Build notes · public log
What's new in Rumble
A running record of every new game, useful improvement, and stubborn bug we have cleared away.
31 MAR 2026
Aux Battle, Broken Telephone, Quip Off + Deezer migration
GAMEAux Battle — free-for-all music game. Submit a Deezer track for the prompt, listen to all tracks with album art, vote for your top 3. 102 prompts across 6 categories
GAMEBroken Telephone — Gartic Phone-style chain game. Write, draw, describe in alternating rounds, then watch chains revealed with animated drawing replay
GAMEQuip Off — comedy writing head-to-heads. Paired matchups on absurd prompts, everyone votes, Sweep bonus for unanimous wins. ~200 prompts
NEWQuip Off uses Jackbox-style round-robin pairing — every player gets exactly 2 prompts per round, shown one at a time
NEWBroken Telephone auto-saves drawings on every stroke — timer expiry keeps your work instead of showing blank
NEWVote highlighting in Broken Telephone voting and results screens
FIXSong Battles switched to Deezer search for more reliable previews
FIXHost reassignment bug fixed during mass refresh
FIXBroken Telephone drawing replay no longer loops or shows partial strokes
FIXAux Battle autoplay race condition resolved on listening phase
29 MAR 2026
Social login + new games in the works
NEWDedicated login page with Google and Discord social auth
NEWError boundaries added across game screens
FIXPlay-again analytics tracking fixed
FIXRemoved invalid PostHog cookie_domain option
28 MAR 2026
Music Video, Map It, Price Check + analytics overhaul
GAMEMusic Video — guess the song from YouTube clips. Submit your own tracks, race to identify them from 30-second snippets
GAMEMap It — drop a pin to guess where in the world. Five categories, three difficulty levels, distance-based scoring
GAMEPrice Check — guess UK Amazon product prices. Seven product categories, dark game-show aesthetic, quadratic scoring
NEWAnalytics instrumented across every game and lobby
NEWInfinite marquee on landing page showcasing all games
NEWMore distinct player colors in lobby
FIXMusic Video: improved video player reliability
FIXMusic Video: videos start 30s in to skip intros, cover overlay hides YouTube title
FIXMusic Video: autoplay, unmute, subtitle, and annotation issues resolved
FIXPrice Check: better product filtering and £200 price cap
26 MAR 2026
Song Battles, Word Block, Undercover, Fakeout, Wavelength, Timeline
GAMESong Battles — submit songs, guess from 30-second previews. Speed-based scoring with close-match hints
GAMEWord Block — Taboo-style team game. 1,339 card pack, adaptive round count, buzzer and skip mechanics
GAMEUndercover — social deduction with clue rounds, discussion phase, voting, and final guess. Category hints for the imposter
GAMEFakeout — write fake answers to real trivia. Vote on the most convincing lie, Fibbage-style scoring
GAMEWavelength — psychic gives a clue, everyone guesses where on the spectrum. Target-score racing
GAMETimeline — place historical events in chronological order or lose a life. Elimination-based
NEWWeb analytics integration
NEWLanding page redesign with animated hero and game showcase
FIXSmoother drawing with fewer lag spikes
FIXDraw Battle reconnection improvements
FIXFairer drawer rotation order
25 MAR 2026
Rumble is born — Draw Battle, lobbies, and the platform
GAMEDraw Battle — team-based Pictionary with simultaneous drawing, streak head-starts, and Draw Down tiebreaker
NEWReal-time lobby system with instant sync
NEWGame browser with category filtering and lobby panel
NEWRoom code join flow + TV mode display screen
NEWPlayer reconnection with 30-second grace period
NEWSynthesized sound effects — zero audio files
NEWBold Neo-Brutalist visual identity