First of all this tutorial will not explain what the .json file is or how it is built. If you need help with this you can check this tutorial here: Understanding the .json file

⚠There is a new editor made by u/ArnoldSmith86 avaible here

The idea here is not to make a game only using the JSON file. We'll use the JSON file to enhance the work done in the editor mode. Some features are only avaible using the JSON file but most of the work is a lot easier to be acomplised in the editor mode. The editor mode also offers a a visualization of the work thats being done. In the hj JSON file we'll:

• Add custom spinners

• Resize hands to fit bigger cards

• Add extra hands

• Change the color of game pieces

• Add chess pieces

• Align pieces and card piles

• List of things that can only be done in the JSON file. (For ideas)

• Table of Contents

Things to have in mind:

• The order of the aributes in an object doesn't matter. If you need to add an atribute you can do it wherever you want in the object
• Respect the type of values needed for each atribute. If you add a number where there should be a string the game will not load you file. It will get stuck on "loading"
• The same goes for commas. there must be a comma between each atribute. object and values in an array. There can never be a comma in the end of the file, after the last object, after the last atribute in an object and after the last value in an array.
• The file starts and ends if [ and ]
• There cannot be two objects with the same id
  • The id is just a string. You can change it to whatever you want except "hand" (see hand documentation)

Step 1: Starting a board