# Mindforge — multiplayer trivia with a roguelike twist

Mindforge is a free survival quiz you play in the browser. Every player in a room answers the same questions on the same clock, and before each round you draft one permanent upgrade card that shapes your scoring strategy. You have three lives; wrong or missed answers cost one. The highest-scoring survivor takes the crown, and ties are shared.

## How a run works

Public runs open every 45 seconds and start automatically, even with a single player. You can also create a private room, share its six-character code, and play solo or with friends. Each run has up to thirteen questions across three drafting rounds plus a final forge, in English or French. No account is needed — a random name and a seat token keep your place if you reconnect.

## For developers and AI agents

Mindforge exposes a small public JSON API for room discovery and matchmaking, plus a WebSocket protocol for live play.

- [Developer portal and quickstart](https://mindforge.alexandrucuriman.com/developers)
- [OpenAPI specification](https://mindforge.alexandrucuriman.com/openapi.json)
- [llms.txt — agent guidance and when to use this service](https://mindforge.alexandrucuriman.com/llms.txt)
- [XML sitemap](https://mindforge.alexandrucuriman.com/sitemap.xml)

## About

Mindforge is an independent side project by [Alexandru Curiman](https://alexandrucuriman.com). Learn more on the [about](https://mindforge.alexandrucuriman.com/about), [contact](https://mindforge.alexandrucuriman.com/contact), and [privacy](https://mindforge.alexandrucuriman.com/privacy) pages.