How to Play

Setup

The host picks a name, chooses how many letter rounds and number rounds to play (up to 6 total), and sets the timer (anywhere from 15 to 60 seconds per round). Once you hit Create, you get a 6-character room code. Send that to your mates. They type it in on the home page and they're in.

When everyone's joined, the host hits Start. Rounds alternate between letters and numbers.

Letter Rounds

Someone picks 9 letters, one at a time. Each pick is either “consonant” or “vowel”. The letters are drawn randomly, weighted so you see E and T more than Q and Z (like real English). You need at least 3 of each type.

Once all 9 are up, the clock starts. Find the longest word you can using only the letters on the board. Each tile can only be used once, so if there's one R, you can't use two. The word has to be in the dictionary, which uses Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21), the international English dictionary. About 160k words, 2 to 9 letters long (no proper nouns like names or places).

Scoring

• 1-8 letters: one point per letter
• 9 letters: 18 points (double score for using all 9)
• Invalid: 0 (wrong spelling, not in dictionary, or used letters you didn't have)

Number Rounds

The picker chooses 6 numbers. Each pick is “large” or “small”:

• Large: 25, 50, 75, or 100. Each can only come up once. Max 4 large.
• Small: random from 1 to 10. Duplicates possible (e.g. two 3s).

Then a target appears: a random number between 101 and 999. Combine your 6 numbers with +, -, *, / to hit it (or get close). Each number can only be used once. Division has to be exact: no decimals, no remainders. Intermediate results have to stay positive.

Scoring

• Bang on: 10 points
• Within 5: 7 points
• Within 10: 5 points
• Further than 10, or broken expression: 0

Conundrum Round

The final round (enabled by default). A scrambled 9-letter word appears on screen and everyone races to unscramble it. Think you've got it? Type your answer and hit BUZZ. You can guess as many times as you like, but the first correct answer wins.

Scoring

• Correct buzz: 10 points (first correct answer only)
• Wrong guess: 0 (but you can keep trying)
• No answer: 0

Other Bits

• You can't see what anyone else submitted until the round ends.
• You can change your answer after submitting. Just hit “Change answer” before the timer runs out.
• If someone disconnects mid-round, they get auto-submitted with nothing when the timer runs out.
• If the host disconnects, the next player becomes host.
• After the last round, the final scores go up. The host can start another game with the same group, same room, no need to rejoin.
• A game replay is saved automatically when the game finishes. You can watch it back from the leaderboard — it shows every player's screen in real-time with speed controls (1x, 1.5x, 2x, 4x). You can also share a link to the replay.
• You can share your results from the leaderboard too — a formatted summary of the final scores.