shady-town
Living-room social-deduction party game where Jev reads game state each round to drive per-player suspicion meters and bluff signals.
Overview
Shady Town is an original social-deduction party game in the Mafia/Werewolf style, played by 6-10 people with phones and a TV. Everyone plays and no human moderates: the TV runs setup, night actions (troublemakers, doctor and detective tap on their phones), announcements, discussion and voting. During the day players post claims, votes and reactions, and the TV shows a live suspicion meter next to each player from Clear to Busted, plus room-mood signals such as 'someone's probably bluffing' and 'you're going in circles', and an end-of-game recap.
The moderation is one fast structured Jev judgment per round: game state in, per-player suspicion levels (Clear, Shady, Busted) and bluff and stall signals out, through the ruby_llm-typesafe gem with jev-latest. Decisions and thresholds stay in code. It is a family-friendly showcase of a decision model as an impartial referee.
What the decision model decides
| Type | Question | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| Score | How suspicious is this player: Clear, Shady or Busted? | Clear · Shady · Busted |
| Yes / no | Is someone probably bluffing (contradicting stories)? | — |
| Yes / no | Is the group going in circles with no new information? | — |
How it works
- Collect claims, votes and reactions from phones
- Send round state to Jev in one request
- Update suspicion meters and room signals on the TV
- Code applies thresholds and nudges the group to vote
Strengths
- No player has to sit out as moderator
- One fast judgment per round
- Thresholds kept in code
Caveats
- Party game demo
- Needs a TypeSafe key
Getting started
Set TYPESAFE_API_KEY and run the Ruby app per the README.At a glance
- Type
- Project
- Status
- prototype
- Language
- Ruby
- Runtime
- Web app (TV + phones)
- Has code
- yes
Use cases and integrations
How curated lists describe it
Shady Town: social-deduction party game for the living room TV, moderated by TypeSafe Jev.
hellogumbo/awesome-jev
Frequently asked questions
What does Jev decide in Shady Town?
Each player's suspicion level and whether the room shows bluffing or circular arguing.
Is there a human moderator?
No; the TV and Jev handle moderation.
Which library does it use?
ruby_llm-typesafe with jev-latest.
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