https://github.com/aarich/headlines
Guess the missing word in a strange-but-true recent headline
https://github.com/aarich/headlines
comedy daily-game fun game gemini-api llm news tailwind
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Guess the missing word in a strange-but-true recent headline
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/aarich/headlines
- Owner: aarich
- Created: 2025-05-09T22:16:39.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2026-03-10T02:40:19.000Z (3 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-03-10T10:35:24.681Z (3 months ago)
- Topics: comedy, daily-game, fun, game, gemini-api, llm, news, tailwind
- Language: TypeScript
- Homepage: https://leeks.mrarich.com
- Size: 1.61 MB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README

# [Find the Leek](https://leeks.mrarich.com) 🧅
A web application where you can guess the missing word in a newspaper headline. The game updates daily with new headlines recommended by an LLM.
## Development
Start the development servers from the root directory:
```bash
npm start
```
```bash
php -S localhost:8000 public/api/server.php
```
## Features
- Daily updated headlines with missing words
- Multiple choice guessing interface
- Score tracking using localStorage
- LLM-initiated daily challenge, refined by an editor
- Simple PHP REST API
## Technologies
- Frontend:
- React
- tailwind
- Backend:
- PHP
- Mysql
- Dependencies:
- Reddit API (to locate candidate headlines)
- Gemini API (to choose a headline and create the game each day)