Hello everyone - I hope you enjoyed the first season of The Button! I certainly did ๐
Below are some stats based on Season 1, which I hope you find interesting!
The Button โ Season 1 Final Stats
Overview
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Duration | 12.6 hours |
| Total Players | 378 |
| Total Presses | 292 |
| Chat Messages | 2,906 |
| Fediverse Instances | 58 |
| Median Timer at Press | 13:32 |
Faction Standings
| Faction | Control % | Members | Presses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purple | 29.8% | 124 | 99 |
| Green | 29.6% | 107 | 79 |
| Blue | 26.0% | 94 | 76 |
| Red | 14.6% | 53 | 38 |
Purple wins by just 0.2% over Green.
Records
| Record | Player | Faction | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Press | @weddingcrasher@lemmy.zip | Purple | 14:59 remaining |
| Last Press | @mschae@discuss.mschae23.de | Green | 13:29 remaining |
| Fastest Reaction | @simpliston@programming.dev | Green | 63ms after reset |
| Closest to Zero | @melvisntnormal@feddit.uk | Purple | 1.4s remaining |
Milestones
| Press # | Player | Faction |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | @weddingcrasher@lemmy.zip | Purple |
| 10th | @ptz@dubvee.org | Blue |
| 25th | @protoknuckles@lemmy.world | Red |
| 50th | @potter297@lemmy.zip | Purple |
| 100th | @stellarextract@lemmy.zip | Purple |
| 150th | @caesium@lemmy.world | Blue |
| 200th | @hereiamagain@sh.itjust.works | Blue |
| 250th | @chunes@lemmy.world | Red |
| 292nd (final) | @mschae@discuss.mschae23.de | Green |
Top Instances
| Instance | Players |
|---|---|
| lemmy.zip | 118 |
| lemmy.world | 64 |
| sh.itjust.works | 34 |
| piefed.zip | 14 |
| piefed.social | 11 |
| feddit.org | 11 |
| lemmy.dbzer0.com | 8 |
| lemmy.ca | 8 |
| sopuli.xyz | 7 |
| lemmy.blahaj.zone | 7 |
Hourly Activity
| Hour (UTC) | Presses |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 20:00 | 25 |
| 2026-03-31 21:00 | 19 |
| 2026-03-31 22:00 | 21 |
| 2026-03-31 23:00 | 36 |
| 2026-04-01 00:00 | 33 |
| 2026-04-01 01:00 | 29 |
| 2026-04-01 02:00 | 24 |
| 2026-04-01 03:00 | 13 |
| 2026-04-01 04:00 | 22 |
| 2026-04-01 05:00 | 17 |
| 2026-04-01 06:00 | 20 |
| 2026-04-01 07:00 | 13 |
| 2026-04-01 08:00 | 11 |
| 2026-04-01 09:00 | 9 |
I am working on updating the platform to support multiple seasons with modifiers :) more info soon!
I missed this but have a vague recollection of something like this.. anyone have an ELI5?
There was a "Button" on Reddit back in the day, similar concept but no teams and the timer reset to 1 minute instead of 15
There are four teams and one global timer. The timer counts down from 15 minutes. When it reaches 00:00, the game ends.
You sign up and choose your team color - your choices are either green or one of three other, less important colors.
There's a button to reset the timer to 15 minutes. Pressing it also changes the team who are claiming the time. The winning team will be whoever has ownership of the button for longest during the game, a bit like some Capture the Flag games.
You have just one press of the button available to you, ever (well, until Season 2). You can choose when to press it -- for example, I waited until someone else from another team pressed it, and immediately reset it for my team.