Fill in the Blanks game server

This application contains a PHP websocket server for a 'Cards Against Humanity' style game.

Client

The lastest version of the client is available for anyone to use at http://fillintheblanks.rbwebdesigns.co.uk/game.php however it is down to individuals to host the game server as described below.

Server requirements

• PHP >= 5.4.2
• Composer (https://getcomposer.org/)

Hosting a server

• Clone repo
• Run composer install
• Download or create card pack(s)
  • Starter cards are available from http://fillintheblanks.rbwebdesigns.co.uk/standard.zip
  • Currently looks for white.txt and black.txt in card_packs/standard directory
  • Put each question is on a new line with four underscores (____) representing white card input
• Copy to /card_packs folder
• Copy config_default.json to config.json and set correct server variables
  • port - port number to use
  • cards_path - absolute path to directory where the decks of cards are saved on the server
  • host_user - user name for the game host - anyone who enters the game with this name will be the host, if left blank defaults to the first person that enters the lobby.

Starting the game server

• Open a terminal
• Change into project root directory
• Run command php start-server.php