The Royal Game of Ur

My first board game implementation!

Posted by Dominik Baumann on December 23, 2021 · 1 min read

Some time ago I saw this video of Tom Scott playing a curiously looking boardgame. And found it so interesting that I wanted to implement it as an exercise 😅

At the moment it can be played locally with two players (*) or against an AI. The game sadly still has (at least) one bug: landing on a green field and rolling a 0 does not end the player's turn (at least not when playing against the AI). Shoot me a message if you notice any other bugs!

The rules of the game can be found on Wikipedia although the implementation might differ in minor aspects.

After fixing the AI I want to add an online multiplayer mode.

The pause menu UI only works properly in fullscreen!

(*) Don't ask how often I've played against myself for testing purposes o.O