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Author: Jarvis <jarvis@johnmaguire.me>
Date:   Fri Feb 20 20:56:00 2026 +0000

    Initial spec for monop-board

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+# monop-board — IRC Monopoly Game State Tracker & Board Viewer
+
+## Overview
+
+Two components:
+1. **IRC Bot (Python)** — Sits in an IRC channel, parses monop-irc game output, writes `game-state.json`
+2. **Static Site Generator (HTML/CSS/JS)** — Reads `game-state.json`, renders a visual Monopoly board
+
+## monop-irc Message Format (from source analysis)
+
+The game outputs text lines to IRC. Key patterns to parse:
+
+### Roll & Movement
+- `roll is <N>, <N>` — dice roll (two dice)
+- `That puts you on <SquareName>` — player landed on a square
+- `You pass Go and get $200` — passed Go
+- `<PlayerName> rolled doubles.  Goes again` — doubles
+
+### Buying/Owning
+- `That would cost $<N>` — unowned property
+- `Do you want to buy?` — purchase prompt
+- `You own it.` — already owned
+
+### Rent
+- `You owe <PlayerName> $<N>` — rent payment
+
+### Jail
+- `That's 3 doubles.  You go to jail`
+- `You're in jail` type messages
+- GOJF card usage
+
+### Player Holdings (from `holdings` command)
+- `<Name>'s (<N>) holdings (Total worth: $<N>):`
+- `    $<N>` — cash on hand
+- `    $<N>, <N> get-out-of-jail-free card(s)`
+- Then property listing in format: `    <SquareName> <Owner> <Group> <Cost> <Morg> <Houses> <Rent>`
+
+### Board Print (from `board` command)
+- Header: `Name      Own      Price Mg # Rent`
+- Properties: `<Name>     <Owner> <Group>   <Cost> <Morg> <Houses> <Rent>`
+- Two columns side by side
+
+### Turn Indicator
+- `<Name>'s turn` or similar turn announcements
+
+### Player Info
+- `<Name> (is|was) player <N>`
+
+## The 40 Monopoly Squares (in order, 0-39)
+
+0: Go, 1: Mediterranean Ave, 2: Community Chest, 3: Baltic Ave,
+4: Income Tax, 5: Reading Railroad, 6: Oriental Ave, 7: Chance,
+8: Vermont Ave, 9: Connecticut Ave, 10: Just Visiting/Jail,
+11: St. Charles Place, 12: Electric Company, 13: States Ave,
+14: Virginia Ave, 15: Pennsylvania Railroad, 16: St. James Place,
+17: Community Chest, 18: Tennessee Ave, 19: New York Ave,
+20: Free Parking, 21: Kentucky Ave, 22: Chance, 23: Indiana Ave,
+24: Illinois Ave, 25: B&O Railroad, 26: Atlantic Ave,
+27: Ventnor Ave, 28: Water Works, 29: Marvin Gardens,
+30: Go to Jail, 31: Pacific Ave, 32: North Carolina Ave,
+33: Community Chest, 34: Pennsylvania Ave, 35: Short Line Railroad,
+36: Chance, 37: Park Place, 38: Luxury Tax, 39: Boardwalk
+
+## Color Groups
+- Purple: Mediterranean, Baltic (houses $50)
+- Light Blue: Oriental, Vermont, Connecticut (houses $50)
+- Pink: St. Charles, States, Virginia (houses $100)
+- Orange: St. James, Tennessee, New York (houses $100)
+- Red: Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois (houses $150)
+- Yellow: Atlantic, Ventnor, Marvin Gardens (houses $150)
+- Green: Pacific, North Carolina, Pennsylvania (houses $200)
+- Dark Blue: Park Place, Boardwalk (houses $200)
+- Railroads: Reading, Pennsylvania, B&O, Short Line
+- Utilities: Electric Company, Water Works
+
+## game-state.json Schema
+
+```json
+{
+  "lastUpdated": "ISO8601",
+  "currentPlayer": 0,
+  "players": [
+    {
+      "name": "Alice",
+      "number": 1,
+      "money": 1500,
+      "location": 0,
+      "inJail": false,
+      "jailTurns": 0,
+      "goJailFreeCards": 0,
+      "properties": [1, 3],
+      "numRailroads": 0,
+      "numUtilities": 0
+    }
+  ],
+  "squares": [
+    {
+      "id": 0,
+      "name": "Go",
+      "type": "safe",
+      "owner": -1,
+      "cost": 0,
+      "mortgaged": false,
+      "houses": 0,
+      "monopoly": false,
+      "group": null,
+      "rent": [0]
+    }
+  ],
+  "log": [
+    {"timestamp": "ISO8601", "text": "roll is 3, 4", "player": "Alice"}
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+## Static Site Requirements
+
+- Visual Monopoly board layout (the classic square board shape)
+- Player tokens shown on their current square
+- Property ownership indicated by color/icon
+- Houses/hotels shown on properties
+- Player info panel: name, money, properties, cards
+- Color-coded by property group
+- Auto-refreshes by polling game-state.json
+- Single HTML file (or minimal files) — no build step needed
+- Mobile-friendly
+
+## Git Repo
+
+- Push to: https://forge.johnmaguire.me/jarvis/monop-board.git
+- Make periodic commits as work progresses