Buzzinga

Consumer and social

party game maker

SHOW HN2024

284points
69comments
#229of 3,515 in 2024
Top 7%of 2024 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

18 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 5 critical, out of 35 comments about the project. Thread score +0.41.

Idea: 9 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 4 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Well executed and fun for game nights

    From 4 comments
    • Very fun! I can't wait to give it a run through when I finish some of the questions. I have really enjoyed the "Hacker Jeopardy" at Derbycon and a few others and I will enjoy the…
      ddtaylor on HN
    • Great job! Really well done. Congrats on launch!
      iJohnDoe on HN
    • I have no notes, this is really dialed in.
      willcipriano on HN
    • This is super cool! I'm going to try in the next game night with my friends. Will let you know how it goes.
      thelazyorcas on HN
  • Fills a long-wanted gap for buzzer-based trivia

    From 2 comments
    • For a few years I was hoping someone would create something like this, or I’d eventually do it myself. Thank you!
      jonmb on HN
    • Very cool! I built a no-code version of this for my friends' birthdays where all of the clues were about them (inside jokes, dumb bets, catch phrases, etc). I just printed out…
      PaulMest on HN

Objections

  • Name and default colours look too close to Jeopardy and may invite legal trouble

    From 3 comments
    • You're going to want to change the wording to "Jeopardy-style" rather than implying that it's a Jeopardy product. I would also recommend changing the default color scheme; it's…
      dsr_ on HN
    • This seems like a cease and desist letter waiting to happen. Are you worried that using the name “Jeopardy” and styling it so closely to the actual game might bring Sony lawyers…
      encomiast on HN
    • “I’m a lawyer for Sony Pictures Television, producers of the hit syndicated television show “Jeopardy.” While we appreciate our fans, we cannot allow this to continue. You must…
      apgwoz on HN
  • Show answer button is hard to find and menu disappears quickly

    From 1 comment
    • I cannot find this button. :( It also took me multiple reloads to find the menu button since it disappears after a few seconds. My eyes are drawn to the board and not the upper…
      gamerDude on HN

Requests

  • Open source the code

    From 3 comments
    • Is the website open source?
      aloisdg on HN
    • fantastic! I’ve been building game show buzzers and various PCBs for them for about ten years and used them at a lot of events. any chance you’ll open source this? My boards and…
      netik on HN
    • This is awesome! Is there any chance of open source?
      RockRobotRock on HN
  • Offline mode with physical buzzers

    From 1 comment
    • I’d like to make an offline mode so you can connect physical buttons/buzzers and not have to worry about connectivity/latency, etc.
      Wolfmans55 on HN
  • tvOS or TV app support

    From 1 comment
    • Make this a tvOS app and it would be perfect. Parties aren't fun if you have to lug out your laptop and hook up the hdmi to the tv.
      staplers on HN
  • Host mode that reveals answers without a score

    From 1 comment
    • This is really nice. Well done! I've had a jeopardy based toy project on the backburner for several years, with the north star goal of solving the problem I've had with every…
      bfdm on HN

Questions

  • Is there pricing for use in a college quiz contest?

    From 1 comment
    • Hi! this looks amazing. wanted to confirm what the pricing will look like? i want to try it out in a college quiz contest.
      akam4n4n on HN
  • Can you add your own questions and boards?

    From 1 comment
    • is there a way to add our own questions/board?
      indus on HN
  • Does it implement buzzer lockout?

    From 1 comment
    • Do you implement the Jeopardy!-style buzzer lockout or can contestants hit their buzzers as much as they want without penalty?…
      re on HN

Alternatives named

  • jeopardylabs

    From 1 comment
    • It's possible, but there are other jeopardy game maker sites out there that charge money and have existed for 5-10+ years that do similar things but with "Jeopardy" actually in…
      Wolfmans55 on HN
  • sigame (Svoya Igra clone)

    From 2 comments
    • There is actually a pretty cool clone of Svoja igra (russian jeopardy clone <https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Своя_игра>) sigame <https://vladimirkhil.com/si/game> which is popular…
      lame-lexem on HN
    • This is cool, congrats on launching! Jeopardy is an extremely popular “playing in Discord with friends” activity in Russia / CIS (called Svoya Igra here, lit. “own game”, or just…
      notpushkin on HN
  • buzzin.live

    From 1 comment
    • only one I've seen so far is buzzin.live, which acts only as a buzzer (pretty good one at that)
      sadeshmukh on HN
  • Jackbox-style games

    From 2 comments
    • I've been working on a similar-ish project with native Chromecast support and Amazon TV and using phones/tablets/laptops as controllers. You can give it a look at…
      jmpavlec on HN
    • Great Implementation!! Jackbox games are ever more popular with remote work. There's a huge market for games like these. I think bundling a few of these and selling B2B to…
      prakhar897 on HN

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