# 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 currently serves the Ugandan edition, while country subdomains serve additional standalone editions.

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 | https://labaparty.com/ |
| Current root edition | Uganda |
| 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/ | 26,297 | Ghanaian culture, music, entertainment, slang |
| Ethiopia | https://et.labaparty.com/ | 26,297 | Ethiopian culture, music, entertainment, daily-life references |
| Egypt | https://eg.labaparty.com/ | 26,297 | Egyptian culture, music, entertainment, daily-life references |
| Kenya | https://ke.labaparty.com/ | 26,297 | 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

- Root robots: https://labaparty.com/robots.txt
- Root sitemap: https://labaparty.com/sitemap.xml
- Root LLM summary: https://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.