As typical Australian Developers, pubs have been a big part of our lives and shape us into the unruly people we are today. A big portion of our time in pubs are spent drinking, horse betting and losing a house deposit worth of money on Keno. Keno brings more joy to our remaining brain cells than it probably should, so to quench our insatiable need to watch the numbers 1 to 80 flash on a screen we have built a Keno-lite dubbed Taboo. The live web view is available at https://taboo.tabdiscord.com.
Keno is a lottery-style game of chance where players pick numbers from a fixed range (usually 1 to 80), and then a set of numbers is drawn at random. The objective is to match as many of your chosen numbers as possible with the drawn numbers to win prizes.
Note: This project is only the graphcial and functional part of the lottery draw. This doesn't handle betting or accounts, this is only for background entertainment.
Taboo is built to offer a seamless gaming experience as both a web application and a Discord Activity.
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Discord Activities: Taboo’s Discord implementation is designed for group viewing during video/voice calls, adding a light-hearted, fun element to drinking sessions and social hangouts.
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General Web Viewing: For those not on Discord, Taboo functions as a standard web app, delivering the same real-time Keno experience.
Taboo is deployed exclusively with Docker. Note: A Discord app is required to enable the Discord Activity integration. You must provide the Discord client secret and client id as environment variables for Taboo to function properly. For guidance on setting up your Discord app, refer to the Discord Developer Docs.
services:
tabo:
image: ghcr.io/aussiebroadwan/taboo:latest
ports:
- "8080:8080"
environment:
- DISCORD_CLIENT_SECRET=<your-secret-here>
- DISCORD_CLIENT_ID=<your-client-id-here>
restart: always
volumes:
- ./data:/dataTaboo operates by continuously generating random numbers using its dedicated game engine, which updates the game state in real time. Live updates are pushed from the Go backend to the HTML5 frontend via WebSockets, ensuring that players always receive the latest game information. Data is efficiently serialised using Protocol Buffers, allowing for fast and structured communication. The entire system is deployed in Docker containers, providing a consistent and reliable environment across platforms.
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Live Game Rounds: Continuous generation and broadcast of random picks creates a dynamic gaming experience.
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Efficient Communication: WebSockets paired with Protocol Buffers ensure rapid, structured updates throughout the application.
Please note that support and development for Taboo will be inconsistent. We welcome any help with additional features or improvements—community contributions are always appreciated!