Museum of Nonsense
A very serious collection. A very unserious evening. Discover what strange museum objects were used for, or convince your friends you know. Three game modes on one shared screen, with answers from your phone.
2–8 PLAYERS / TEAMSTHREE GAME MODESWEB + MOBILENO / EN
Play now - free
Three ways to play
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Bluff
Invent a convincing explanation in 40 seconds. Vote for the truth, and score when others fall for your bluff.
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Written quiz
Write what you think the object was used for. After the reveal, judge the answers together and let the host award points.
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Multiple choice
One real explanation and three good inventions. Choose correctly in 30 seconds for two points, with no speed bonus.
Screenshots
Details
- Players
- 2–8 players or teams
- Game modes
- Bluff, written quiz, multiple choice
- Rounds
- 3, 6 or 10
- Platform
- Web + mobile
- Language
- Norwegian / English
- Setup
- Shared screen + phones
- Join
- QR code or room code
- Account
- Optional
- Download
- None
In the museum
Museum objectsBluffingQuizHistoryParty gameTeam play
How it was built
UNDER THE HOODMuseum of Nonsense combines real museum photographs with sourced facts and invented explanations. One shared game engine handles answers, voting, reveals and scoring across all three modes. The group judges whether written answers are correct.
Next.js 16 + React 19 + TypeScript
Shared display, player client and host controls on the phone
Liveblocks
Room storage, presence and synchronization across screens
Clerk
Optional sign-in, with guest access for hosts and players
QR + JSON
QR codes to join, and locally served photographs with sources and bilingual explanations