Telepresence robot lets you play a hand of cards

May 23, 2012 By 4 Comments
card-game-telepresence

Virtual card games proliferate the interwebs, but this card-playing telepresence device is unique. [Patrick] calls the project Vanna, and we'd bet that's an homage to the tile-flipping TV star [Vanna White]. Much like she flips the blank tiles to reveal letters, this device can flip the hand of cards either face up or face down. Each of the six card trays is connected to a stepper motor. The … [Read more...]

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Gaming scoreboard and storage box in one

October 4, 2011 By 2 Comments
munchkin-scoreboard

This game storage box will also keep score for you. [Marcus] built it for playing the card game Munkin, but some clever programming could adapt it for most needs. The hardware is built around an ATtiny2313 to do the thinking, and a MAX7219 to drive the 7-segment displays. Each player has their own two-digit score readout, which is perfect for this game which only tracks scores from -9 up to … [Read more...]

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