online or offline (by allowing people to download card decks). Grand scheme of things would include a "github for card games" kind of system. Big dreams, shit execution on my part :D

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Re:Ask HN: If you had the time, what software would you build? by viraptor on Monday August 31, 2015 @01:21AM (#10145579)
Actually I read in the news before that gwent (card game from witcher 3) has been implemented as a mod in tabletop simulator. I wanted to respond to you with the link (http://store.steampowered.com/app/286160) - and I discovered it actually supports any board game!
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Re:Ask HN: If you had the time, what software would you build? by nstart on Monday August 31, 2015 @08:47AM (#10146555)
That's really amazing. I never cease to stumble upon or be shown something awesome each day. This is far more elaborate than anything I would have ever imagined but wow. What a brilliant playground for makers and players. Should introduce this to our local geek club. Pretty sure they'd enjoy this thoroughly.
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