A multiplayer, scrabble-esque board game implemented using a multi-threaded TCP Server/Client(s) pair in Java, with synchronization and challenge-response authentication using RSA and a session key.
Players participate by placing letters on the board and earning points based on the letter used. Letters can only be placed on top of . or : spaces, and only when they're placed next to an existing letter on the board. A # indicates a space where a letter can never be placed. An o indicates a location where a letter can be placed initially, meaning no existing letters are required to be adjacent to the placed letter. Additionally, placing a letter on top of a : space will result in double the points being awarded.
The initial configuration of the board itself is determined via the input file board.txt.
- Ensure you're in the proper directory using
pwd. You should be in theMultithreadedBoardGame/srcdirectory. - Compile both the Server and Client code using
javac Server.javaandjavac Client.java - Run the server program in one Terminal window using
java Server - In another Terminal window (on the same machine or a different one), run the client program using
java Client <your hostname here>. - Enter the Username of an existing user (full list of users located in
input/directory; NOTE: the userbeckyis a test user that is meant to fail)
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
board |
Displays the contents of the board along with every user's current score |
place <letter> <row> <column> |
Places a specified letter on the board at the given row and column |
exit |
Exits the game and terminates the client, who can choose to later reconnect if they so wish. |
| Letter(s) | Point Value |
|---|---|
| a, e, i, o, u, n, r, s, t, l | 1 |
| d, g | 2 |
| b, c, m, p | 3 |
| f, h, v, w, y | 4 |
| k | 5 |
| j, x | 8 |
| q, z | 10 |