Draft code reorganisation (+ fix Alice rules + stateless VariantRules object)
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1# v[ariant]chess.club
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3Website to play to many chess variants, including rare ones - some almost
4never seen elsewhere, like "l'Échiqueté" [french], renamed "checkered chess"
5in english.
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7## Usage
8
9I hope it's intuitive enough :)
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11But, a few important points:
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12 - Games start with a random assymetric position!
13 - Your identity is revealed only after a game
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15## Resources
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17Server side:
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18 - node,
19 - npm packages (see package.json),
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21Client side:
22 - Vue.js,
25ee5469 23 - underscore.js,
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24 - mini.css,
25 - Google font 'Open Sans' + a few icons,
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25ee5469 27Sounds and pieces images where found at various locations.
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28
29## Installation (for developers)
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31 0. Install git-fat https://github.com/jedbrown/git-fat
a48ee8b8 32 1. git fat init && git fat pull
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33 2. Execute db/\*.sql scripts to create and fill db/vchess.sqlite
34 3. Rename and edit public/javascripts/socket\_url.js.dist into socket\_url.js
05e400d3 35 4. npm i && npm start
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36
37## Get involved
38
39All contributions are welcome! For example,
40 - translations,
41 - design,
42 - Vue front-end,
43 - Express back-end.
44
45If you wanna help, you can send me an email (address indicated in the "Help"
46menu on the website) so that we can discuss what to do and how :)
47If you feel comfortable with the code a pull request is a good start too.