Groupies
Groupies
a game by Bish
Week 1 Puzzles
Groupies (a game by Bish)
Score: 0
Mistakes: 0

🔍 Search Items

🎉 You Win!

Enter your name to save your score to the leaderboard.

🏆 Leaderboard

How to Play Groupies

Goal

Merge all items on the board into their correct groups. Every item belongs to exactly one category. The category name is a mystery until the whole group is completed. Find all the groups to win!

How to Play

  • Click any item to select it (highlighted in red).
  • Click a second item to attempt a merge:
    • ✓ Correct — the items merge into one button at the position of the second item clicked. The merged button shows all grouped items in bold, separated by semicolons.
    • ✗ Wrong — the second item shakes. Your first selection stays active so you can try again immediately.
  • When all items in a category are merged, the group is completed, turns a unique color, and reveals the category name.
  • Complete every category to win — fireworks included!

Viewing Grouped Items

  • Merged buttons show all grouped items in bold, separated by semicolons.
  • A merged button with 4 or more items shows a red [N] badge in the corner — click it to see the full list in a popup.
  • A completed category button (colored) can always be clicked to view all its items and the category name.
  • Buttons stay the same size regardless of board size. Scroll right if the board is wider than your screen.

Header Buttons

DeselectClear your current selection without making a move.
Sticky: On/OffToggle selection behavior after a wrong guess. On (green) keeps your first item selected so you can try again. Off (gray) clears both items after a wrong guess. Your preference is saved between sessions.
🔍 SearchSearch for any item on the board. Results are partial, case-insensitive, and ignore punctuation. Click a result to scroll to it and flash it on the board.
✏ Edit GameOpen the password-protected editor to create or modify games. (Password required.)
↺ New GameOpen the game picker to choose a different game or reload a saved one.
🏆 LeaderboardView the all-time leaderboard of completed games.
? HelpShow this window.

Selection Indicator

When you select an item, its name (or all grouped items if it's a cluster) appears in orange near the top of the screen preceded by a ▶ symbol. This reminds you what you have selected even after scrolling away from it.

Scoring & Leaderboard

  • Score — total successful merges made.
  • Mistakes — total incorrect merge attempts.
  • When you complete all groups, fireworks launch and you'll be prompted to enter your name to save your score to the leaderboard.
  • The leaderboard tracks Name, Score, Mistakes, and Date — sorted by highest score, then fewest mistakes.
  • Progress is automatically saved in your browser and restored when you reopen the file.

Game Editor

  • Click ✏ Edit Game and enter the password to access the editor.
  • Add categories and type one item per line in the items box. A live counter shows how many items are in the current category.
  • Use Export JSON to save your game to a file (you'll be prompted to name it).
  • Use Import JSON to load a previously exported game into the editor.
  • Click ▶ Start Game to save the game to your library and launch it immediately.

Game Library

  • Click ↺ New Game to open the game picker and choose from your saved games.
  • Use 📂 Load a JSON file from disk in the picker to add any exported JSON to your library.
  • The filename is used as the game title in the picker.
  • Simple Test and Erin's Game are permanent built-in games and cannot be deleted.

Choose a Game

Editor Access

Enter the password to access the game editor.

Game Editor

Categories
Select a category to edit it.

One item per line. All categories should have the same number of items for the most balanced game.