Start from the template

Create your repository

A repository is your game’s home on GitHub. It holds the game’s code and files.

1. Sign in to GitHub.
2. Open the game starter.
3. Make your own copy of it:
   1. Click the green Use this template button.
   2. Click Create a new repository.
4. Give your game a name, in small letters with dashes instead of spaces: dragon-dash. You can change it later.
5. Choose who can see the code:
   1. Choose Public.
   2. Click Create repository.

Why public

GitHub puts your game on the web for free only from a public repository. Public means anyone can read the game’s code. Your family’s players and saves are not in it: they stay on each device.

• To keep the code private, GitHub’s paid Pro plan can publish from a private repository. The game’s page is still public: anyone with the link can play it.
• Private games for a family may come to the Family Arcade one day, possibly as a paid option. They are not available yet.

Put it on the web

1. In your new repository, click the Settings tab at the top. Its icon is a cog.
2. In the list on the left, click Pages.
3. Under Build and deployment, set Source to GitHub Actions.
4. Publish the game for the first time:
   1. Click the Actions tab at the top.
   2. On the left, click Deploy to GitHub Pages.
   3. On the right, click Run workflow. A small box opens.
   4. In that box, click the green Run workflow button.
5. Wait a minute or two. When the dot next to the run turns green, your game is on the web.

Your game is now at:

https://<your-github-name>.github.io/<game-name>/

Open that address. You see your game’s empty home page. It shows the game’s name, who is playing and a Play together button. It is empty because you have not asked for a game yet. To check that it works, try Play together on two devices.

Tip

Bookmark your game’s address. On a phone or tablet, add it to the home screen.

Next: Connect Claude to your game.