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Play social games with friends over Zoom
- nagyadam2092 7y agoI get a 404 whenever I try to click on a game
- gunshai 7y agoClick the hamburger menu icon
- jonfw 7y agoYou have werewolf! That's a really fun game. Unfortunately- if I click on any of these links, I get the following message- Cannot GET /onu-werewolf/
- zuhayeer 7y agoApologies, posted a bad link. Try https://netgames.io/games/ https://netgames.io/games/
- yingw787 7y agoThis is a really cool idea! My friends and I play games and watch movies through Zoom. We just screenshare one person's screen, and it usually works out. I'm not sure if there's a way to create a platform to play any game through Zoom, but if you have a Google Form with game requests, I'm sure you can very quickly scale up your offerings with confidence.
- paulgb 7y agoAre there any games that you've found work particularly well this way?
- yingw787 7y agoWe played https://skribbl.io https://skribbl.io which was really fun!
- tyrust 7y agoAll of the jackbox games should work. My friends and I played Drawful 2 (which is free right now [0]) over Zoom and it worked great. [0] https://www.jackboxgames.com/ https://www.jackboxgames.com/
- polishdude20 7y agoCheck out this online implementation of Codenames I made with a friend: http://gamecraft.live/ http://gamecraft.live/
- ehsankia 7y agoThere are plenty of sites and tools for watching for watching together Netflix Party (browser extension): Syncs netflix SyncLounge (webapp): Syncs plex twoseven.xyz: Create a room and play Youtube, Netflix, Prime Videos, Hulu, or really any <video> on any website with the extension Tuturu.tv / Caracal.club: Gives you a VM in the cloud where you can play any video and watch together. Good when you have only a single netflix/hbo account or whatever. You're guaranteed to have a single view and can share control. SyncPlay: An plugin for VLC/MPC that syncs local files There are many more, andchill.tv for Youtube, Kast, and so on. Zoom is probably the last solution i'd use for this.
- mikepurvis 7y agoThere's a similar (and similarly-named) syncing plugin for Disney Plus: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/disney-plus-party/pidpgkcioikhdjahlehighfgmaopdbkk https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/disney-plus-party/... I can understand wanting to avoid bad press given the current state of things, but even still I'm shocked that Netflix and especially Disney haven't hit these with C&Ds for trademark use given the obvious potential for confusion.
- ehsankia 7y agoNetflix Party at least has existed for years. I used it at least 4 years ago if not longer. What surprises me is that none of these sites have made a built-in version of this feature.
- mikepurvis 7y agoWell, and that's exactly the source of the confusion. I was sent a "Netflix Party" link recently and sure enough, it was a regular Netflix.com URL that loaded and played the movie we were planning to watch. I had no idea until I was told that I needed to switch to Chrome and install a browser extension before it would actually do the synchronized play. If it was "Watch Together" or something, it would immediately clue me in that there was something else I was going to need to install or sign up for in order to make it work. Regarding discoverability, can't Chrome extensions register themselves to handle custom schemas? If Netflix Party gave you a party://netflix/movie-id/session-id URL, then it would fail to resolve on a machine without the plugin installed, while still not requiring any centralized infrastructure.
- scoopdewoop 7y agohttps://parsecgaming.com/ https://parsecgaming.com/ is made to play local-multiplayer games remotely. It is like screensharing, but it forwards controller inputs as well at super low latency.
- paulgb 7y agoBrilliant! I've been looking for something like this. Did you build it OP, or find it somewhere? Somewhat related, I built a simple Boggle-like word game to play with my family over screen share: https://wordgame.paulbutler.org/ https://wordgame.paulbutler.org/
- zuhayeer 7y agoDidn't build it - used it to play Werewolf with some friends yesterday Pretty neat word game! Will have to try
- sixQuarks 7y agoWhy is there no preview of what we're signing up for? I literally have to get 4 people to join just to see what we're dealing with.
- flanbiscuit 7y agoI recognize all of the games, I have played their IRL/tabletop versions but I would also like to see a video or a demo of how this works as well Also have we hugged it to death because Codenames is 404-ing? https://netgames.io/codenames/ https://netgames.io/codenames/ edit: ok when I registered my name I stopped getting the 404, not sure if that was intentional or just timing
- ehsankia 7y agoNo, the frontpage links are broken, it's supposed to be https://netgames.io/games/codenames/ https://netgames.io/games/codenames/
- taleodor 7y agoI created a working app recently for Classic Mafia (Werewolf is a variant of that) card shuffle - for whoever is interested - https://mafia.brolia.com https://mafia.brolia.com
- a-wu 7y agoSeems like on desktop the links on the homepage are broken but they work from the hamburger menu. Interestingly, the homepage links work on mobile.
