Host Setup

Choose a source and audit the library before players join.

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Source A

Local folders

Point the host at a media directory and an optional subtitle directory. The scanner pairs sidecar files by normalized filename.

Source B

Plex scraper

Use the host's own Plex server details. This path reads the unofficial XML API directly and assumes the host can supply a token.

Catalog preview

3 items from local

Ready to feed the game engine
  • Elephants Dream (2006)
    /app/data/seed-library/media-library/Elephants.Dream.2006.mp4
    local 1 subtitle
  • Sintel (2010)
    /app/data/seed-library/media-library/Sintel.2010.mp4
    local 1 subtitle
  • Tears Of Steel (2012)
    /app/data/seed-library/media-library/Tears.of.Steel.2012.mov
    local 1 subtitle

Local folder mode uses filename heuristics for title/year extraction.

Sidecar subtitles can live beside videos or in a separate subtitle root.

Live flow

What room creation unlocks

Join by room code

Players can use a simple room code flow instead of wiring accounts or device pairing before the concept is proven.

Private bidding

Each player allocates 10 points across the catalog they think the room knows best, with totals visible to the host only.

Movie pool selection

The ranked output becomes the seed set for quote, frame, and performance rounds once the loop graduates from prototype to game engine.