Buzzwort

Fast-paced word explanation party game: describe the term without saying any of the blocked words while a watcher listens in.

Status

Alpha. The explanation and scoring loop is playable. Needs word-list rights review, content expansion, and balance passes.

Run Through Open Party Lab

This repo is not a standalone app. Run it through the Open Party Lab platform.

Recommended layout:

Open-Party-Lab/
  local-games/
    buzzwort/

From the Platform repo:

npm install
npm run games:sync-local
npm run dev:all

The Platform loads this game only when the repo exists locally and npm run games:sync-local links it. Missing optional games are skipped.

GitHub Metadata

Description:

Fast-paced word explanation party game: describe the term without saying any of the blocked words while a watcher listens in.

Suggested topics:

open-party-lab party-game browser-game phaser typescript local-multiplayer word-game

Package Entrypoints

• @open-party-lab/game-buzzwort/manifest
• @open-party-lab/game-buzzwort/protocol
• @open-party-lab/game-buzzwort/server
• @open-party-lab/game-buzzwort/host
• @open-party-lab/game-buzzwort/controller

The Platform should import only these public entrypoints.

Development Checks

npm install
npm run typecheck
npm run build
npm run pack:dry-run

For visual checks, start Open Party Lab, add virtual controllers when needed, and capture host screenshots through a browser.

License

Code is licensed under the Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE.

Assets, generated media, word lists, prompts, and third-party references may need separate rights review before public store distribution.