j-play

Interact with a Jeopardy! game on the J-Archive website.

What is j-play?

"j-play" is a Chrome extension that modifies the way you interact with Jeopardy! games on the J-Archive website. With its use, any Jeopardy! game on the site transforms into a playable interactive game that closely mirrors the TV-show format. The extension offers features such as a start button, a game board, tracking of your 'Coryat' score, and more. Despite the occasional incidence of broken images, j-play ensures a unique gaming experience, uninterrupted by site changes or updates.

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By: Wayne Davison

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Users: 1,000+

Rating: 3.71 (28)

Version: 1.4.0 (Last updated: 2023-04-15)

Creation date: 2014-09-27

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Host permissions:

https://*.j-archive.com/showgame*

Size: 27.85K

Email: wa*****@opencoder.net

URLs: Privacy policy

Ranking

# 24682 ▼ 72

Other rankings

#853 in Just for Fun ▲ 10 #13 in play keyword 24 ▲ 1 #19 in handle keyword 27 ▲ 2

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Extension summary

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This extension modifies the content of the https://www.j-archive.com/ pages to provide a way for you to play along with the archived Jeopardy! games in the style of the tv-show.

To use it, view any Jeopardy! game on the j-archive site and press one of the "Start" buttons that the extension adds to the webpage. You will be presented with a game board that you can step through using the spacebar, or click on clues of your own choosing. Keep track of your "Coryat" score as you go and compare it to the combined "Coryat" score for the game. Use the help button to see how to interact with the game.

A NOTE about broken images: the J-archive site itself seems to have a lot of trouble with broken images in their clues, so if you see a broken resource, this is due to the site itself and not the fault of j-play. If enough people bug the J-archive site about it maybe it will get fixed.

Some recent releases:

1.4.0 - Handle website change for clue & response markup. 1.3.3 - Improved Coryat handling; handle domain w/o "www". 1.3.2 - Leave typing unaffected into input fields such as search. 1.3.1 - Handle all the upcoming guest hosts. Simplified w/o jQuery. 1.3.0 - Handle https switchover & Ken as the first guest host. 1.2.9 & 1.2.8 - Added tie-breaker clue support (for rare tournaments).

User reviews

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Pros

Great for Jeopardy fans and families hosting games
Works well for tracking scores and gameplay
Users appreciate the updates and responsive functionality
Helpful for multiple players and engaging gameplay
User-friendly once the help is found

Cons

Doesn't work with Celebrity Jeopardy due to game structure
Experiences frequent compatibility issues, especially after updates
Users reported it not working after certain dates
Does not function in offline mode
Confusing installation and functionality for some users

Most mentioned

Extension stops working after certain updates or compatibility issues
Users experienced problems with J Archive not displaying correctly
Reinstallation and troubleshooting do not always resolve issues

User reviews

this is a great extension for the jeopardy fans. I would connect my PC to the TV and be the host for my family. The only issue is this extension does not work with Celebrity Jeopardy games because they have a triple jeopardy round and this is not understand that and won't work. Four rounds in total including final jeopardy. Fix the extension to work with celeb games and this extension will completely work with the website.

Alvin D, 2024-01-13

The extension is great and typically works quite well but it seems to have stopped working as of April 12, 2023. It was functioning properly on the previous day. I have tested across multiple devices and uninstalled/reinstalled the extension but nothing has solved the issue.