https://github.com/prasad1120/word-war-client

A game in Java where two players compete to find more number words in a given time period.
https://github.com/prasad1120/word-war-client

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A game in Java where two players compete to find more number words in a given time period.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/prasad1120/word-war-client
• Owner: prasad1120
• Created: 2020-05-17T15:45:22.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2020-05-18T06:40:25.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-20T10:47:18.404Z (4 months ago)
• Topics: board-game, java, swing-gui
• Language: Java
• Homepage:
• Size: 4.33 MB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# Word War: Client

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A multiplayer game in Java using client-server architecture and sockets in which two players compete to 

find more number of English language words in a predefined time from a separate but similar 

4x4 board of letters based on their frequency in English.

 > Check out [word-war-server](https://github.com/prasad1120/word-war-server)



  



 

## Features

- [x] Board populated on the basis of letter frequency in English language

- [x] Score of opponent displayed in realtime

- [x] All possible words are displayed after the game

- [x] Rematch with same as well as fresh opponent


## Built with

- **Gradle** - used as build system

- **Java Swing** - used for GUI

## Build and Run Process

- To run the Word War Client, in your top-level project directory, run the following command on terminal:

~~~

$ ./gradlew run

~~~

 > When running Word War Client, set host and port (on which Word War Server is running) to required values in `WordWarClient.java`.

- To build an executable jar, run:

~~~

$ ./gradlew jar

~~~

    

- To build and run Word War Client jar, run:

~~~

$ ./gradlew runExecutableJar

~~~

 > When building an executable jar, set host and port (on which Word War Server is running) to required values in `build.gradle`. 

The jar will get exported as `build/libs/word-war-client-.jar`.

**Default values**:

```

host='localhost'

port=8000

```