Introduce a new single-player logic puzzle game where players flick jelly
blobs across a grid to slide and merge them into a single monster.
- PuddingMonstersLogic.js: pure slide-and-merge model with BFS solver,
no Phaser/DOM dependencies; shared by client and generator
- PuddingMonstersGame.js: Phaser scene with drag-to-flick, arrow keys,
undo/reset/hint, par tracking, star collection, death on spikes
- genPuddingMonsters.js: offline level generator using seeded RNG and
BFS solver; produces 40 levels across 5 difficulty tiers
- puddingmonsters.json: generated level data (40 levels, 5–7 grid sizes)
- Update main.js, GameRoomScene.js, PreloadScene.js, registry.js to
wire the new game into the app
- Update game-icons assets
- Register Hexsweeper game in server registry with icon frame 52
- Add HexsweeperGame import and scene configuration in main.js
- Add hexsweeper slug mapping in GameRoomScene.js
- Update game-icons sprite sheet with new icon
- Split category tabs into two rows: row 1 (tabletop, cards, casino, word),
row 2 (logic) for better screen real estate
- Move title text and adjust vertical positioning to accommodate tabs
- Center row 2 tabs independently based on active categories
- Update game grid top position to 370px for proper spacing
- Update game-icons and tab-icons assets for new layout
- Register Freecell game in server registry with card game configuration
- Import and configure FreecellGame in main.js and GameRoomScene
- Update game-icons sprite sheet with new icon frame for Freecell
- Fix Triominoes to dim all tiles when no legal moves are available
Introduce Tri-Ominoes, a triangular grid tile-placement game for 2–4 players. The implementation includes a pure rules engine (`TriominoesLogic`), triangular grid geometry and data (`TriominoesData`), a Phaser scene (`TriominoesGame`), and a heuristic AI with 5 skill levels (`TriominoesAI`).
Key features:
- Corner-matching tile placement on an equilateral triangular grid
- Scoring with pip sums, hexagon-closing bonuses, and going-out rewards
- Draw-from-pool and pass mechanics with forced pass when blocked
- Animated AI tile placement from opponent portraits
- Board panning and re-centering for large play areas
- Game-over modal with final scores and history posting
Also updates the game registry, scene dispatch, opponent select skill controls, and adds two new character portraits (beth, blackwind).
- Add complete Monopoly implementation with pure state engine (MonopolyLogic.js),
static data (MonopolyData.js), AI (MonopolyAI.js), and Phaser scene (MonopolyGame.js)
- Implement full game rules: property buying, auctions, building houses/hotels,
mortgages, jail, chance/community chest cards, rent calculation, bankruptcy
- Add 5-level AI with configurable greed, blunder rate, and thinking delay
- Add spritesheet loading for monopoly pawns and cards with graceful fallbacks
- Register game in registry, main.js, and game room scene dispatcher
- Add spritesheet creation guide (sprites.md) and update game-icons.png
- Rename game from "Yatzi" to "Zahtzee" across UI and server registry
- Move game category from tabletop to cards
- Persist last selected menu category using _lastCategory
- Update game-icons asset files
- Implement full Stratego rules, including hidden information, combat,
and flag capture mechanics
- Add 5-level AI with heuristic evaluation, unknown enemy reasoning,
and skill-scaled blunders/lookahead
- Create setup phase allowing piece swap and shuffle before battle
- Add detailed unit reference panel with scrollable ability notes
- Implement turn-based battle animations with sci-fi sound effects
- Integrate Stratego into game menu, room scene, and opponent selection
- Add spritesheet assets (stratego-pieces.png) and game menu icon
- Register Stratego in server game registry
- Add new Farkel dice game (2-4 players, tabletop category)
- Update Video Poker CRT screen from green phosphor to royal blue theme
- Refresh game-icons sprite sheet for new game assets
- Register Splendor in server game registry with metadata
- Import and register SplendorGame in frontend main.js
- Map 'splendor' slug to SplendorGame in GameRoomScene
- Preload splendor-cards spritesheet in PreloadScene
- Update game-icons assets for the new game
- Implement visual card rendering for Forbidden Island using a new spritesheet with procedural fallback
- Register and wire up the new "Solitaire Tour" game across client, server, and preload scenes
- Update game icon and card asset bundles
- Replace `gameicons` spritesheet with `game-icons` and load it in PreloadScene
- Add `iconFrame` support to game registry and render icons next to menu buttons
- Introduce animated dock arrows in Battleship to improve ship placement UI
- Clean up arrow lifecycle management in Battleship scene
Brian Fertig