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Welcome to Continuity Error
Continuity Error is a game where everyone writes a story together, one sentence at a time.
Each round starts from the story so far. Every player writes what they think should happen next,
then everyone votes anonymously for their favorite, and the winning sentence is added to the story.
Round by round the story grows, usually in directions nobody saw coming.
There are three ways to play:
Real Time Games: 3–20 players, all playing at the same time, with a few minutes to write
and 2 minutes to vote each round. After the last round (up to 50), whoever’s sentences won the most
rounds wins. Anyone can play, even as a guest. Invite friends with the link in the lobby, and if you
need to step away (say, to text them the link), your seat is saved for 10 minutes.
Long Term Games: the same game, spread out. The host sets how long everyone has to write
and to vote (up to 300 minutes each), or plays with no time limits. Your phone or computer notifies you
when it’s your turn, so nobody has to watch the whole time. Needs an account, with
notifications turned on.
The Perpetual Story: one never-ending story shared by everyone on this server. Drop in any
time to add a sentence. Once enough sentences are in, everyone votes, and the winner joins the story.
A leaderboard tracks whose sentences get the most votes. Anyone can read it; adding and voting need
an account.
In every game a round needs at least 3 sentences before voting can start. Every game that’s played all
the way to the end is saved in the Story Archive, where anyone can read it and
signed-in players can like or dislike it.
A free account also reserves your name, tracks your wins (the ★ next to names), and lets you talk to
everyone in the chat on this page.
The Perpetual Story
A never-ending story that everyone on this server writes together, one sentence at a time.
Drop in whenever you like and add a sentence. Once enough sentences are in, voting opens. When the voting
time is up and a sentence has enough votes, the most-voted sentence joins the story and a new round begins. Anyone can read it, but adding
sentences and voting need an account.
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Your account
A free account lets you:
create and join Long Term Games, and get notified when it’s your turn
add sentences and vote in the Perpetual Story
keep your name reserved so nobody else can use it
track how many Real Time Games and Long Term Games you’ve won, shown as ★ next to your name in the player list and chat
You can still play Real Time Games as a guest without one.
Usernames are 3–20 characters and must be unique. Passwords need at least 6 characters. Your email address is only used for your account: to confirm it’s yours, and to send you a link if you forget your password.
Enter your username or your email address, and we’ll email you a link to choose a new password.
Play as a guest
Start a Real Time Game
Need to step away? If you switch apps or lose your connection, your seat is saved for 10 minutes. The page reconnects as soon as you come back.
Open Real Time Games
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Long Term Games
Like a Real Time Game, but nobody has to watch the whole time. The host sets how long everyone has to
write and to vote (up to 300 minutes each), and the game moves on by itself when time runs out. Turn on
notifications and your phone or computer tells you when it’s time to write and time to vote.
You need an account to play.
Long Term Games require notifications. Turn them on for this device below before you
create or join one, so you know when it’s your turn. Notifications need the site to be opened with a secure
https:// address.
The server owner hasn’t chosen the first sentence yet. Check back soon!
How the Perpetual Story works
Everyone on this server writes this one story together, a sentence at a time. It’s saved on the server and never resets.
Each round, every player can add one sentence. You need an account to add sentences or vote.
Once 5 sentences are in, voting opens for 24 hours. You can still add sentences while voting is open.
A sentence needs at least 3 votes to win. If the time runs out before any sentence has that many, voting stays open until one does.
Sentences added since your last visit are marked NEW and listed first, and after you vote you may get a reminder when new ones arrive.
You get one vote per round and can change it at any time, so if a better sentence comes along, switch. You can’t vote for your own sentence.
Sentences are anonymous until voting closes. Then the most-voted sentence joins the story (a tie goes to whichever was added first), everyone’s votes are revealed, and a new round begins.
The leaderboard shows the ten players whose sentences have received the most votes in total.
The story so far
This round
Sign in or create an account to add a sentence or vote.
0 / 250
You’ve added your sentence for this round. Come back after voting closes to add another.
This round’s sentences
No sentences yet this round. Be the first!
Last round
The story so far
Lobby
Invite players
Send this link to anyone you want in this game. It opens the game directly.
Or send an invite straight to a player with an account. They get a notification that opens this game.
You opened this page with a “localhost” address, which only works on this computer. Friends need the
address they use to reach the game instead (the LAN, public or domain address the server printed at startup),
followed by the same /?game=… ending.
Previous round: what happened
Add the next sentence
0 / 250
Vote for the best continuation
These sentences tied. Vote again to pick the winner. If it’s still a tie, the winner is picked at random.