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How to play Number Dodge

Number Dodge is a numbers bluffing game you share by link. No sign-up, no install. The rules take 30 seconds to learn and a match lasts about a minute.

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The basic rules

Each round has one catcher and one or more dodgers.
The catcher fires four numbers out of 1–8.
Each dodger picks one number to survive with.
Once everyone has chosen, all picks are revealed at once. If your number is in the attack you are hit; if not, you dodged.
Nobody can see anyone else’s pick while choosing — not even the person who made the room.

Scoring

The catcher scores one point for every dodger hit.
A dodger who survives the round scores one point.
When the rounds run out, the higher score wins. Match length is 3, 5 or 7 rounds.

Room rules you can set

No all-odd / all-even — blocks attacks like 1·3·5·7.
No four in a row — blocks attacks like 1·2·3·4.
Time limit — 10, 20 or 30 seconds; miss it and you lose the round.
Rotate the attacker — every round, or after every match.
Computer attacks — no human catcher; everyone dodges.

Survival mode — pick who loses

Get hit and you are out. Play continues until only the target number of players remain.
That makes it a natural way to decide who pays, who goes first, or who does the chore.
Unlike a wheel or a coin flip, the outcome comes from reading people rather than luck — the loser can live with it.
Turn on "one player per number" and everyone who picked the same number goes out together. Now you dodge the attack *and* the crowd.

Playing with friends

Make a room and you get a four-letter code and an invite link.
Anyone with the link joins with no sign-up and no install — they just pick a nickname.
You can also just read the code out loud. Four letters is all it takes.
Up to 8 people in one room.

Good for

Deciding who buys the next round
Picking presentation order or who cleans up
A quick classroom activity
A video call, with everyone on their own phone

Frequently asked questions

Do I need an account?

No. There is no sign-up and no login. Pick a nickname and start.

Do I need to install anything?

No. It runs in the browser. Tap the link and it opens.

How many people can play?

Up to 8 in one room. You can also practise alone against the computer.

Can I use it to decide who loses?

Yes — use survival mode. Players are eliminated when hit, until one is left.

Does it cost anything?

No. It is free and there is no payment feature.

Can anyone see my number early?

No. Until the reveal, your pick is stored only as a cryptographic commitment, never as the number itself.