Custom games
Invent your own game.
Your group plays something that is not in the 72? Make it a custom game. Share it with a six-character code so friends can join, log it like any other game, and if it catches on, the log8 team can make it official.
How it works
From idea to official
- Create itName your game. Each person can create one custom game for now.
- Share the codeFriends join with its six-character code.
- Log itRecord who won, or a draw, with any mix of sides.
- Maybe officialWhen a custom game catches on, the team can fold it into an official one, history included.
The detail
Details
- Any shape1 vs 1, 3 vs 3, or everyone for themselves.
- Approved like everything elseResults still need the other players.
- Duplicates mergedTwo groups who made the same game can be joined into one.
- One game eachEach person can create one custom game for now. You can still join any custom game a friend shares with you.
- Game Maker badgeEarned for creating one.
Good for
Who it is for
- House rules
- Local games
- Drinking-free party games
Questions
Custom games: questions
Is making a custom game free?
Yes. Each person can create one custom game for now, and joining a friend's is free.
How do friends join my game?
With its six-character code.
Do custom games keep a score?
No. They record who won, or a draw.
Related features
Works well with
How to play guides
A short guide for every one of the 72 games, with the rules and how log8 scores it.
Results that fit the game
Sets for tennis, a finish and a round for a bout, times for a race, placings for a board game.
Groups
A home for your regular crew: a board, a podium, activity and a group chat.
Be first on the scoreboard.
log8 is coming soon to Android and iPhone, and is free to download. It is in closed testing now: write to us for an invite, or to hear the day it reaches the stores.
Updated by the log8 team