I keep adding stuff to The Button, here's one thing you might be interested in:

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Good game everyone! That was so much fun!

We have started a new religion inside the game. FOLLOW THE CROW. CA-CAW!

Season 3 of The Button has begun!

Join in now, team up, and you might even get to become Galactic Chancellor for a bit :)

Hope to see you there!

Don't miss out :D

I just found out about The Button

It's cool to see more experimental fediverse gamification taking place.
"Season 3" of @thebutton starts May 4th. I hope I remember to press it.

If so, when?

The Button returns for a third season, no bonus points for guessing the theme!

The game will start Monday 4th May at 20:00 UTC (that's 16:00 EST, 13:00 PDT, 22:00 CEST)

You only get one press, but without giving away too much, you decide who the ultimate power is. Will they give you your press back? Let's hope you've put your faith in the right person!

Preregistration will open 24 hours before the game does, on Sunday 3rd at 20:00 UTC. You'll be able to get your unique referral link and whoever can refer more people, may get rewarded...

Chat opens 3 hours before the game begins at 17:00 UTC.

I mean I think there should be a button (yes of course it'd be a button) that, if within 1 hour, gets pressed by at least 50 different users, it automatically begins a new season, without an admin needing to manually start it.

The Button - Season 2 Stats

Winner: Green Faction

Green held the button the longest, narrowly beating Purple by just 2 minutes and 50 seconds.

Game Overview

Faction Standings

Achievement Badge Holders

Top 5 Closest Saves

Top 5 Fastest Reactions

Most Active Chatters

Top Referrer

@deathbybigsad@sh.itjust.works (Purple) referred 7 players

Press Activity by Hour (UTC)

The opening hour saw 25 presses as players rushed to claim the button. Activity stayed strong through the afternoon (15–25 presses/hour) before tapering off overnight. The timer finally ran out at 04:23 UTC on April 6 after a quiet stretch with just 5 presses in the final hour.

Fun Facts

• The average timer value at press was 10m 59s - most players pressed well before the 15-minute deadline
• 13 presses were made with less than 60 seconds on the clock
• 39 players registered but never pressed the button
• The margin between 1st and 2nd place was just 2 minutes 50 seconds out of 16+ hours
• Purple had the most players (79) and most presses (76) but still came 2nd

I'll start: A button to ping the admin chat for when the chat is accidentally paused

Secondary suggestion: move the pause chat button somewhere less pressable

My girlfriend's suggestion: add an easter egg that can pause chat once every 24 hours

This is a thread for reporting bugs encountered in season 2 of the Button.

Yes, The Button is returning for a second season!

This time around, your press resets after 24 hours and you get to press again (if the game makes it that far!)

The chat will open from 10:00 UTC on Sunday, 2 hours before the game begins.

A new feature this time around, in addition to the reset press, is achievements in chat for things like first presser and fastest presser. There may even be an Easter egg to find...

Hey all,

I just wanted to open a brainstorming post for possible future variations on the game.
Note that this is just for fun and that i hold no weight toward game decisions.

Here's a couple ideas floating around in my own head, what's in yours?

• Speed click: First team to press 100* times wins
  *Obviously this should be calibrated based on expected participation
• Short timer, for length: No teams, only community effort to make it last as long as possible but the timer is shorter
  Perhaps instead of short timer, the press value degrades over time. Basically a sub-a-thon, tbh
• Lowest score after 24hrs* wins, but still have to keep the game alive until then or else nobody wins
  *Needs calibrated for feasibility

Share your thoughts!

The Reds were meant to be the last stronghold to keep The Button alive. Dozens of us held off our push in the name of longevity.

But it lasted less than a meager 24 hours.. we have failed, and for that, my comrades, I am sorry.

Almost have a working setup for a season 2 of The Button.

I am thinking 3 presses each, with an hour minimum between each press? Should give plenty of life to the game.

Also curious as to when the community would like to see it run again. I'm mindful it was originally an April Fools thing so I can run it again in a few hours so that everyone can get a go today. Or I can wait a couple of weeks so people don't feel to burned out on it?

If there is a season 3 though, that will probably be a couple of months away to give people a chance to miss playing it!

Hello everyone - I hope you enjoyed the first season of The Button! I certainly did 😀

Below are some stats based on Season 1, which I hope you find interesting!

The Button — Season 1 Final Stats

Overview

Faction Standings

Purple wins by just 0.2% over Green.

Records

Milestones

Top Instances

Hourly Activity

I am working on updating the platform to support multiple seasons with modifiers :) more info soon!