The Arcade · typing

Find your rhythm.
Keep your nerve.

A typing race through prose, Bash and Python. Small mistakes make excellent rivals.

Browser beta

An engraved computer and keyboard
Good things happen between keystrokes.
  • Three kinds of rhythm

    English prose, Bash commands and Python code. Every player in a room gets the same text.

  • Practice or company

    The current build supports solo practice and private friend rooms for two to twenty players. Follow the beta’s on-screen options for access.

  • Race the clock or the passage

    The current build offers timed runs and passage races. Correct mistakes before moving on.

  • 108 original texts

    Thirty-six pieces per mode, selected from a reviewed collection. Text is not generated during a race.

A few keys to getting started

find . -type f -name "*.py"
print("Stay curious.")

Examples to type. Nothing is executed.

  1. Open the browser beta and follow its on-screen access and sign-in options.
  2. Choose from the text modes and race options available in that beta version.
  3. Type what you see. Correct a mistake before continuing. Code snippets are only transcribed; the game never runs them.

Want to understand the command as well as type it? That belongs in the Wizard’s Terminal.

Visit the learning Terminal ↗

Inside the Sanctum

A shared experience.

Open the browser beta and follow its on-screen access and sign-in options. The beta is free, with no live rewards or later payout claims. The features below describe the current build; availability follows the version running in the beta.

How to request access

For your own server

What’s available?

The browser beta is the current public entrance. A Discord Activity entrance and self-hosting release remain separate work.

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