• Node.js
• Express
• Socket.IO
• HTML5 Canvas
• Vanilla JavaScript
• Tailwind CSS

Backend uses gameManager.js for logic and socketHandlers.js for networking.

git clone <YOUR-REPO-URL> multisnake
cd multisnake

npm install

npm start

Then visit:
👉 http://localhost:3000

• Enter Your Name
• (Host only) Choose:
  • Grid Size (10–60)
  • Game Timer (minutes)
  • Game Speed (Slow / Normal / Fast / Blazing)
• Click Create New Room

A 4-letter room code appears.

Friends:

• Enter their name
• Enter the room code
• Click Join Room

• View list of connected players
• Host has 👑 crown
• Host clicks Start Game

• Move with WASD or Arrow Keys
• Eat red food → grow and score
• Avoid collisions
• Your name floats above your snake head

Final leaderboard shows:

• Winner 🏆
• Ranking
• Scores

Host can click Play Again to restart with same players & settings.

• Each room has a unique game state (gameStates[roomCode])
• Game tick cycle:
  1. Compute next positions
  2. Detect collisions
  3. Apply deaths
  4. Grow snakes if food eaten
  5. Respawn food
• Timer decreases every tick
• Game ends when:
  • Only 0–1 player alive, or
  • Timer reaches 0

(Modify this for your team)

• Guido He
• Donghoon Oh
• Radman Mohammadi
• Nathan Hilde

• Power-ups
• Mobile touch controls
• In-room chat
• Persistent high scores
• Spectator mode

This project is for educational and hackathon use.
Feel free to fork, improve, and customize it.