- jaypeg25 7y agoHangouts Video Chat removed the feature at some point, but it used to have games you could play in video calls. Two in particular my college buddies and I thoroughly enjoyed playing - Warlight (a rebranded Risk) and Poker. I was actually thinking the other day it'd be great if any of the chat apps had that now that the whole world is connecting via video chat
- williesleg 7y agoThank you China!
- ehsankia 7y agoThere are many great online free games. I'd like to see someone compile a big list of all of the great free games you can play right in your browser: Codenames: https://www.horsepaste.com/ https://www.horsepaste.com/ Secret Hitler: http://secrethitler.io/ http://secrethitler.io/ Plenty of other board games in the browser: https://tabletopia.com https://tabletopia.com https://boardgamearena.com/ https://boardgamearena.com/ There are also lots of io games, I've been playing a lot of curvytron.com There's also a pile of Jackbox games, where only the host needs to buy the game and participant can play from their phone using jackbox.tv and the code.
- exhilaration 7y agoJust to add another suggestion, Tabletop Simulator on Steam is pretty great and on sale now [1]. My friends and I used it to play our first online game of Catan on Saturday night, we used Discord for voice chat. We all have the boxed version but obviously we can't get together... [1] https://store.steampowered.com/app/286160/Tabletop_Simulator/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/286160/Tabletop_Simulator...
- rblatz 7y agoHow does that compare to playing Catan via Catan Universe? I enjoy the multi-platform (Mac, PC, iOS, Android, Browser, Steam) aspect of it, but it does have some rough edges.
- exhilaration 7y agoOne of my friends tried Catan Universe yesterday and says he prefers Tabletop Simulator. He also said that Catan Universe limits the number of players in the game; we had 5 players over the weekend and may have another friend join soon.
- jvm___ 7y agoColonist.io
- pbhjpbhj 7y agoSome of my younger family wanted to play Monopoly: as only a couple were remote (only one in the end) we decided to host it locally on a board, and have people join by webcam (https://meet.jit.si/ https://meet.jit.si/). Worked quite well. I asked a related question about playing boardgames via webcam here https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/50797/what-house-rules-modifications-have-you-adopted-to-make-a-board-game-work-well-o https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/50797/what-ho... and have a self-answer about our experience. They're planning on Risk next, but I fancy Catan with multiple boards (not sure how to work it; we only have the base game). We'd considered Table-Top Simulator, but webcam gave us more human interaction which seemed more important for the kids (they chose the real board over the virtual one). They already have lots of video gaming time which might have influenced the decision. (FWIW there's an unofficial mod for Monopoly on T-TSim.)
- elicash 7y agoVery different from the type they have, but you can also play pictionary with the whiteboard feature. Anybody have examples of games you can play with in combination with Zoom and a Google Presentation?
- djhworld 7y agoWe played this the other week https://skribbl.io/ https://skribbl.io/ and had a zoom call alongside. It's online pictionary and seemed to work very well, although admittedly the scoring does depend on people's typing speed
- zestyping 7y agoThere's a slash missing from the end of the URL, so the links to games aren't working (for me anyway). If you start here, they will work: https://netgames.io/games/ https://netgames.io/games/
- zuhayeer 7y agoAh yeah just noticed, thanks! Unfortunately, can’t update link on post
- gemmtree 7y agodeploy a redirect server side.. i couldnt get it to work until i read this comment - you're losing tons of traffic
- ChristianBundy 7y agoThis should be something that you can fix within your app though. :~)
- zuhayeer 7y agoWish I could, not my app!
- dang 7y agoAdded above. Thanks!
- toncontact 7y agoWe played racing karts on https://www.airconsole.com/ https://www.airconsole.com/ the other day with friends. We used WhatsApp for voice.
- jvm_ 7y agoWould this be easy enough to setup for a class of 11-year-olds who'd all be in their own homes?
- toncontact 7y agoEach kid would need access to a computer (the screen) + a smartphone (the remote control.)
- fastball 7y agoI've really enjoyed Kosmi[1] for some socializing recently. [1] https://kosmi.io/ https://kosmi.io/
- zentiggr 7y agoOr avoid using Zoom until they've fixed their issues, and have at least some semblance of acting responsibly?
