🛳️ Battleship – Multiplayer Game

A modern implementation of the classic Battleship game with drag-and-drop ship placement, random match mode, and the ability to play against your friend.
Built with React + TypeScript on the frontend and Node.js + WebSockets + Redis on the backend.

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✨ Features

• 🎮 Drag & Drop Ships – intuitive ship placement using React DnD logic.
• 🤖 Random Matchmaking – quickly find a random opponent to start playing.
• 👥 Play with a Friend – share a room code and battle directly with a friend.
• ⚡ Real-time Gameplay – powered by WebSockets for instant move updates.
• 🧠 State Management – Redis is used to handle multiplayer sessions and game state.
• 📱 Responsive Design – optimized for both desktop and mobile play.

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🛠 Tech Stack

Frontend

• React + TypeScript
• React Router
• Drag-and-Drop logic for ship placement

Backend

• Node.js + TypeScript
• WebSockets (real-time communication)
• Redis (session & game state storage)

Other

• Prisma + PostgreSQL (optional, for persistence if needed)
• Docker (for local development setup)

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🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/battleship.git
cd battleship

2. Install dependencies

cd frontend
npm install

cd backend
npm install

3. Run with Docker (recommended)

cd frontend
npm run dev

cd backend
docker-compose up --build

This will start:

• Frontend (React) on http://localhost:5173
• Backend (Node.js + WebSockets + Redis for game state storage) on http://localhost:3000