Welcome to clickbAIt!

clickbAIt is a multiplayer game where you can write dumb stories with friends or strangers.

How to play (short)

• Join a room by entering a 6-character code or joining a random open room.
• Input your username and press "go."
• The room owner starts the game, and you'll be prompted to complete different parts of a story.
• Players vote on the best headline for an image generated by an AI, based on the stories.
• The winning headline and original prompt are sent to an AI to create an article.
• Repeat until all images have been seen.

I hope you and your friends enjoy my game! I'm working on this solo, so if you'd like to make a donation, I would greatly appreciate it1 Thank you!

How to play (full)

1. Start by joining a room. You can either start a new room or join an already started room (either by inputting a 6-character room code or by joining a random open room). If you start a room, you are room owner and are in charge of starting, advancing, and restarting games.
2. When you first log in, you will see your desktop; on this desktop is the Chat Room, where you can see who is in the room, talk to your fellow players, and vote. You will also see Grippy, your virtual assistant, here to help you learn and progress the game. If you choose to view the tutorial, you can always turn it off in settings.
3. The room owner starts the game. An internet browser displaying your work email will appear.
4. It's your boss! You and your coworkers have all handed in incomplete stories, and your boss has emailed you asking to help finish.
   1. You are now going to each complete a different part of each others' stories, which will be combined to tell the full tale. The completed stories will be combined into full sentences like this:
      who + what + when/where + why

      ↓

      your input + P2's input + P3's input + P4's input

      ↓

      "liza minelli" + "ate a huge taco" + "on Mars" + "to impress her new friends"

      ↓

      "Liza Minnelli Ate A Huge Taco On Mars To Impress Her New Friends"
      ...so include ONLY what will be included in the story. Write "Liza Minnelli" and "ate a huge taco" instead of "it was Liza Minnelli" or "they ate a huge taco"
5. Each player starts with their own "who". Who was your story about? 
   1. Choose someone recognizable and/or well-known, since the stories will be sent to an AI trained on the web!
6. Players then add a "what" to the previous player's story (without knowing what they put for "who").
   1. Try to keep your answers gender-neutral, since you don't know who the person is yet!
7. This continues with a "when/where" and "why" answer until all parts are completed.
8. The server combines the sentences and generates an image based on the story using AI.
9. Players are shown the first image. They write a sensational, clickbait-style headline for the image without yet knowing the original story prompt (all is revealed later in the game!).
   
10. Players vote on the best headline, delivered to you via instant messenger.
    
11. The winning headline and original prompt are sent to an AI to create an article about what happened:
    
12. 7-10 repeats until all images have been seen.
13. Players can start a new round.