Great job! Really well done. Congrats on launch!
Show HN: I built a Jeopardy game maker with buzzer support
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#12Is the website open source?
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#13You'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 inviting a lawsuit.
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#14This 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 jeopardy game I've ever played: you need an Alex/host who knows the answer and can judge players right or wrong. This ability to buzz in, be wrong and then have another player respond is fairly crucial to real strategic play.
I get this is for fun and not meant to be "real" jeopardy, but I wonder if you could add support for something like this by allowing a "join as host" option when using the QR code that would reveal the answer and not have a score.
Great work and thanks for sharing it!
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#15This 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 knocking on your door?
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#16This 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 jeopardy game I've ever played: you need an Alex/host who knows the answer and can judge players right or wrong. This ability to buzz in, be wrong and then have another player respond is fairly crucial to real strategic play. I get this is for f…
In the menu you'll see there is a "Show answer" button. The host can log in on a different tab or device to see the answer to the currently flipped clue.
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#17This 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 knocking on your door?
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#18You'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 inviting a lawsuit.
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#19This 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 knocking on your door?
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 their name (e.g. jeopardylabs)
Worst case, they do, and then I know I made a good product.
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#20You'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 inviting a lawsuit.
Yeah, the wording is a good point. I'll think about the color scheme.