Add real-time chat alongside the game board, mirroring the snake chat
implementation. Fix mobile layout for both C4 and snake chats — expand
chat to full width and reduce history height on small screens.
Replace "Game Lobby", "Connect 4", and "Snake" headings with colored
circles (●●●●) and tildes (~~~~) so the UI is less obviously a game
at a glance. Also neutralize the lobby description text and shorten
the back link.
Move chat to the right of the board using a flex wrapper that stacks
vertically on narrow screens. Restore original snake player colors by
removing the desaturation filter added with the dark theme.
Add solo mode where players survive as long as possible while tracking
score (food eaten). Single player games start with a shorter 3-second
countdown vs 10 seconds for multiplayer, maintain exactly 1 food item
for classic snake feel, and end when the player dies rather than when
one player remains.
- Add GameMode type (ModeMultiplayer/ModeSinglePlayer) and Score field
- Filter single player games from "Join a Game" lobby list
- Show "Ready?" and "Score: X" UI for single player mode
- Hide invite link for single player games
- Preserve game mode on rematch
CSS animations for smoother 60fps feel despite 7Hz game ticks:
- 130ms transitions on cell background/box-shadow
- Head pop-in animation on direction changes
- Food pulse animation
- Smooth death state fade with grayscale
Per-snake colored glow on head cells.
Make server port configurable via PORT env var (default 8080).
Add deploy/ with systemd service and scripts:
- setup.sh: create games user, /opt/c4, install unit
- deploy.sh: build and install binary, restart service
- package.sh: cross-compile, tarball, base64 split for transfer
- reassemble.sh: decode and extract on target server
N-player (2-8) real-time Snake game alongside Connect 4.
Lobby has tabs to switch between games. Players join via
invite link with 10-second countdown. Game loop runs at
tick-based intervals with NATS pub/sub for state sync.
Keyboard input not yet working (Datastar keydown binding
issue still under investigation).
Use gotailwind (standalone Tailwind v4 via Go tool) with DaisyUI
plugin files — no npm needed. CSS is compiled at build time and
embedded via a Via Plugin that serves it as a static file.
Custom "connect4" theme: light, warm, playful palette with red/yellow
accents matching game pieces and board blue accent.
When unauthenticated users visit a game invite link, show a prompt
with options to log in, register, or continue as guest. After
login/register, redirect back to the original game URL.
When a game finishes (win or draw), players see a "Play again" button.
Clicking it creates a new game and the opponent sees a "Join Rematch"
link to join the same game.
- Add Delete method to GameStore and Persister interface
- Add delete button to game list on home page
- Verify user owns game before allowing deletion
- Use status constants instead of magic numbers
- Remove unused variable in persister
- User registration/login with bcrypt password hashing
- SQLite database with goose migrations and sqlc-generated queries
- Games and players persisted to database, resumable after restart
- Guest play still supported alongside authenticated users
- Auth UI components (login/register forms, auth header, guest banner)
- Enter key now triggers createGame action on home page
- Remove redundant setNickname action from home page
- Remove unused code: join channel, Leave(), Stop() methods
- Consolidate ID generation into game.GenerateID()
- Remove unused CreatedAt field from Game struct
Real-time two-player Connect 4 using Via framework with:
- Game creation and invite links
- SSE-based live updates for both players
- Win detection with animated highlighting
- Session-based nickname persistence
