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A ranked arena in a shell
TermTypo
Terminal-first multiplayer typing test — ranked 1v1 races, an ELO ladder, and a global leaderboard.
click to turn
Live race
Opponent progress updates every 200 ms in the real client. Replayed here.
Shipped
PyPIpip install termtypo
7separate mode ratings
200msopponent tick
45sdisconnect auto-win
Also distributed as standalone binaries, so it runs with no Python present.
The hard part
Cross-platform matchmaking. A terminal client and a browser client have nothing in common except the race, so the race itself had to become the protocol — progress, timing and completion all defined independently of either front end.
The ladder keeps seven separate ratings, one per mode, because a 10-word sprint and a 60-second run measure genuinely different skills.
Matchmaking
One queue, two clients, one ladder.
Outcome
TermTypo
Chapter 03
DiscVault
Unlimited large-file storage built on top of Discord’s own per-message attachment cap.
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