#gamedev

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Building Browser Snake: Game Loop with requestAnimationFrame, Collision Detection, and Input Buffering
How to implement the classic Snake game using a fixed-step game loop, grid-based collision detection, and a direction queue to handle rapid key presses correctly.
May 11, 20266 min read5
Building Browser Klondike Solitaire: Card Data Model, Drag-and-Drop Move Validation, and Auto-Complete Detection
How to implement a complete Klondike Solitaire engine in TypeScript — deck shuffling, pile management, valid move rules, and win detection — with no game engine dependencies.
May 11, 20266 min read
Building a Browser Hangman Game: Word Selection, Letter State Machine, and SVG Scaffold Rendering
How to implement Hangman with a finite state machine for guess tracking, SVG-based scaffold drawing, and a seeded word bank — all client-side with no backend.
May 11, 20266 min read
Building 2048 in React: Tile Merge Algorithm, Swipe Gestures, and Animated Tile Transitions
A complete implementation of the 2048 game -- board state management, directional merge logic, spawn mechanics, win/lose detection, and CSS transition animations.
May 11, 20266 min read3
Building Multiplayer Bingo in Next.js — Polling Architecture, Card Generation, and Server-Side Win Verification
How to build a real-time multiplayer browser game using 3-second polling instead of WebSockets, with server-verified win claims, two-phase Line + Full House mode, and in-place round resets
May 10, 20268 min read
Building Browser Games in React — Flappy Bird Game Loop and Brick Breaker Collision Detection
How to implement a requestAnimationFrame game loop with frame-rate independence for Flappy Bird, and axis-aligned bounding box collision with reflection physics for Brick Breaker
May 9, 20266 min read