- valuearb 7y agoOh god, what if Chinese agents see my games? The horror!
- cookie_monsta 7y agoCorrect. If you are playing battleship they will know you have your destroyer parked at E2. Game over.
- Funes- 7y agoIt's quite obvious to me that they were advocating against promoting Zoom by using it in any manner. That is, playing tabletop games or otherwise. I had a similar reaction when I read this thread's title: "I can't believe the frontpage was flooded with articles about Zoom being controversial privacy-wise a couple of days ago and now this pops up".
- zentiggr 7y agook, fine, too serious. no worries.
- harrisonjackson 7y agoYeah, it is odd that Zoom is even used in the title of the submission at all. Given the current zoom media storm, it is obvious clickbait since the actual linked site does not mention Zoom anywhere. A better title might be "Play Social Games Like Werewolf and Secret Hitler Remotely" I'd say Jackbox.tv would be a good name drop instead of Zoom since they've popularized the "code sharing Gameroom website" technology.
- zentiggr 7y agoIf you're more into wargaming, VASSAL has been around forever, each game module gives you virtual versions of maps, counters, charts, dice, etc so you can play whatever games you own (or many have rules and everything you need to play anyway). It acts like a virtual tabletop for hundreds of games.
- jokit 7y agoConsider Jitsi https://jitsi.org/ https://jitsi.org/
- jabroni_salad 7y agoSo I gotta ask, is this legal? I recognize a few of these are paid boardgames.
- harrisonjackson 7y agoI am not sure about all of them but I know Secret Hitler has a license for non-commercial use listed on their website. https://www.secrethitler.com/ https://www.secrethitler.com/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
- taborj 7y agoMy wife & daughter have been playing various board games via Duo with my in-laws. They went with this approach to add a level of "hands-on" to the gameplay. They have to limit their options to games both parties have, but that leaves literally dozens of options. The nice thing is that any video-enabled platform will work for this.
- zengineer 7y agoAirConsole has this feature now too https://www.airconsole.com/join https://www.airconsole.com/join
- noneeeed 7y agoOn this subject, does anyone have any suggestions for games that would work for a small group of 5-6 year olds? Guess Who and Battleships would obviously work well for one-on one, but something for three or four would be good.
- mhils 7y agoTo add to the list: We've had a lot of fun playing https://www.geoguessr.com/ https://www.geoguessr.com/, both cooperatively and competitively.
- Vadoff 7y agoCannot GET /onu-werewolf/ cool...
- swimfar 7y agoI recently had a good type playing a Pictionary-type game with friends here: https://www.drawasaurus.org/ https://www.drawasaurus.org/ You can also join a room with people you don't know and play a quick game.
- crawfordcomeaux 7y agoI want to do this, but instead of it being games, more like listening circles oriented around human needs, envisioning the future, getting empathy and support, etc. as a means of some sort of eventual consensus building. i also have limited time to develop this because I'm a full-time parent. Anyone able to help or point me in a direction to keep the idea moving?
- KingFelix 7y agoStart local, I have been reaching out to some people I admire / great thinkers for zoom discussions. Everyone is home and probably looking for something fun to do. I have been encouraging non C19 discussions, as we are inundated with updates and news articles non stop.
- crawfordcomeaux 7y agoWe've been doing this locally. I haven't been hearing about it happening in my hometown, which is why i want a platform specifically promoting it.
- armagon 7y agoAt a previous job, I used a tool that really gave a sense of presence that Zoom/Discord/Skype, etc, do not. I wish they had the right sort of payment model for it, but I'd look at Sococo (https://www.sococo.com/ https://www.sococo.com/). I think something like this would be key to feeling like you are talking to humans and not, well, playing a computer game. I've been looking for alternatives. There's one called Remo (https://remo.co/ https://remo.co/) that's similar, but seems to have a large group and tables for four people at the same time, so I don't think it'll fit your needs. This one (https://github.com/capnmidnight/lozya https://github.com/capnmidnight/lozya) just showed up here on HN the other day, and is a new project to add a sense of presence on top of Jitsi. There are also, apparently, Avatar Chat worlds, in 2D and 3D, and they might be worth trying, but it does look like it could really be distracting as it appears more game oriented than socialization oriented.
- scoot_718 7y agoWouldn't use that for a meeting of cats. www.jitsi.org
- abidlabs 7y agoIf anyone wants to play taboo online: https://abidlabs.github.io/infinite-taboo/ https://abidlabs.github.io/infinite-taboo/