Color Conquest – Two-Player Network Game

Author: @KhaledKadri
License: MIT

Description

Color Conquest is a two-player networked game where players compete to dominate a color grid. Each player chooses colors to expand their territory from their starting corner. The game ends when the board is fully colored or only two colors remain, and the player controlling the largest area wins.

Features

• Real-time multiplayer over a network
• Interactive and visually appealing color grid
• Gradient-based graphics for colored tiles
• Automatic score calculation and winner announcement

How to Play

1. Player 1 runs the game as the server
2. Player 2 runs the game as the client and connects to Player 1 using their IP address
3. Each player selects colors from the buttons at the bottom of the board
4. The chosen color spreads to all connected tiles of that color, expanding the player’s territory
5. The game continues until one player dominates the board or when only two colors are left

Client-Server Architecture

The game uses a client-server model to enable networked multiplayer.

Server

• Opens a socket on port 5000 and waits for a client connection
• Tracks Player 1's game state
• Sends and receives messages representing moves (color selections) in real time

Client

• Connects to the server using its IP and port
• Tracks Player 2's game state
• Sends chosen colors and receives opponent’s moves to update the board

Communication

• Moves are sent as simple color strings
• Uses threads to listen for messages (Reception) and to send messages (Envoi) without freezing the GUI
• Ensures that both players see an up-to-date game board simultaneously
• The server accepts the client connection
• Both sides continuously send and receive messages (color moves)
• The GUI updates in real-time to reflect the current game state