Verbindungen is a modified version of the New York Times "Connections" game. It allows infinite attempts, and once a word is used, it disappears from the game board. The game can be localized into any language, and admin accounts can add words.

Features

Infinite attempts, no time limit or move restrictions. Words disappear from the game board after being selected. Admin accounts can add words and manage content.

Tech Stack

• Backend: Laravel 11.34.2
• Frontend: Blade templates (no JS framework used)
• Styling: Tailwind CSS and plain CSS
• Database: MySQL
• Additional Features: JavaScript for interactivity

About Laravel

Laravel is a web application framework with expressive, elegant syntax. It simplifies common tasks used in many web projects, such as:

Simple, fast routing engine. Powerful dependency injection container. Multiple back-ends for session and cache storage. Expressive, intuitive database ORM. Database agnostic schema migrations. Robust background job processing. Real-time event broadcasting. Laravel provides tools for building large, robust applications.

Installation

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed:

• PHP >= 8.0
• Composer
• Node.js (for front-end dependencies)
• MySQL (or your preferred database)

Steps to Set Up

Clone this repository to your local machine:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/verbindungen.git
cd verbindungen

Install PHP dependencies:

composer install

Set up your environment file:

cp .env.example .env

Generate the application key:

php artisan key:generate

Update the .env file with your database credentials.

Import the database schema from the provided SQL file:

In your MySQL database, import the verbindungen_database.sql file. You can do this using a tool like phpMyAdmin or the command line:

mysql -u username -p database_name < verbindungen_database.sql

Run database migrations:

php artisan migrate

Install front-end dependencies

npm run dev

Serve the application:

php artisan serve

Now you can access the game by navigating to http://127.0.0.1:8000 in your browser.

Usage

• Start a New Game: Click "Start" to begin a new game.
• Gameplay: Select four words that share a category. Repeat until all words are used up. Words disappear once they are selected.

Demo

demo.mp4

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.