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AI · March 22, 2018

Blinks

An open-source board game system with a mind of its own

Blinks launched on March 22, 2018 with 169 votes, #185 of 2,954 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

What it does

Blinks is an new way to get friends to put down their screens and interact face to face. Already over-funded on Kickstarter! Each game tile is tiny, independent Arduino with 6 RGB display LEDs, 6 IR communication LEDs, and a button. It is a great platform for exploring emergent systems programming.

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