⚔️ Joust

A keep-still orb elimination game. Hold a glowing orb flat in your open palm and don't move. Any real jostle, flinch, walk, or drop and you're out — the last still player wins.

Work in progress. These docs deploy continuously for quick reference and feedback. Content may change fast.

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The orb at a glance

Every state reads by shape + motion + brightness, so it's colorblind-safe and works in bright sun:

IN PLAY · breathing blue + CLOSE · rising green→amber→red bar ELIMINATED · strobing X OUT · dim steady X

Button (the LED face)

GestureDoes
TapQuick status blink
Hold ~1.2sAcknowledge elimination / start next round
2× tap + 10s holdMark this unit out (secret admin)

Tuning lives in the Live Console over serial — e.g. a arm, r reset, f strike, S2.0 set movement threshold. Full list in the Admin reference.

joust.nyc · keep-still, last orb standing.