Boom Bites - Two Player HTML5 Strategy Game

Boom Bites is a fun local two-player casual strategy game built with HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript. Players take turns placing hidden bombs, collecting bites, avoiding traps, and building combo scores.

The game is easy to play, mobile-friendly, and designed for quick competitive matches between two players on the same device.

🎯 Game Objective
Avoid your opponent's hidden bombs while they try to grab your bites. The last player standing wins!

🔧 Game Setup - Phase 1 & 2: Place Your Bombs
Each player places bombs on the board (2-4 based on difficulty)
Bombs are hidden from the other player - choose strategically!
Click a cell to place a bomb, click again to remove it
Bombs are tagged to you - your own bombs won't hurt you
Pass the device to the other player to place their bombs
🎮 Playing the Game - Turn-Based Gameplay
Players take turns clicking on cells to grab bites
Timer per turn depends on difficulty (10s / 15s / 20s)
If time runs out, a random cell is auto-selected
What Happens When You Click:
🍪 Hit a bite → Safe! +10 points
💣 Hit opponent's bomb → BOOM! -1 ❤️ but +30 points
🛡️ Hit your own bomb → Safe reveal, +5 points
⚡ Power-ups appear randomly: Shield, Freeze timer, Radar
🏆 Winning
Each player starts with 3 ❤️ (lives)
Lose all 3 hearts → You lose
Board cleared → Player with most hearts wins
Tied on hearts → DRAW
⚡ Combo Bonus
Grab multiple bites in a row without hitting a bomb to build a combo multiplier and earn massive points!