DigiDog

Game Overview

DigiDog is a digital version of the Swiss board game "Dog". It's a team-based game similar to "Eile mit Weile" but with more tactical elements through card play.

Game Rules

Basic Rules

• Teams consist of two players sitting opposite each other.
• Each team tries to get all 8 of their pieces from start to finish first.
• Players move pieces clockwise around the board using cards.
• Only teams can win, not individual players.

Game Flow

1. Each player receives 6 cards at the start.
2. Partners exchange one card face down before each round.
3. Players take turns playing cards and moving pieces accordingly.
4. If a player can't move, they discard all cards and skip the rest of the round.
5. A round ends when all cards are played.
6. In subsequent rounds, card numbers decrease (6, 5, 4, 3, 2) before starting over.

Special Rules

• Players can only start a piece with an Ace, King, or Joker.
• Players can distribute moves with a Seven.
• The Seven cards burn all pieces on its trail (moving them back to the start).
• Players can go reverse with a Four.
• When two pieces land on the same field, the second piece sends the first one back to start.
• Players must use every card they play, even if it's disadvantageous.
• To enter the goal area, a piece must have passed its starting position at least twice.

Setup and Running

Prerequisites

• You will need Java Runtime Version >= 21. For example, Temurin.
• The jar file. See the download button above.

Starting the Server

This will autopick an ip address in your network:

java -jar digidog-0.0.1-ALPHA.jar server <PORT>

Or: This will let you choose the ip address

java -jar digidog-0.0.1-ALPHA.jar server <IP>:<PORT>

Example:

java -jar digidog-0.0.1-ALPHA.jar server 127.0.0.1:8080

Starting the Client

It will connect to the server running on <PORT> at <IP> address.

java -jar digidog-0.0.1-ALPHA.jar client <IP>:<PORT>

Example:

java -jar digidog-0.0.1-ALPHA.jar client 127.0.0.1:8080