⚠️ Archived – Hobby Project

Not actively maintained

Catch The Word (CTW)

A simple SFML-based word game built with C++ and CMake.

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Screenshots

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Platform Note

This project only reliably works on Linux.

It may not build or run correctly on Windows due to:

• Platform-specific SFML dependencies
• Different system libraries (X11, udev, etc.)
• Build configuration assumptions

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Dependencies

This project uses:

• SFML 2.6.1 (included as a subdirectory)
• CMake 3.26+
• C++17 compiler (GCC/Clang)

System libraries required on Linux:

sudo apt install libx11-dev libxrandr-dev libxi-dev libxcursor-dev libxinerama-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libudev-dev

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Project Structure

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├── SFML/              # SFML 2.6.1 source (included)
├── headers/           # Header files
├── src/               # Game source files
├── main.cpp
├── CMakeLists.txt
└── bin/               # Output binary (created after build)

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Build Instructions

1. Clone the project

git clone <repo-url>
cd Catch_the_word

2. Clone SFML v2.6.1

git clone --branch 2.6.1 --depth 1 https://github.com/SFML/SFML.git

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3. Create build directory

mkdir build
cd build

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4. Configure project

cmake ..

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5. Build project

cmake --build . -j$(nproc)

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6. Run game

Binary will be generated in:

/bin/ctw

Run it with:

cd ..
./bin/ctw

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Notes

• If you want to extract the final build out of the project, copy both /bin and /assets folders into a separate folder
• SFML is built from source via add_subdirectory(SFML)
• No system SFML installation is required
• Build behavior may vary depending on Linux distribution and installed system libraries

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Troubleshooting

If build fails:

1. Ensure dependencies are installed (see above)
2. Clean build directory:
3. Check errors for extra missing dependancies

rm -rf build
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build .