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One screen, a few phones, one big game

The TV is the stage. Phones are the buzzers. You just gather the crew: the built-in host does the rest.

Up and running in three steps

1

Put it on the big screen

Buzzin runs in the browser. Open it on a TV with a browser (Android TV), a Chromecast, or a laptop or PC connected to the TV. Nothing to install on the screen.

2

Share the room code

The TV shows a short code (4-5 characters) and a QR code. Players scan it or type the code on their phone: they join via browser or app, with no account.

3

Pick characters and play

Everyone enters a nickname and picks a character. The host greets the crew and kicks off the show. From now on you watch the TV: your phone is your controller.

Acts, rankings, the final

  • An act = 1 category + 3 questions. After each act: a ranking on the big screen, then the next act or the final.
  • Category voting. Four category cards and a timer appear on the phones. The winning category is revealed on the TV: you decide what comes next.
  • A/B/C/D questions. The reader finishes the question, you answer from your phone. The correct answer never reaches the phone: there's no way to peek.
A
B
C
D
The timer's ticking, decide fast

Tricks and sabotage

Before most questions you pick a trick and a target. You can make a rival's life harder (fog up their screen, freeze it, shuffle it) or play defensively and protect yourself. The host comments on every move, and the victim's character fires back.

  • Offensive tricks: make the question harder for a chosen player (the effect shows on their phone).
  • Defensive tricks: e.g. a shield or narrowing down the answers for yourself.
  • The host calls out every move: everyone knows who got whom.
StunStars swirl over your rival's head: their answering rhythm is gone.
FreezeIce locks the rival's screen: answering gets slippery.
PaintSplat! Paint blobs flood the question screen.
BugsRoaches crawl across your rival's screen. Bon appétit.
SurpriseA random effect from the pool: upside down, blur or spotlight.
ShieldDefense: blocks two incoming tricks this round.
HelpDims two wrong answers on your own phone.

A sudden-death final

Finalists get lives based on their place in the ranking: the leader starts ahead. A wrong answer, or none at all, costs a life. Zero lives = your stand goes dark and you're out. The game runs until one player is left. At the end: "We have a winner!" and an ovation.

A built-in host runs the whole show

You don't need an emcee: the built-in host runs the show, pumping up the energy, joking and roasting players based on the character they picked. A calm, clear announcer reads every question and trick description. The pacing waits for the audio to finish: nothing gets cut off mid-sentence.

Disconnected? You return to your seat

WiFi dropped, you closed the tab, reloaded the page: you return to the same seat in the game.

Whole crew dropped on one WiFi? The game auto-pauses and resumes when you're back.

The TV holds the audio and auto-pauses the game if it loses connection: nobody gets left behind.

Sounds good? Play with us

Open Buzzin on your TV and fire up your first room: players join from their phones with a room code, no installs.

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