Multiplayer · 4 transports

Play with friends — anywhere.

One phone, same room, same Wi-Fi, or anywhere with internet. Four transport modes so the game never stops just because the Wi-Fi dropped or someone's data ran out.

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Play with friends entry screen showing Pass & Play, Same Room (Bluetooth), Same Wi-Fi options

Which transport?

Pick the way you're connecting tonight

Four modes; pick whichever fits your situation. No login or account required for any of them.

Mode	Internet?	Cost	Latency	Best for
Pass & Play	No	$0	0 ms	One phone, kids/cousins at a dinner table
Same Room (Bluetooth)	No	$0	~50-150 ms	Car rides, basement, anywhere off-grid
Same Wi-Fi (LAN)	Wi-Fi only	$0	~10-30 ms	Same house, faster than Bluetooth
Online (6-letter code)	Yes	$0	~80-300 ms	Diaspora cousins, long-distance

Mode 1 of 4

Pass & Play — one phone, no internet

The simplest mode. Hand the phone around the table. Works in airplane mode, never serves ads during a turn.

How to start a Pass & Play game

Tap the Friends tab (third bottom nav icon).
Tap the Pass & Play orange card.
Pick a game: Ludo, Tic Tac Toe, or Truth or Dare.
For Ludo, choose number of human players (2-4), tokens to win, dice per turn, turn timer.
Tap Start game — hand the phone to whoever's first.

Pass & Play is the only mode that runs fully in airplane mode. The host-phone never needs to find anyone.

Pass & Play menu — Ludo, Tic Tac Toe, Truth or Dare tiles

Mode 2 of 4

Same Room (Bluetooth) — no internet, no Wi-Fi

Built on Google Nearby Connections — phones discover each other automatically over Bluetooth Low Energy. No pairing required, no Bluetooth menu setup.

How to host a Bluetooth room

Both phones: tap Friends → Same Room (blue card).
Host phone: tap Host, type a display name, tap Open the room.
Joiner phone: tap Join, type a name. The host's room shows up automatically as nearby phones discover each other.
Joiner: tap the host's name. Host's screen shows the new player.
Host: tap a game tile (Ludo, TTT, ToD, Flappy, Doodle). The game opens on every player's screen.

First time: Android may ask for Bluetooth + Location permission. Location is required by Android for BLE peer discovery even though Game Night never reads your geographic location. More on this →

Bluetooth room lobby — Host / Join + Your name field + Open the room button

Mode 3 of 4

Same Wi-Fi (LAN) — fastest, same router

For households where everyone's on the same Wi-Fi. ~3× faster than Bluetooth and free of BLE pairing quirks.

How to host a Wi-Fi room

All phones on the same Wi-Fi network.
Tap Friends → Same Wi-Fi (green card).
Host: tap Host, type a name, tap Open the room. Host's phone shows a QR code.
Joiner: tap Join, scan the QR code (camera permission asked once).
Up to 4 phones in one Ludo room. Pick the game from the shelf inside.

Uses mDNS service advertise + discover on the local network. No data leaves your router — Game Night doesn't see the connection at all.

Wi-Fi LAN room lobby — Host / Join + Open the room button

Mode 4 of 4

Online — 6-letter code, friends from anywhere

For when your cousins are in Karachi and you're in Birmingham. Routed through a stateless Supabase Realtime channel — messages relay through, never durably stored.

How to host an online room

Both phones online (Wi-Fi or mobile data — works on 3G).
Tap Friends → Online.
Host: tap Host, type a name, tap Open the room. A 6-letter room code appears.
Host shares the code with friends (WhatsApp, SMS, anywhere — it's 6 characters).
Joiner: tap Join, paste the code, tap continue. You're in.
Up to 4 phones. Game-state syncs every move, including dice rolls and chat.

Game Night charges nothing for online play. Supabase free tier handles ~10K concurrent rooms; we'll pay for the upgrade when the user count justifies it.