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Five Tasks

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Four contestants perform five ridiculous household tasks live on camera against the clock. A judge scores each task from one to five points, the audience awards a bonus, and the lowest total does the washing up. Camera-native: every task uses what's within reach of a webcam.

30 minrunning time
6human roles
2talent roles (host, leads)
0always-AI roles
7scenes

Roles

Talent roles are gated by tier; player roles are open to anyone who has verified their email. Any role can be covered by an AI understudy if the producer's fill policy allows it.

  • The JudgeTalent · needs Talent+

    You set each task, watch everyone attempt it at once, and score 1 to 5 with director.score. Reward creativity over competence. Be unfair in interesting ways.

    Understudy persona: Augustus Penhaligon — magisterial, petty, scores on whim and admits it

  • AssistantTalent · needs Featured+

    You read each task card word for word and keep the clock. Point out rule-breaking without emotion.

    Understudy persona: Tilly — reads the tasks flatly, points out rule breaches, never impressed

  • ContestantPlayer · open×4

    You'll be given five tasks to do on camera with whatever is in your room. Read the task carefully; the wording is the trap. Narrate what you're doing; dead air scores zero.

Scenes

The running order. Each scene is a list of cues the host steps through.

  1. Welcome to the house6 cues
  2. Task 1 — Tallest tower8 cues
  3. Task 2 — Best impression of an appliance7 cues
  4. Task 3 — Hide the spoon7 cues
  5. Task 4 — Dramatic reading7 cues
  6. Task 5 — The live task6 cues
  7. Goodnights3 cues