John BeersI started working on another quasi-historical abstract strategy game similar to my other creations, #Maerstanas and #Oferhlyp. The first draft of #Cyngesheall is kind of like a "diagonal Hnefetafl" but we'll see where it goes after a bit of playtesting.
After working on the multiplayer Django implementation of #Maerstanas for a while, I returned to the other abstract strategy game I created. I rewrote the original terminal-based version of #Oferhlyp and now have a functioning game built with #Flask. It still needs some improvements before I deploy it, but it's progress!
I've added two bots to the Django version of Maerstanas. One simply plays random moves; the other uses weighted moves with simulation to "decide" what to play. (Note that you still need an account to play bot games due to the implementation.)
#Django #Python #WebDev #Maerstanas #AbstractStrategy #Strategy #Boardgame
...and it's live! I just deployed a Django-based platform for playing the abstract strategy game, Maerstanas, against other users in an asynchronous manner. Not much to see yet since I'm the only user, but I hope people come check it out. This is the initial beta launch so expect some rough edges; feedback is welcome!
#Django #Python #WebDev #Maerstanas #AbstractStrategy #Strategy #Boardgame
I've slowly been working on a #Django implementation of #Maerstanas. It'll be asynchronous (think: PBEM style) since the game itself is new and may not attract too many players yet. There are still a few things I need to implement, but I'm hoping to deploy an early version before the end of the year.
A new version of Mǽrstánas is live! The biggest change is the introduction of difficulty selection for the computer opponent and a framework for adding "personalities" which have their own strategies and preferences.
https://maerstanas-python.fly.dev/
I'm toying with the idea of making different computer opponents with varying "personalities" for Mǽrstánas. I don't mean in any sort of AI sense, but a weighting system for playing certain moves to have the computer play more human-like rather than simply making random moves.
There have been several releases since I last posted about it, but you can check out a fresh version of #Maerstanas here:
https://maerstanas-python.fly.dev/
Feel free to peruse the source code as well:
https://codeberg.org/jaerrib/maerstanas_python
I went ahead and deployed the changes to Mǽrstánas. You can play with the old rules as well the new for now.
Play it here:
https://maerstanas-python.fly.dev/
#abstract #strategy #BoardGame #OpenSource #CreativeCommons #Maerstanas #python #flask
Just deployed a #Flask based version of #Maerstanas on fly.io. Feel free to check it out!