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Build Hangman Game with React JS
by kandikits
Hangman game is a classic multi-player game that involves guessing letters in a word OR phrase until you can guess the entire word correctly. The game contains clues which help players guess the correct letters in a word.
In this kit we mainly used React Js which is one of the most popular javascript libraries for developing User Interfaces. It is used by most of the developers to build reusable UI components.
kandi kit provides you with a fully deployable Hangman game using React.Js. Source code included so that you can customize it for your requirement.
Kit Deployment Instructions
For Windows OS,
Download, extract and double-click the kit installer file to install the kit.
Note: Do ensure to extract the zip file before running it.
1. When you're prompted during the installation of the kit, press Y to launch the app automatically and this one will open the application in a
browser http://localhost:3000.
2. To run the app manually, press N when you're prompted and locate the respective zip file
3. Extract the zip file and navigate to the corresponding directory
4. Open command prompt in the extracted directory and run the command npm install && npm run start
Development Environment
Visual studio code IDE is used for this development. It becomes easy and simple to develop an interactive UI with Visual studio code.
React Native Component
React Native is an open-source UI software framework and it is also very popular in javascript-based application frameworks. This component is widely used for creating game applications.
React DOM Component
The following library could be used to create React DOM components in your application.
Kit Solution Source
The library added in this section is primarily used to create this project. The entire solution is available as a package to download from the source code repository.
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Reuse
Instruction to run:
Follow the below instructions to run the solution.
1. Locate and open the extracted zip file "react-hangman-master" in Visual studio code.
2. Execute the commands npm install && npm run start
3. Its starts the application in your local web server http://localhost:3000
For any customizations,
1. Create drop down button for different categories of your choice (eg. Fruits,Countries etc.) in App.js
2. Create a json file for secret words(eg: data.json) instead of using "an-array-of-english-words" in randomword.js
3. Add words and clues(for each words) in json array format in that created json file (eg: {
"countries":{"name":["india","china"],
"clue":["Taj Mahal ","world's longest wall "]},
"fruits":{"name":["banana","watermelon"],
"clue":["Cylindrical shape","oval shape and contain seeds"]}
}
4. Create functions for each category in randomword.js and in return statement along with the word also return clue.
5. In game-state-factory.js, for every category, call corresponding function and start the game. Get the category from App.js and use in game-state-factory.js
For any support, you can direct message us at #help-with-kandi-kits
Troubleshooting
1. While running batch file, if you encounter Windows protection alert, select More info --> Run anyway
2. During kit installer, if you encounter a Windows security alert ,click Allow
Support
If you need help to use this kit, you can email us at kandi.support@openweaver.com or direct message us on Twitter Message @OpenWeaverInc.