Buzzinga
Consumer and social
party game maker
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How HN took it
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 HNGreat job! Really well done. Congrats on launch!
iJohnDoe on HNI have no notes, this is really dialed in.
willcipriano on HNThis 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 HNVery 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 HNThis 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 HNfantastic! 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 HNThis 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 HNThis 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 HNGreat 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