Abstract Play Developer Docs

Abstract Play is an open-source platform for playing abstract strategy games online. The stack is TypeScript on the backend, React on the frontend, and AWS for hosting.

Documentation

Games Library

Game API, authoring guide, helpers, and how to add new games.

Renderer

JSON schema for board representations, rendering engines, and interactive examples.

Backend

Serverless API, DynamoDB schema, bot framework, and subsystem guides.

Crons

Scheduled Lambdas: DB exports, static records, analytics, tournaments, and standing challenges.

Records & Rankings

Game record format, rating engines (ELO, Glicko-2, TrueSkill), and schema reference.

Front

React client: architecture, local dev, API usage, subsystems, and deployment.

Resources