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Because it uses a sandbox database instance from [mlab](https://mlab.com/) instead of local installation of Mongo. \n\n\n## Rules of the game\nThe game starts with a grid of dots. Each player in turn connects two dots vertically or horizontally. If this connection makes a box, he gets a point and another move. No move can be passed. When the grid is complete, the player with most points wins.\n\n\n## Technologies used\nKey technologies used are [react](https://github.com/facebook/react), [react-redux](https://github.com/reduxjs/react-redux), [react-router](https://github.com/ReactTraining/react-router), [socket.io-client](https://github.com/socketio/socket.io-client) in the frontend and Node, [Express](https://github.com/expressjs/express), Mongo, [Mongoose](https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose), [socket.io](https://github.com/socketio/socket.io) in the backend.\n\n\n## Feature\n\nThe main feature is to be able play the game online against a friend. Link of the game can be sent after creating a new game. Anyone with that link can join the game. If the `Anyone can join` option is checked while creating the game, anyone can join the from the available game list.\n\nThe on-going games can be watched live.\n\nUsers can sign-in using facebook to save their game progresses, and score. Top players are shown in a list under `Top player`.\n\nHere are few screenshots of the game.\n\n![Home page](screenshots/home.png)\n\nThe home page\n\n![Create a game](screenshots/create.png)\n\nCreate a game\n\n![Waiting for opponent](screenshots/waiting.png)\n\nWaiting for opponent\n\n![Join a game](screenshots/join.png)\n\nJoin a game\n\n![On going](screenshots/playing.png)\n\nA game going on\n\n![Top chart](/screenshots/topchart.png)\n\nTop chart\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fsjsakib%2Fdot-connect","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fsjsakib%2Fdot-connect","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fsjsakib%2Fdot-connect/lists"}