Photon Blitz Score System ⚡

Welcome to the Photon Blitz Score System – a fast, flexible, and flashy web-based scoreboard built for air hockey tournaments and time-based matchups. Now updated with more polish, clarity, and tracking enhancements than ever before.

🆕 What’s New in ver-1.3 (☠️☠️☠️)

• ✨ Mini Match Record Display
  Live game summaries now appear just below the logo and above the timer during matches in a compact format like G1 A7–5B.

• 🧠 Smarter Sudden Death Handling
  Sudden death now awards only 1 point by default — open discussion with players if you'd like this behavior adjusted.

• 🧼 Visual Polish Overhaul

  • Fixed logo centering and glow issues
  • Added gradient mask behind scoreboard when locked
  • Improved spacing and consistency across all screen sizes

• 🪞 Refinements to Locked Mode
  Scoreboard now sticks perfectly at the top with proper layering behind it — tools and controls scroll cleanly below.

• 💬 Improved Callouts & UX Prompts
  Refined voice announcements for clarity and timing.

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🎯 Core Features

• ⏱ 3-Minute Countdown Timer with tenths of seconds
• ⚡ Blitz Mode activates at 1-minute remaining with visual & audio alerts
• ☠️ Sudden Death Mode if the game ends in a tie
• 🔁 Auto-Side Swapping between games
• 🧮 Game Wins Tracking and skull icon if lost in sudden death
• 📋 Full Match Summary with per-game breakdown
• 📝 Compact Match Log (new!)
• ⏸ Timeout Button (10 seconds, with cancel tap)
• 🎤 Callout Announcements using speech synthesis
• 🛠 Gear Menu:
  • Change player names
  • Adjust scores or game wins manually
  • Reset game or full match
  • Adjust clock (+/- 0.5s to 1 min)
  • Force Sudden Death
  • Swap Sides
  • Lock scoreboard to top of screen (stream-friendly)

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🚀 How to Use

1. Open index.html in any modern browser (mobile or desktop).
2. Tap the player buttons to score.
3. Use the ⚙️ gear icon to access tools and settings.
4. Player names and match data persist via localStorage.

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🧩 Tech Stack

• HTML5 + CSS3
• Vanilla JavaScript
• Google Fonts: Orbitron
• PWA Support via manifest.json and service-worker.js

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📦 Installation

Clone this repo or download and open locally / deploy to GitHub Pages or any static host:

git clone https://github.com/petesimple/photon-blitz-score.git
cd photon-blitz-score


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Created with ❤️ by pete and the Photon Blitz community.
Inspired by real gameplay needs.
Play fast. Play hard. Play Photon.