Inconsequential Quest

Browser-based board games on Cloudflare Workers. Zero backend, zero excuses.

Year 2024
Venue Web Game Suite

Impact Snapshot

Role

Cross-disciplinary creative technologist

Audience

Project-specific audience and collaborators

Stack

Cloudflare Workers, JavaScript, Game Development, Edge Computing

Outcomes

  • Browser-based board games on Cloudflare Workers. Zero backend, zero excuses.

Measured Signals

  • Timeline: 2024
  • Team members credited: 1

Description

A growing collection of browser-based board games — starting with Go — hosted as Cloudflare Workers. The constraint is the interesting part: how much game can you build with no backend? All game state lives client-side. Static assets serve for free. The entire suite runs on Cloudflare's free tier, which means it could scale to significant traffic before costing a dollar. Future plans include real-time multiplayer via Durable Objects, persistent leaderboards via D1, and expanding the suite with more classic board games.

Technical Details

  • All game state client-side
  • Cloudflare Workers hosting on free tier
  • Scales to 50M requests/month under $25
  • Future: Durable Objects multiplayer, D1 leaderboards

Team

  • Justin West Developer

Capabilities

Cloudflare WorkersJavaScriptGame DevelopmentEdge Computing

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