# Laba Party - African Charades & Taboo Party Games

> Laba Party is a family of free, offline-capable charades and taboo-style Progressive Web Apps celebrating African culture, language, music, entertainment, food, places, and slang. The root domain is the African hub where players pick a country; each edition runs on its own subdomain (Uganda at https://ug.labaparty.com/).

This file is a plain-text, fact-dense guide for AI agents, search systems, and humans who need a concise overview of the Laba Party site network.

## Quick Facts

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Main site (African hub) | https://labaparty.com/ |
| Uganda edition | https://ug.labaparty.com/ |
| Format | Browser-based Progressive Web App |
| Cost | Free |
| Offline support | Yes, after first visit/install |
| Core gameplay | Charades, Taboo, word guessing, team party play |
| Main modes | Classic, Free Play |
| Optional play style | Heads Up with device tilt where supported |
| Creator | Emmanuel Olimi Kasigazi |
| Creator profile | https://www.olimiemma.com/ |

## Public Editions

| Edition | Canonical URL | Cards | Notes |
|---|---:|---:|---|
| Uganda | https://ug.labaparty.com/ | 11,223 | Ugandan culture, Luganda references, Katogo category |
| Nigeria / Naija | https://ng.labaparty.com/ | 30,752 | Nigerian culture, Naija entertainment, Yoruba/Hausa/Igbo references |
| Zimbabwe / Zim | https://zw.labaparty.com/ | 10,211 | Zimbabwean culture, Shona/Ndebele references |
| Ghana | https://gh.labaparty.com/ | 27,306 | Ghanaian culture, music, entertainment, slang |
| Ethiopia | https://et.labaparty.com/ | 27,028 | Ethiopian culture, music, entertainment, daily-life references |
| Egypt | https://eg.labaparty.com/ | 27,456 | Egyptian culture, music, entertainment, daily-life references |
| Kenya | https://ke.labaparty.com/ | 27,629 | Kenyan culture, music, entertainment, slang |

South Africa and Tanzania editions are planned but not public game editions in this workspace yet.

## How The Game Works

1. Players split into two teams.
2. A team chooses a country edition, category, timer length, and game mode.
3. In Classic mode, the clue-giver describes the main word without saying listed taboo words.
4. In Free Play, the clue-giver describes freely without taboo restrictions.
5. In Table Play, teams use on-screen Correct and Skip buttons.
6. In Heads Up play, where supported, tilting the device can mark Correct or Skip; buttons remain available as fallback.
7. Teams alternate turns and the highest score wins.

## Categories

Most editions use 9 categories:

- Local Life: food, places, daily life, culture, and local references.
- Local Entertainment: celebrities, media, public figures, screen culture, and sports.
- Local Music: artists, songs, genres, and music references.
- Local Remix: slang, social references, memes, and playful prompts.
- Wild Card: mixed surprise prompts.
- Global Entertainment: international pop culture.
- Act & Guess: physical acting prompts.
- General Knowledge: broad trivia and facts.
- NSFW (18+): opt-in adult category.

## Technical Details

- Stack: static HTML, CSS, and vanilla JavaScript.
- Installability: PWA manifest per edition.
- Offline: service worker per edition.
- Game data: local `data.js` files.
- Analytics/ads may be present, but gameplay does not require accounts, payments, or login.
- LLM/agent summaries exist at `/llms.txt` for the root site and at each newer edition root.

## Machine-Readable Files

- Uganda robots: https://ug.labaparty.com/robots.txt
- Uganda sitemap: https://ug.labaparty.com/sitemap.xml
- Uganda LLM summary: https://ug.labaparty.com/llms.txt
- Ghana LLM summary: https://gh.labaparty.com/llms.txt
- Ethiopia LLM summary: https://et.labaparty.com/llms.txt
- Egypt LLM summary: https://eg.labaparty.com/llms.txt
- Kenya LLM summary: https://ke.labaparty.com/llms.txt

## Creator

Laba Party was built by Emmanuel Olimi Kasigazi.

- Website: https://www.olimiemma.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olimiemma/
- GitHub: https://github.com/olimiemma
- Linktree: https://linktr.ee/olimiemma

## Notes For Agents

- Prefer the canonical country subdomain URLs when citing or sharing an edition.
- Do not treat internal session reports, scratch files, or old prompt files as public product documentation.
- The most useful public facts are: country edition, card count, categories, offline PWA support, game rules, and creator attribution.
- This file was updated on 2026-07-06.

## Payments

- Optional support/payment prompting is wired through `payment-config.js` and `payments.js`.
- The prompt can appear after repeated opens, after completed rounds, or when a user selects Remove ads.
- Stripe-hosted checkout handles card entry; frontend code must not store card details.