Tug of War: type your team word to pull.
Tug of War is an online tug of war game for live streams: your chat splits into two teams and types their team word to pull the rope toward their side. The team that drags the knot past the line, or holds it there when time runs out, wins.
At a glance
Type your team word, like !cats.
Cats or dogs? Type your team.
!cats412 pulls!dogs355 pullsHow does the rope move?
Every message with a team word is one pull, and the rope moves toward the team with more pulls in the last few seconds. Each player counts at most once every half second, so one fast typist can't carry a team: it takes a crowd.
What teams can you pick?
Anything with two sides. Pick a silly question and let chat sort itself out: cats or dogs, pineapple on pizza or not, the host or the guest. Phone players tap a big button for their team instead of typing. For three teams at once, one per platform, play Platform Wars.
Team ideas that work
Each team gets one word. Short words pull faster.
| Question | Team A | Team B |
|---|---|---|
| Cats or dogs? | !cats | !dogs |
| Pineapple on pizza? | !yes | !no |
| Who wins this debate? | !host | !guest |
| Breakfast for dinner? | !eggs | !steak |
Pull from chat or from a phone.
In Upstream.so chat types the team word. Everywhere else, viewers tap their team on their phone.
Your chat plays by typing. YouTube, Twitch, Kick and Rumble chat land on one scoreboard, on Upstream.so's free plan too.
Add the game as a browser source. Viewers scan the code on screen and play from their phone. Free, no app, no account.
Guests join from their phone in every setup, and their answers stay secret until you reveal them.
Scoring. Answers count by the moment they were sent, so a slow chat never decides who was first.
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Does spamming help?
Only up to a point. Each player counts at most once every half second, so the team with more players wins, not the fastest typist.
How many players do I need?
It works from about ten. Below that, a voting game like Higher or Lower is more fun.
Can viewers on phones play?
Yes. Phone players get a big button for their team and pull by tapping it.
Can I set the teams?
Yes. Pick the question and the two team words before the round starts.
By Mario Jankovic, cofounder of Upstream.soUpdated
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