binb is a simple, realtime, multiplayer, competitive music listening game.

To play the game: http://binb.nodejitsu.com

Installation

Unless previously installed you'll need the following packages:

• Node.js
• Redis
• Cairo

Please use their sites to get detailed installation instructions.

You also need UglifyJS installed globally:

npm install uglify-js -g

Install binb

Once you have redis server up and running type:

make install

Then run npm start or node app.js to start the app.

Point your browser to http://127.0.0.1:8138 and have fun!

Possible errors

Some package managers name the Node.js binary nodejs. In this case you'll get the following error:

/usr/bin/env: node: No such file or directory

To make it work you can create a symbolic link:

sudo ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/bin/node

and run make install again.

Browser compatibiliy

binb requires a browser that supports the WebSocket protocol.

Refer to this table for details on compatibility.

Shout-Outs

• Thanks to beatquest.fm for inspiration.
• Thanks to nodejitsu for hosting the application.

Bug tracker

Have a bug? Please create an issue here on GitHub, with a description of the problem, how to reproduce it and in what browser it occurred.

Copyright and license

binb is released under the MIT license. See LICENSE for details.