Paw

Command-line chess interface in Java

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A program to play chess on the command line locally or over a network.

Java 8 is required to run this software.

The build is distributed as a .jar named Paw.jar. Look in releases for the latest build.

Local Play

Using a terminal, navigate to the Paw.jar file and execute it like so:

java -jar Paw.jar

The prompts will guide you through the steps to start and play the game.

Remote Play

Player 1 and Player 2 must be on the same network with the appropriate ports and security permissions open. Player 1 (acting as the server) starts the program with this command:

java -jar Paw.jar -s

Player 1 follows the prompt to establish the listening server. Once Player 1 has completed that step, Player 2 starts the program with this command:

java -jar Paw.jar -c <Player 1 IP address>

<Player 1 IP address> refers to the IP address that Player 1 selected in her prompt.

From there, both players follow the prompts to start and play the game.