Show HN : Nepali Baghchal game in Node.js

[semicolondev]

We at Semicolon Developers have released two player version of Nepali board game Baghchal[1]. It can be played at: http://obaghchal.com

Game is working fine in Chrome and Firefix latest builds. There are few glitches but if you have ever played Baghchal I'd love to hear your feedback on the game play online.

I'd like to credit HN for all the encouragement. I have promised myself to post a Show HN thread with some cool work and this is our first attempt.

Deployment wise I am having some difficulties in setting up server. I think we'd have problem scaling it up. If any Nepali hacker is interested to support us technically I'd love to get in touch. My email is in HN profile. Please connect.

[1]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagh-Chal

[RossP]

Namaste! I love this game. Unfortunately, I'm on my iPad right now so cannot access it... I'll take another look when I return to my desktop.

I've visited Nepal twice in the past 2 years; it's a country that I find fascinating both in its beauty and it's disfunction. On our first trip we bought a lovely version of this game made of timber and brass. There are many cheaply made items available in Nepal (many of them show their cheapness) but when you find items like this game that have been made with care, you get to see the true Nepali craftsmanship come through.

Is there much of a tech seen in Kathmandu? Most entrepreneurial folks I spoke to outside of the tourism sector wanted out of Nepal, to move to either India or the USA.

[semicolondev]

Namaste!

Most tech work here is offshore development for US and UK. I've been observing tech sector in Nepal since last 5-6 years and in recent years have seen improvements in tech use/acceptance too. For the entrepreneurial growth we lack people to invest on ideas. For eg. take this project, I don't know how far would I be able to run this project with my own budget.

We have resources, environment but most students or even entrepreneurial folks would want out of Nepal. I can't say about others but I won't be leaving, i see lots of things doable here.

[pvsnp]

So, I'm originally from the same neighborhood (if I may call it that - shit, the place was just rice fields when we moved in) in Kathmandu and occasionally a Node.js hacker. It's really nice to see development in this field. Great to see this on Show HN. I'm gonna buy you guys a beer next time I'm home.

[semicolondev]

Sounds great. Let's try to play a match in Online Baghchal. We can have chat about where to meet for beer ;) Thanks.

[zeynalov]

Please write some explanatory text on your homepage what Nepali Baghchal is and (maybe) why should I use/play it with one sentence and pic/video. I hear first time about it and it asks me to register. Everyone would exit.

[teeray]

I would second that--video preferably. I prefer to learn board games by watching other people play them, or have them demonstrated to me.

[semicolondev]

We are working on promo video explaining what is Baghchal and how to play this game. Really appreciate you trying it out. Thanks.

[frenchesfries]

Great game! Played against one of the developers. It was interesting to talk abou their technology stack while we played the game.

[kunj2aan]

Interestingly the only favorable review was from an account created 1 minute before the review was written.

[semicolondev]

Yes, I enjoyed chatting with you more than the Game play :) Thanks for trying it out.

[birusainju]

clickable : http://obaghchal.com

[rgbrgb]

Not working for me (Safari).

[semicolondev]

Yes its having problems in Safari/Mac altogether. We will check it out on next update.