Prompt Title: Futoshiki

Yes, you can use Phaser for the design of the leaderboard section as well. To integrate the leaderboard with socket.io and Node.js, follow these steps:

1. Create a new folder for the server-side code, e.g., server.

2. Inside the server folder, create a new file called server.js.

3. Set up a basic Node.js server with socket.io in the server.js file:

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const express = require('express');
const http = require('http');
const socketIO = require('socket.io');

const app = express();
const server = http.createServer(app);
const io = socketIO(server);

const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;

app.use(express.static('public'));

io.on('connection', (socket) => {
  console.log('User connected');

  // Handle leaderboard updates here

  socket.on('disconnect', () => {
    console.log('User disconnected');
  });
});

server.listen(PORT, () => {
  console.log(`Server running on port ${PORT}`);
});

4. Install the necessary dependencies with npm:

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npm init -y
npm install express socket.io

5. Create a new Phaser scene for the leaderboard section. You can either create a new Phaser project or add a new scene to your existing Phaser project.

6. In your Phaser project, install the socket.io client library:

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npm install socket.io-client

7. Import the socket.io client library in your Phaser project and establish a connection to the server:

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import io from 'socket.io-client';

const socket = io('http://localhost:3000'); // Replace with your server's address

8. Use the socket connection to listen for leaderboard updates and update the Phaser scene accordingly. For example:

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socket.on('leaderboardUpdate', (leaderboardData) => {
  // Update the Phaser scene with the new leaderboard data
});

9. On the server-side, emit leaderboard updates to all connected clients whenever there's a change. For example:

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io.emit('leaderboardUpdate', updatedLeaderboardData);

10. Start the server by running node server/server.js and test your application.

By following these steps, you can integrate the leaderboard section with Node.js and socket.io while still using Phaser for the design.