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AI · January 3, 2024

Chomp Game built in React.js

I built a game called Chomp, which sparked my interest back in college when I learned about it in a game theory context. It's a 2-player game, where you take turns biting chunks of chocolate off of a chocolate bar, avoiding a special 'poison' square. Whoever chomps the poison square, loses. I’m learning React / web development and was inspired to create a playable online version as my first React app. And my first Show HN post! Currently you control both Player 1 and Player 2. I imagine a future version where you are Player 1, playing against an AI that controls Player 2. Some more…

Chomp Game built in React.js launched on January 3, 2024 with 7 votes, #1,798 of 4,437 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.

What it does

Two-player strategy game Avoid eating the last piece of chocolate!

In the maker’s words, at launch

I built a game called Chomp, which sparked my interest back in college when I learned about it in a game theory context. It's a 2-player game, where you take turns biting chunks of chocolate off of a chocolate bar, avoiding a special 'poison' square. Whoever chomps the poison square, loses. I’m learning React &#x2F…

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