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# Mystic Robots

A game originally written in April 2020, recently rebooted with a fresh coat of paint.

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[Source Code](https://github.com/mysticcoders/mysticrobots) [Visit Site](https://mysticrobots.com)

![Screenshot of Mystic Robots]

## What It Is

Mystic Robots is a browser-based puzzle game inspired by the classic Ricochet Robots board game. Players navigate four colorful robots across a walled grid, trying to move a target robot to its goal in the fewest moves possible.

## How It Works

The board is a 16x16 grid with walls placed at various cell edges. Robots slide in a chosen direction until they hit a wall or another robot — there’s no stopping in between. The challenge is figuring out the right sequence of moves across all four robots to reach each target.

-   **Four robots** with unique characters: Rollie, Gumball, Blubber, and Yolo
-   **Random puzzles** generated fresh each session
-   **Timer** to track how fast you can solve each puzzle
-   **Hint system** when you get stuck
-   **Keyboard controls** for fast play (1-4 to select robots, arrow keys to move)
-   **Dark mode** support

## Tech Stack

-   **React 16** with react-scripts
-   **Docker** support for easy deployment
-   **Node.js 16/18** compatible

## Roadmap

-   High score storage
-   Solver algorithm for finding optimal moves
-   Multiple game modes: computer opponent, multiplayer (local and network), websocket support

## History

Originally written in April 2020 during the early days of lockdown, Mystic Robots was recently rebooted with a fresh visual design and improved gameplay mechanics.