SAMRA | سمرة

The problem

Most social game platforms rely on coins sold without clear controls, their results can’t be verified, and most are English-only.

The solution

Each game’s rules run only on the server, so players never see other players’ cards and can’t change a result from their device. Virtual coins and gifts pass through a server ledger with duplicate-protection keys, and an admin panel reports revenue separately from cash collected: VAT, refunds, fees and deferred amounts.

Key features

• Six games with server-side rules, a turn timer and automatic moves when time runs out
• Private rooms with invite codes, quick chat, and digital gifts between friends
• Accounts with secure sign-in, a friends list and a leaderboard
• A coin wallet with an append-only history, and iPhone purchases through Apple
• An admin panel for the owner and moderators, with a revenue report kept separate from cash collected
• Arabic right-to-left and English left-to-right interfaces, and a native iPhone app

Verified outcomes

• Tests for game rules, accounts, the wallet, Apple receipt verification and live rooms pass in the local test environment, plus a browser smoke test of the main flows. The real payment flow and the iPhone build on physical devices have not been tested yet.

How it works

Trust before features

• No real coins are sold until payments are set up and tested in a sandbox.
• Any balance or gift credited to a player is written to a server ledger and changed only through a recorded operation.
• The project is not yet public; this page shows its actual status.

How it is built

• Game rules are written in TypeScript and shared between the server, the browser and the phone app.
• A Node.js server with PostgreSQL, and live updates over WebSocket.
• A native iPhone app built with React Native (Expo), and a React web app.

Next

A public beta, real payments once they pass testing, email verification, then App Store review.