Film Cue — Roger Tinch

Film Cue is a two-player card drafting game about making — and unmaking — films. Designed from the card mechanics up and built as a real-time multiplayer web app with SvelteKit and TypeScript.

Marketing landing page — all sections in a single full-page view.

Lobby setup — card back and match type pickers before the draft begins.

Invitee landing page — what your opponent sees when they follow the match link.

The game

Pick a card. Pass the rest. Both players draft simultaneously over three rounds, building a film from six card types — each scoring differently:

Screenplay — collect Acts 1, 2, and 3 for 10 points
Package — match Director and Actor pairs for 5 points each
Buzz — compounds; each copy collected scores more than the last
Multiplier — triples the value of all Film cards in hand
Film — worth 1–3 points, triple when paired with a Multiplier
Prestige — held all game; most earns +6, fewest loses 6

Special cards shift momentum. The Green Light lets you play two cards in one turn — but it travels to your opponent with your hand. Timing it right means knowing what you’re leaving them. The Film Multiplier lets you stack a Blockbuster, Indie Hit, or Cult Classic for triple score.

Active match, turn 1 — cards in hand, scoring in progress.

Reveal overlay after the first pick — your opponent's choice surfaces before the hand passes.

Results screen — Indie Director won this match.

Design

Card layout communicates scoring rules at a glance — no rulebook required
Six card types with distinct visual identities that reflect their scoring logic
Dark UI with minimal chrome; the cards are the interface, not decoration

Engineering

Real-time multiplayer via room codes — no accounts, no friction. Players create or join a match with a single code. Game state syncs across the full three-round draft sequence. Built with SvelteKit and TypeScript, agentic-engineered with Claude from game logic through deployment.

Film Cue — Make a Film. Unmake Theirs.