COVID project: A no-nonsense poker app to play with friends remotely (Zoom + Venmo not included).
Deployed App: https://show-em-boys.now.sh
👍 Contributions Welcome. Please submit a PR.
- Sign In or Sign Up (save time by using your Google Account)
- Create a New Game
- Set the Buy In, Small, and Big Blind
- Share the Game ID with friends
- After confirming receipt of Buy In 💰 on your personal payment app (Venmo, Square Cash, etc.), add the player to the game by entering their Show 'Em Boys account email address.
- Need at least 3 to play!
- Sign In or Sign Up (save time by using your Google Account)
- Ask the host for the Game ID, and enter it into the lobby.
- If your name is on the table, and your email address is underlined - you're in the game! Otherwise, ask the host to add / edit your details.
- There are no separate pots for players who can't meet the next bet amount. If any player ends up with no more money to bet, all players reveal their cards (Show 'Em Boys), and the pot is finalized. The round continues with no more additional bets.
- In order to start a round, every user must have at least enough money to cover the Big Blind. If they're unwilling to buy back in at the Buy In amount, the host must kick them out. 🤷♂️
- Minimum raise amount = 1/2 of the Small Blind.
- Host: You can edit any player's Display Name, Email, and Money by clicking on their name. 💰 Use this feature to buy people back in! 💰
- Host: At any point, you can clear the table if something went wrong. Before doing this, make sure to agree upon what to do with the remaining money in the pot! (e.g., everyone agrees to split it or you try to retrace steps and provide the correct amounts). Remember: only you can update everyone's money amount!
- Host: Someone wants to sit out a round or cash out? Click on their name and kick them out. If they're cashing out, send them their winnings now. Otherwise, jot down how much money they had, so you can add them back in later.
- Hosts can play for the player in turn (just in case that person needs to step away from their computer).
- JAMStack w/ Firebase, NextJS, and React
- Deployed with Vercel
- Uses custom hooks with Firestore database listeners to ensure real-time game updates across all players
- Uses Deck of Cards API
- Uses pokersolver (npm) to determine the winner
I hope the name of this game does not come off as female-exclusive. It's just the phrase my "boys" and I use for revealing our hands, and I made this app with them in mind. Anyone can show 'em.