Thank you for playing Oka and for your feedback! It’s all super helpful. It’s designed more to help people through a decision paralysis, and to get a global perspective on their question - whether it’s a huge big one or something completely trivial. Just knowing that 12 people around the world have just focussed on your question, can guide you a little. But totally understand taht JuryNow won’t be for everyone and I really apprecaite your time commenting & trying it out!
i have had people copy & paste my post and put it up on LinkedIn!!
it’s weird how some people get a little box to click, and others get the bus, traffic lights. …Anyway, a big thank you for playing JuryNow!
Is this a game? Seems more like a polling platform. Where’s the fun? Fair question (my daugthter insists it’s not a game because there are no winners). It looks like a polling tool, but under the hood it’s built like a social game and the fun comes from speed, unpredictability, and reciprocity. And knowing that at that moment 12 people are looking at your question and answering it.
You’re not just answering polls. You’re put on the spot with weird, intimate, or absurd questions (and you only have a few seconds to vote). While you wait for your own answer, you’re doing Jury Duty which is rapid-fire judgments with no do-overs or explanations. It becomes this mini adrenaline rush, a little like Cards Against Humanity or Wavelength, but stripped down to just decisions.
The “game” is in the tension, the randomness, and the psychology. And that moment when your verdict pops up , knowing 12 total strangers just decided your issue , it weirdly scratches the same itch as multiplayer games or party rounds.
It’s not for everyone, but some people get hooked fast! Anywya, a bit THANK YOU for playing!
Weird that this is being dragged here:Hey! I posted JuryNow here myself because I’ve always seen it as a kind of social judgment game (in the style of party/deduction-style mechanics. It’s not a tabletop game in the traditional sense, but it does share DNA with games like The Resistance or Wavelength (quick choices, group psychology, no commentary).
Totally fair if it’s not for everyone and i’m just exploring where the concept fits, and what types of players it resonates with. Appreciate the time anyone takes to check it out.
Hey all appreciate the honest response here, even if it’s critical. Just wanted to say this was made by one person (me) over 16 years of work. I really see it as a game about empathy, impulse, and group psychology rather than a startup or AI thing. I thought it might resonate with people who enjoy fast, social games with unusual mechanics. But if this isn’t the right place, totally understand. Thanks for taking a look anyway 🙏
It’s the anonymous private part of JuryNow in that your verdict is your private property! BUT…I’m thinking of launching a ‘Share My Question & Verdict’ and then sharing the unanimous verdicts, and ‘Question of the Day’ for people that are happy to share.
oh i’m sorry! I just get a really innocuous one click box and then I’m in (it was that or an email registration!) have you any other ideas??? would love to do something else?
not every 🙃 I made an error posting on teh SelfPosting community yesterday, so I’m making up for it today!
Hey! Just adding a quick follow-up: If there are less than 13 people playing, your verdict will be simulated …that’s because as an MVP it has to demonstrate the functionality, but this is only a temporrary feature and as soon as there are regular players across different time zones, it will be permanently dismantled, as JuryNow is intended as an antidote to AI!
If anyone’s curious I’m especially looking for feedback on the gameplay loop:
Does Jury Duty feel intuitive or confusing at first? Is the 3-minute answer phase fun or stressful? Would you play again without needing to ask a question?
Also: a native mobile app is in the works
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JuryNow is not open-source or self-hostable, and won’t be.
This is a personal project I’ve developed over many years (16), and I’m still shaping where it goes. I shared it here because it’s lightweight, browser-based, and real-time and not because it’s federated or designed for open deployment.
I fully respect the open/self-hosting ethos but this is NOT that, and I’d like to be upfront about it.
VERY rough location! country only!
Thank you!! this discussion is just HEAVEN getting live feedback! Been working on the idea fo 16 years (and then finally this last year to actually make a live app!) but it’s so exciting to see people play!
Hello Captain! Thanks so much for playing firstly ANd for coming back to give feedback! The jury will always be 12, no more, no less…but the idea is to have a cycle of reciprocity, whereby you are asking and voting in a seamless 3 minutes! Indeed, this is a brand new MVP and still ironing out some bugs (my tech ironing skills are a WIP!) and I know what you mean about the survey part…But when you get your verdict, did it reduce that ‘survey’ feeling? Did you feel it was worth it to get your own answer? (I hope so!!)
Hello there, Thanks so much for playing! Indeed, I see it as a game - my daughter insists it’s not a game because you can’t win and there is no competition! It’s definitely fun getting your veredict - some mini dopamine hits there!
Can you tell me what you mean here please? JuryNow® is Trademarked in every country!
SKIP button is being worked on I promise! And thank you for playing Kraiden (and putting up with teenage drama!!) It’s also great for the teenager to get a different persective…AND I must say, there will be questions you will want a couple of teenagers to vote on in your jury too! The best juries are the most diverse (in terms of age, culture, countries, professions etc)
It’s going to really depend on the amount of traffic to make this possible but the idea is to get a totally diverse jury answering questions on anything…i.e. the opposite of somewhere like Reddit where you you pick your communities. So you have a true cross section of our world answering you and get a global perspective that is nothing like your peer group. For that to happen, one needs to answer all the questions as best as you can. And when it launches properly, it will be one free question a day which will also bring a different element…If there are 50,000 people playing at any given time (this is what i’m hoping for this year! i’m very hopeful and very optimistic!) then you will have far less “juryduty” time! But anyway, a HUGE thank you for playing and for your feedback! I’m keeping a note of every comment!!! It’s gold!
Hello Enydmion, Thank you for trying it out AND for your feedback! It’s all super helpful to see who this appeals to and who it doesn’t! (my daughter insists it’s not a game because there are no winners or competition!) The idea is to get a verdict, rather than opinions, and to get it in real time from a fixed number of 12 who are not in your peer group and have not common interest…just 12 randomly selected people from around the world. But thank you thank you!