Talk Paper Scissors
Consumer and social
phone games
SHOW HN2023
102points
31comments
#636of 3,109 in 2023
Top 21%of 2023 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
9 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 19 comments about the project. Thread score +0.44.
Idea: 5 for, 0 againstPricing: 2 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Playful and fun idea
From 4 comments
This is awesome. I love weird little projects like this!
whynotkeithberg on HNLove it!
lanewinfield on HNThat was a fun game. There's a bit of a thrill every time I call into one of these "stranger phone" things that is still novel to me. The same feeling I get from some of the…
jwong_ on HNLaughing out loud. What a delightful overuse of technology. Love it.
hidelooktropic on HN
Kids and family enjoy it
From 2 comments
This has become very popular among my kids and their cousins. I’ve probably cost you a few dollars by now. If you put up a venmo link I’ll happily pay for a thousand calls to…
onionisafruit on HNThere's something about calling some overseas phone number but that was fun! The kids enjoyed it too.
sjmulder on HN
Objections
Cannot play from WhatsApp or international channels
From 2 comments
Whackiest game I came across haha! Is it possible to make it work via Whatsapp call? Might help international users.
sneh_kagrana on HNI second this suggestion. As someone who has also created whacky projects with Twilio, this was my #1 request from international users.
cardamomo on HN
Requests
Support WhatsApp calling for international users
From 2 comments
Whackiest game I came across haha! Is it possible to make it work via Whatsapp call? Might help international users.
sneh_kagrana on HNI second this suggestion. As someone who has also created whacky projects with Twilio, this was my #1 request from international users.
cardamomo on HN
Add a high score leaderboard
From 2 comments
What’s the current high score? Is there any way to check that online?
thih9 on HNwe don’t have this now but it’s something we should add! Thank you!
gregsadetsky on HN
Questions
How much does it cost to host?
From 1 comment
this is awesome. just curious... how much does it cost to host a game like this, especially with a telephone tie-in (not an engineer... know what twilio is, but nothing more than…
nowbabynow on HN
How did the game evolve during development?
From 1 comment
I have yet to play, but I love the playfulness of this project! I'm curious: how did the game evolve as you worked on it?
cardamomo on HN
Alternatives named
stranger.video
From 2 comments
- The maker's post
Oh fun q - let's see. The basic idea came from me brainstorming with a separate friend about how to make games like stranger video[1] - we got into the idea of a game you could…
eieio on HN