# Roundup Games

> Roundup Games is a non-profit, open-source platform for finding, joining, and organizing in-person board game sessions, tabletop RPG campaigns, and local gaming events.

## What is Roundup Games?

Roundup Games connects tabletop gaming enthusiasts with players and game masters in their area. Whether you play board games, Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, or any tabletop RPG, Roundup Games helps you discover local in-person sessions, join ongoing campaigns, or organize your own games.

**Non-profit by design.** Roundup Games is not a venture-backed startup. Every dollar of revenue is reinvested into the platform, community events, game organizer education, and promoting tabletop gaming culture. There are no investors to please — only players and organizers to serve.

**Open source.** The entire codebase is publicly available on GitHub at https://github.com/roundup-games/platform. Anyone can inspect, audit, or contribute to the platform.

## Core Differentiators

- **Non-profit**: Revenue reinvested into community, not extracted by investors
- **Open source**: Full codebase publicly auditable on GitHub
- **Transparent algorithms**: Every matching and scoring algorithm is documented with formulas and source links at /our-pledge/algorithms
- **Safety-first**: Built-in safety tools (X-Card, Lines & Veils, Script Change, Session Zero) integrated into every session
- **In-person focused**: Designed for local, face-to-face tabletop gaming — not online play

## For Players

- **Session discovery**: Find board game and RPG sessions near you, filtered by game system, distance, and availability
- **Campaign matching**: Join ongoing campaigns with scheduling, player management, and session tracking
- **GM directory**: Browse game master profiles with session history, reviews, and game system specialties
- **Reliability scores**: Transparency into your attendance track record, helping groups find dependable players
- **Safety tools**: X-Card, Lines & Veils, Script Change, and Session Zero built into every session for comfortable gaming
- **Game systems library**: Browse a comprehensive catalog of game systems with descriptions, mechanics, and categories

## For Organizers & Game Masters

- **Session management**: Schedule sessions, manage player rosters, and handle waitlists
- **Campaign tools**: Run multi-session campaigns with automatic scheduling and player matching
- **Player matching**: Let the platform fill empty seats with compatible nearby players
- **GM profiles**: Build your reputation with public profiles showing session history and community reviews
- **Event organization**: Create and manage gaming events with registration, announcements, and participant coordination

## Trust & Transparency

Roundup Games believes players deserve to understand how the platform works. Our /our-pledge page outlines our non-profit commitment, open-source values, and community-first approach. Our /our-pledge/algorithms page documents every scoring and matching algorithm with:

- Plain-language explanations of how each system works
- Exact formulas and weighting constants
- Design decisions and tradeoffs
- Direct links to the corresponding source code on GitHub

### Algorithm Summaries

- **Reliability Score**: Measures player dependability based on attendance history. Attended sessions earn positive credit (+1.0). Late cancellations incur a mild penalty (-0.3). No-shows receive a severe penalty (-1.0). Hosts who cancel or no-show their own games face steeper penalties (-1.2, -1.5). Minimum 5 games required for tier classification. Source: https://github.com/roundup-games/platform/blob/main/app/Services/ReliabilityScoreService.php

- **Review Aggregation**: Aggregates community reviews for GMs and sessions using a weighted average that accounts for recency and review quality. Source: https://github.com/roundup-games/platform/blob/main/app/Services/ReviewAggregateService.php

- **People Discovery**: Recommends nearby players and GMs based on location proximity, shared game systems, and complementary schedules. Uses geohash-based proximity queries. Source: https://github.com/roundup-games/platform/blob/main/app/Services/PeopleDiscoveryService.php

- **Profile Visibility**: Controls who can see your profile based on your privacy settings, existing connections, and shared team memberships. Source: https://github.com/roundup-games/platform/blob/main/app/Services/ProfileVisibilityResolver.php

### Safety Tools

- **X-Card**: A simple card mechanic — tap or hold up the X-Card to immediately pause or skip any content without explanation
- **Lines & Veils**: Pre-session tool to set hard boundaries (lines — content that will not appear) and soft boundaries (veils — content that happens off-screen)
- **Script Change**: A communication framework using "rewind", "fast-forward", and "pause" gestures to adjust scene intensity
- **Session Zero**: Pre-game planning session to establish expectations, tone, safety boundaries, and group norms before play begins

## Pricing

Roundup Games is free to use. Core features — finding sessions, joining games, creating events, safety tools — are all free. Optional subscription plans provide advanced organizer tools (GM workspace, seat filling, promotion). All subscription revenue funds the platform and community initiatives.

## Technical

- Built with Laravel, Livewire, and Tailwind CSS
- Progressive Web App (PWA) for mobile devices
- Available in English (en) and German (de)
- Sitemap: /sitemap.xml
- This file: /llms.txt

## Links

- Website: https://roundupgames.com
- About: https://roundupgames.com/en/about
- How it works: https://roundupgames.com/en/how-it-works
- Our pledge: https://roundupgames.com/en/our-pledge
- Algorithm transparency: https://roundupgames.com/en/our-pledge/algorithms
- Safety tools: https://roundupgames.com/en/safety
- Contact form: https://roundupgames.com/en/contact
- GitHub: https://github.com/roundup-games/platform