Play with Friends
Set up a private room, share the code, and race the bell together — free, in your browser.
What you need
Not much. BlinkSum runs in any modern web browser, so there is no account to make and nothing to install.
- One device each — whatever you already browse the web on.
- A group of two, three, or four for a single room.
- Only one friend free tonight? Bots can take the leftover seats, so a two-person group still gets a full table.
Start a private game in three steps
- Create the room. On the home screen choose Create Room, enter your name, flip the toggle to Private, and press Create. You become the host.
- Share the room code. The lobby shows a short room code at the top. Send it to your friends by chat or message.
- Friends join, host starts. Each friend opens BlinkSum, chooses Join Room, and enters their name and the room code. Once at least two players are in, the host presses Start Game.
Not enough people? Add bots
A room seats up to four players. If some seats are empty, the host can fill them with bots so a game can start right away.
- In the lobby, the host taps + Add Bot to add a bot, or − Remove Bot to take one out.
- Want to warm up alone first? Play vs Bots on the home screen starts a solo game instantly — pick two to four total players and go.
Play across devices
Because everything runs in the browser, players can mix devices freely — one friend on a phone, another on a laptop, all in the same room. Nobody has to switch to match anyone else: the board resizes to the screen it lands on, keeping the bell and your cards within reach on a small phone as well as a wide monitor.
If someone drops out
Disconnects happen. Your room code and name are saved in your browser, so refreshing the page or reopening the site reconnects you to the same room and seat rather than starting over.
Prefer to meet new players?
If you would rather jump straight into a game, Quick Play finds or creates a public room for you — enter a name and you are matched into an open game without setting anything up.
The goal, in one line
Each turn everyone flips a card. The instant one color’s cards on the field total five, the first player to ring the bell wins those cards. Outlast everyone to win the match. New to the rules? The How to Play guide covers them step by step, and the Card Encyclopedia explains the four special cards.
