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Show HN: I built a Jeopardy game maker with buzzer support
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Re: Show HN: I built a Jeopardy game maker with buzzer support
#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
When I was thinking of a name I thought, well, what do you do when you’re playing? Buzz in. So I just thought “Buzzinga.” That’s the origin story.
Any chance the name clashes with WB's trademark of the Bazinga! catchphrase? https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=85210239&caseType=SERIAL_...
> Mark Literal Elements: BAZINGA!
Re: Show HN: I built a Jeopardy game maker with buzzer support
#43I'm going to try in the next game night with my friends. Will let you know how it goes.
Re: Show HN: I built a Jeopardy game maker with buzzer support
#44I watch Jeopardy a lot -- that bartender from New York achieving 9 days of wins, was an amazing thing to watch.
Curious: are you using questions from the game or built your own database?
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#45This is super cool! I'm going to try in the next game night with my friends. Will let you know how it goes.
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#46Very cool! Love the project. Thanks. I watch Jeopardy a lot -- that bartender from New York achieving 9 days of wins, was an amazing thing to watch. Curious: are you using questions from the game or built your own database?
I later added the “Millennials” game, which I created myself and played with friends on a game night.
Neither have clues from the Jeopardy! show itself AFAIK.
Re: Show HN: I built a Jeopardy game maker with buzzer support
#47This 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.
Re: Show HN: I built a Jeopardy game maker with buzzer support
#48“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 cease and desist” arriving in your inbox in 3…2…
Lots of these exist out on the open net, I don't know why this guy would be the guy to bring the wrath of the mediatech industry down upon him.
Re: Show HN: I built a Jeopardy game maker with buzzer support
#49Very cool! Love the project. Thanks. I watch Jeopardy a lot -- that bartender from New York achieving 9 days of wins, was an amazing thing to watch. Curious: are you using questions from the game or built your own database?
There’s only two public boards: “Animals”, which I clobbered together awhile ago just as a demo for folks to test Buzzinga with. I later added the “Millennials” game, which I created myself and played with friends on a game night. Neither have clues from the Jeopardy! show itself AFAIK.
Re: Show HN: I built a Jeopardy game maker with buzzer support
#50Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
You mean the question? Everyone should be able to see the answer of the active clue.