Hand and Brain Chess

⚠️ Work in progress
This project is under active development and not yet ready for production use. Expect breaking changes and missing features while the core gameplay is being built.

A lightweight web app for hosting Hand & Brain chess games with friends. Built with Vite + React + TypeScript and styled using Tailwind CSS, it lets players spin up a room, share a 4-letter code, and jump straight into the game.

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Game Rules (Quick Reference)

1. Teams of two – one Hand, one Brain.
2. On each turn the Brain names any piece type (e.g. “Knight”).
3. The Hand must move one piece of that type (no hints allowed).
4. Standard chess rules apply; first team to deliver checkmate wins.
5. Exactly 4 players needed.

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

Tool	Version
Node.js	≥ 18
pnpm (or npm / yarn)	Latest

Installation

# Install dependencies for the entire workspace
pnpm install

Development

# Start the Vite dev server for the client
pnpm dev:client

# Start the backend server
pnpm dev:server

Build

# Build both client and server for production
pnpm build

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License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.