Beat the Box
The simplest game in the world (it's harder than it looks).
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Beat the Box - The simplest game in the world (it's harder than it looks).

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The simplest card game in the world – deceivingly simple, surprisingly hard. Beat the Box is a card game where your goal is to correctly guess whether the next card from the deck will be higher, lower, or the same value as the current card.

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Hello ProductHunt! My name is Cris 👋 A friend of mine showed me the card game "beat the box" while on a bachelor trip to Montana, and the group was immediately hooked. It's as simple as a game can get in terms of rules – just guess higher, lower, or same for each card – but as you play more you realize the simplicity underpins a super addictive roller coaster of probabilities. I built Beat the Box because I rarely travel with a deck of cards, and I was disappointed coming back from the trip seeing no good alternatives on the app store, at least not in terms of tight, satisfying UX. What sets this apart: ✅ Three game modes for different appetites: casual, standard, and brutal ✅ A unique scoring system to keep you coming back for more ✅ Satisfying haptic feedback to tickle your brain as you play ✅ Robust stat tracking so you can see how you stand up against the deck I'd love to hear what y'all think – have fun trying to beat the box!