Building a game

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Step 1 | Building your game

• How a round works: How many questions, turns or levels, and any time limit.
• Scoring: How many points each action earns, and what earns nothing.
• When the game ends: What ends a round, such as the last question or the timer running out, and what players see afterward.
• What resets and when: A new puzzle every day, a weekly leaderboard, or unlimited replays.
• Who can play: Whether players sign in, and how often each player can play.
• Who sees what: What other players can see, such as display names and scores only.

Build a trivia game called Trivia Blitz 44 with a retro neon arcade look: a dark background, glowing pink and cyan text, and a pixel-style font.

Gameplay:
- Every day there's one quiz of 10 multiple-choice questions, the same for every player. A new quiz starts at midnight UTC.
- Pick each day's 10 questions from a bank of at least 100 general-knowledge questions, each with 4 answer options and one correct answer.
- Each question has a 15-second timer. A correct answer scores 100 points plus 10 points for every second left. A wrong answer or no answer scores 0.
- After question 10, show the total score and which questions the player got right.

Players and scores:
- Players sign in to play. Each player can play the daily quiz once.
- Save each finished game with the player's display name, score, and quiz date.
- Add a Leaderboard page with today's top 10 scores. Show display names only, never email addresses.
- Players can see their own past games. Other players see only display names and scores, on the leaderboard.
- Nobody can edit or delete a score after the game ends.

1. Go to the Base44 home page.
2. Describe your game in the prompt box, including your rules.
3. Click the send icon.
4. Wait while Base44 builds your game. You can follow its progress in the AI chat, and describe any changes there later.

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Step 2 | Protecting your game data

1. Go to your app editor.
2. Click Dashboard.
3. Click Data and then select the table that stores your scores.
4. Click Permissions.
5. Compare these permissions with the rules in your prompt. If they don’t match, describe the change in the AI chat.

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Step 3 | Designing your game

Generate a pixel-art image of a glowing neon arcade cabinet in pink and cyan, and show it on the home page next to the daily challenge card.

Add sound effects with the two audio files I attached. Play correct.wav when an answer is right, and wrong.wav when it is wrong or the timer runs out. Add a mute button to the header. Sound is on by default, and the game remembers each player's choice on their device.

1. Go to your app editor.
2. Click the Add icon in the AI chat.
3. Click Upload from computer.
4. Select your audio files.
5. Describe when each sound plays and then send your message.

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Step 4 | Testing your game

1. Turn on test data in your app settings.
2. If your game keeps content like questions in its data, add it to the test data.
3. Switch the preview to test data before you play trial rounds.
4. Play your game and check each rule:
   • Scoring: Play a round and check each score against your rules, such as a correct answer with time left and a timed-out question.
   • Resets: Come back after your reset time and check that a new round is waiting, such as the next daily quiz.
   • Repeat attempts: Finish a round, then try to play again, and check that the game follows your replay rule.
   • Saved history: Open your past games and check that the score and date match the round you played.
   • Each player’s access: Act as a second player and check that they see only what your rules allow, such as their own games.
   • Leaderboard contents: Check that the leaderboard shows only what your rules allow, such as display names and scores with no email addresses.
   • Sound and mute: Play with sound on, then mute it and reload the page to check that the game remembers your choice.
   • Mobile layout: Switch the preview to mobile view and check that questions, answer buttons and results fit the screen. After you publish, play a round on a phone too.

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Step 5 | Publishing your game

1. Go to your app editor.
2. Click Publish in the top bar.
3. Under App visibility, choose who can open your game.
4. Click Publish.

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Step 6 | Promoting your game

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