The Big Blue Board — Classic Hosted Edition

ALPHA • v0.4.7

TEAMS4 TEAMSMIN 2 • MAX 6

GAME SOUND 50%

Resets scores, used tiles, every round, and Final Question status. Your clues and categories stay saved.

📂 OPEN A SAVED GAME FILE

Choose a previously saved .json board below. It will load immediately, then you can press START / CONTINUE GAME.

No saved game selected. Use OPEN GAME FILE above, or choose a file here as a compatibility fallback.

Scores, used tiles, and game progress are automatically saved on this browser. Use the gear on the title screen to edit, save, import, export, or reset a board. Press F11 for clean classroom mode.

GAME SETUP

Game Builder

Build the board, set your class details, save reusable copies, and open any board you have already made.

STEP 1

Save, Open & Backup

Use a descriptive file name for each class. Export a clean board before class, then reopen it whenever you need it.

SAVE-AS FILE IMPORT BACKUP

Reset only when needed.Clear Scores keeps questions. Restore Template replaces the current board.

GAME AUDIO

Sound Mix & Volume

One master control for title music, transition stingers, countdown music, answer effects, and the winner theme. Cue levels are balanced automatically.

MASTER GAME VOLUME 50%

This setting is stored on this browser and applies to every standalone board you open here.

STEP 2

Class Details & Teams

Set the course label displayed over the board, then name the teams for this game.

Class Subject

Subtitle / Instructions Optional

Team Names

These names appear on the live scorecards.

TEAM COUNT4 TEAMSMinimum 2 • Maximum 6

DEFAULT SAVE LOCATION

Game Saves Folder

Current default target: G:\The Big Blue Board\gamesave. Chrome and Edge require one folder-access approval before a browser build can save there directly. Select this folder once, and future Save As and Open Game File actions will return to it automatically.

Preferred save target: G:\The Big Blue Board\gamesave. Select it once to authorize direct save and open access.

Round nameRound subtitle

BOARD DENSITY

Questions Per Category

Choose how many clues appear in every category for this round. The board automatically expands the active clue rows to fill the Round 1 / Round 2 screen. Five questions preserves the classic full gameboard layout.

ACTIVE QUESTIONS

Hidden clue rows are kept in the builder so you can raise the count again later without losing your questions.

FINAL QUESTION

Final Round Topic

Final Question

Correct response

TIEBREAKER ROUND

This is a real sudden-death game phase. After Final Round ends in a tie, the game displays a dedicated Tiebreaker Gateway with an ENTER TIEBREAKER ROUND button. Configure up to five tiebreaker clues below; the game advances to the next clue whenever no team answers correctly. The first tied team to give a correct response wins.

Round Name

Topic / Category

Round Instructions Optional

📂 OPEN A SAVED GAME FILE

ROUND 1

Game Builder

Save, Open & Backup

Sound Mix & Volume

Class Details & Teams

Team Names

Game Saves Folder

Questions Per Category

FINAL QUESTION

TIEBREAKER ROUND