PHONEY

A retro phone/answering machine game engine for creating your own games!

Play

1. Start server: npm run server
2. Open browser: http://localhost:4242
3. Press # in-game to switch games

Features

• Operator Menu (Dial 0)

  • Auto-generated directory from keywords
  • Discovered numbers list
  • Duck quack easter egg

• *69 Last Call Return

  • Trace mysterious incoming calls

• Game Switching (Press #)

  • Multiple games
  • Persistent save states

• Audio Synthesis

  • DTMF tones (Web Audio API)
  • No external audio files needed
  • Synthesized duck quack

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Testing

Run Unit & E2E Tests

• npm test

Creating A Game

Add a new game in data/:

export const GAME_DATA = {
  config: {
    title: 'Your Mystery Title',
    description: 'Opening text that hooks the player',
    startingNumbers: ['5551234'],
    victoryMessage: 'Case closed!'
  },
  phoneDirectory: {
    5551234: {
      name: 'Contact Name',
      keywords: ['detective', 'police', 'help'],
      transcript: 'What they say when you call',
      unlocksNumbers: ['5559999'],  // Next clue
      solvesMystery: false          // true for final call
    }
  }
}

Then add to data/game-registry.js:

{
  id: 'your-mystery',
  title: 'Your Mystery Title',
  description: 'Short description',
  difficulty: 'Medium'
}