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I'd like to create a magic the gathering game engine, and a graphical user interface so that I can play online against my friends.

General

  • Modular design (everything is easy to extend, new sets with new rules can be added easily)
  • Kotlin 2.2
  • Spring boot 4.x library

Rules engine

A programmatic engine written in Kotlin that can be used to play games and simulate the rules.

  • An engine written in Kotlin that contains the rules for MTG.
  • A core that contains foundational functions like
    • Casting spells
    • Drawing cards
    • Attacking and blocking
    • Placing counters
    • Targeting
    • Prompting the player when there are choices
    • Move cards between playing areas like hand, play, graveyard, exile or deck
    • Shuffling
    • Tapping
    • Losing and gaining life
    • Turns and phases within the turns:
      • Beginning Phase (Untap, Upkeep, Draw)
      • Pre-Combat Main Phase
      • Combat Phase (Begin, Attackers, Blockers, Damage, End)
      • Post-Combat Main Phase
      • Ending Phase (End, Cleanup)
    • Choosing who starts the game / coinflip
    • Mulligan
    • Winning or losing the game
  • A layer on top of the core with common abilities like
    • Trample
    • Flying
    • Scry
    • Deathtouch
    • Lifegain
  • Scripts that can be programmed for individual cards
    • For more specific rules programmable per card
    • Can use existing abilities and rules
  • What more
    • Each instance of a card should have a unique id (so it can be targeted)
    • Modular system for adding sets. New cards don't have to touch existing core code.
    • The first set we are going to implement is portal. Since it is quite a simple set it can be used as a good basis that we can extend later.
      • Should be able to convert scryfall json to card scripts

Example scryfall data:

{
  "name": "Alabaster Dragon",
  "mana_cost": "{4}{W}{W}",
  "cmc": 6.0,
  "type_line": "Creature — Dragon",
  "oracle_text": "Flying\nWhen this creature dies, shuffle it into its owner's library.",
  "power": "4",
  "toughness": "4",
  "colors": [
    "W"
  ],
  "color_identity": [
    "W"
  ],
  "keywords": [
    "Flying"
  ],
  "oracle_id": "2392a41a-59d3-4749-be94-4d9df0af9c4c"
}

Gameplay engine

An engine with a graphical user interface that can be used to play against friends. This engine could be like a copy of MTG arena.

It should run in the browser using WebGL (for a smooth experience), and have a backend that connects to the rules engine to run the games.

Backend:

  • Players can login using keycloak (oauth with Google account) and start a game.
  • Uses the rules engine to simulate games
  • Can start a game, and invite a friend to join using a join link (unique url?)
  • Can create a deck from available cards
  • Booster draft against friends

Frontend:

  • Graphical user interface that mimics MTG arena.
  • Cards are displayed graphically. Images can come from links to a cms or links to scryfall.