ismailisimba/bao

A digital version of the Swahili, Bao game. --- title: Bao Game emoji: 🪵 colorFrom: amber colorTo: brown sdk: docker pinned: false license: mit --- # Bao – The East African Board Game A multiplayer real-time implementation of **Bao la Kiswahili**, the ancient Swahili mancala strategy game, built with Node.js, Socket.IO, Three.js, and MongoDB. You can play it on this link ## Features - 🎮 **Multiplayer** – play against friends in real time - 🤖 **Play vs Computer** – AI opponent available instantly - 🔗 **Invite links** – share private game links with friends - 🏆 **Leaderboard** – global rankings for all players - 🔑 **Simple auth** – username + PIN, or generate a random account in one click ## Environment Variables Set these in your HuggingFace Space secrets: | Variable | Description | |---|---| | `MONGODB_URI` | MongoDB Atlas connection string | | `JWT_SECRET` | Secret key for signing JWTs | | `PORT` | Set to `7860` (default for HF Spaces) | ## Local Development ```bash cd server cp .env.example .env # fill in your values npm install npm run dev ```