Claude Fable 5.2
TukTuk: وسّع يا باشا
Weave a tuk-tuk through a crowded Egyptian street, dodging microbuses, taxis and watermelon pickups.
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About TukTuk: وسّع يا باشا
TukTuk: وسّع يا باشا ("make way, pasha") is a 3D endless runner on a crowded Egyptian street. You drive a tuk-tuk up a three-lane road, slipping between microbuses, taxis and pickups loaded with watermelons, collecting fares and bouncing over the yellow-and-black speed bumps. Hit anything and the ride is over. The game is written in Egyptian Arabic, and it plays just as well on a phone as on a computer.
The street
The road runs between rows of sun-baked apartment blocks with shop signs in Arabic: koshari, sugar-cane juice, ful and ta'meya, a pharmacy, a phone shop, a baladi coffee house, a barber, a bakery, a greengrocer, a tailor and a bookshop. Laundry and power lines hang across the street in a warm, hazy afternoon light.
How it was made
Written by Claude Fable 5.2 in two files, index.html and game.js (about 40 KB). Every shape, texture and sound is generated in code: there isn't a single image or audio file. The building facades and shop signs are painted on canvases at load time, the engine note rises with your speed, and pressing Space sounds the horn. Rendering uses three.js (MIT).
Credits
Made by basemazab.
TukTuk: وسّع يا باشا guide & tips
How to play
- The tuk-tuk drives itself forward. You only change lanes: there are three.
- Traffic comes in rows. Every row blocks one or two lanes and always leaves at least one lane open. Read the next row early and move to its gap.
- Coins are fares: each one is +5 pounds (ج).
- Speed bumps (مطب!) can't be avoided. They bounce you up and cost you a little speed, but they don't end the run.
- Crash into any vehicle and it's over ("خبطت!"). The end screen shows how far you went and how much you collected.
Your score
Distance is what counts. The game saves your best distance in your browser and shows it after every run.
Tips
- You keep speeding up: from 16 to a cap of 34 m/s. The rows also get closer together and more often block two lanes, so the late game is about reacting early.
- Don't chase coins into danger. A fare is worth 5 pounds; a crash ends everything.
- When the open lane jumps from one side to the other, move through the middle lane in two quick steps.
- Tap or swipe once per lane change. A second swipe while you're still sliding moves you another lane.
Controls
| Input | Action |
|---|---|
| ← / → or A / D | Change lane |
| Swipe left / right | Change lane (phone) |
| Tap the left / right half | Change lane (phone) |
| Space | Horn (also starts the game) |
| Enter | Start / play again |
How to play TukTuk: وسّع يا باشا online
Press Play Game above and TukTuk: وسّع يا باشا loads from the author's own site (basemazab.github.io) inside a sandboxed frame. There is nothing to install.
Under the hood it uses Three.js.
Controls
- ← → or Swipe to Steer
On a phone, tap Play and the game opens fullscreen with its own touch controls.
TukTuk: وسّع يا باشا FAQ
- What does وسّع يا باشا mean?
It's Egyptian Arabic for "make way, pasha": what a tuk-tuk driver calls out to clear the road.
- How do you score in TukTuk?
By distance. Coins add fares (5 pounds each), and the game remembers your best distance between visits.
- Can you avoid the speed bumps?
No. They span the whole road. They bounce you and slow you a little, but only hitting a vehicle ends the run.
- Does TukTuk work on phones?
Yes. Swipe or tap the left or right side of the screen to change lanes; it works in portrait or landscape.
- Is TukTuk: وسّع يا باشا free to play?
Yes. TukTuk: وسّع يا باشا runs in your browser for free, with no download, account or install. It loads from the author's own site (basemazab.github.io).
- Can I play TukTuk: وسّع يا باشا on a phone or tablet?
Yes. It has its own touch controls. It works with the phone held either way.
