🎮 Asanagame: The Ultimate Task Battle Royale

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Hey Asana wizards :waving_hand:

At iDO, we thought: “What if Asana wasn’t just a productivity tool… but also a videogame?”
Well, we made it happen. And it’s wild.
We played it during our Spring after-work remote party, all on a Zoom call, laughing, yelling, and trying to sabotage each other in real-time :exploding_head::speech_balloon:. It was chaotic. It was glorious.

Introducing: :video_game: Asanagame — a game where you battle your teammates through tasks, logic, speed… and a bit of sabotage :smiling_face_with_horns:
:backhand_index_pointing_down: Here’s how it works (screenshots incoming!)

:hammer_and_wrench: How to Set It Up (a.k.a. Build your battlefield)

  1. Create a new project and call it something epic, like :video_game: Asanagame.
  2. Add three single-select custom fields:
    1 - Column 1
    2 - Column 2
    3 - Column 3
    Fill each with all participants’ names, in a totally random order to spice things up. :game_die:
  3. Create a people custom field called Points and add it to your Org’s library.
  4. Create a second project called Results, and add the Points custom field there.
  5. Set up a powerful Rule in the :video_game: Asanagame project:
  • When → Any of Column 1, Column 2, or Column 3 is changed
  • Check if → All three columns are set to the same participant (build one condition box per person)
  • Do this →
    – Remove the task from the project
    – Add the participant to the Points custom field (one action box per person)
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  1. Fill up your game board! We added 5 Rounds, each with 50 tasks (250 total). :chequered_flag:
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  2. Multi-home all tasks in the Results project so the scoring can work its magic.
  3. Create a Dashboard in Results with charts:
  • One per round
  • One overall
    Use Points on the X-axis and Task Count on the Y-axis. Filters by Round help if you’re competitive like us. :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:
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:joystick: How to Play

  • Each player’s mission:
    Set their name in all 3 columns of a task.
  • Once all 3 fields match your name → :collision: Boom! You score 1 point, and the task disappears.
  • You’ve got 1 minute per Round, so move fast! :stopwatch:
  • Watch out for other players — they might be editing the same task as you! :eyes:

:prohibited: Rules of Engagement

  1. :hourglass_not_done: 1 minute per Round.
  2. :woman_gesturing_no: No multi-selecting (it’s a game, not a spreadsheet).
  3. :robot: No AI allowed to fill in fields for you (nice try, though).
  4. :stop_sign: Hands off the Points field — it’s sacred.

:zany_face: Why It’s So Fun

The chaos is very real.
Imagine trying to score while someone else is changing the same fields at the same time. It’s like digital tug-of-war. :hot_face:
Tasks vanish right before your eyes. Competitors mess up your combos. People scream (in joy… or despair).
It’s beautiful. It’s savage. It’s Asanagame.
That said — fair warning! Playing all together on the same project at the same time did cause a few hiccups. Some of us got briefly kicked out of the project or saw weird sync issues :ghost:. It didn’t stop the fun, but it definitely added a little extra spice to the game. So… consider it part of the challenge :sweat_smile:

Let us know if you try it out or want help setting it up!
May the best taskmaster win! :trophy::man_mage::fire:

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Who thought we could create a game in Asana :exploding_head: It was fun! We did break the app a few times but I am sure Asana will forgive us :slight_smile:

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This was amazing, @Filippo_Baj — total chaos, but in the best way!
I love how it turns Asana into a fast, fun, and slightly evil game.

PS: iDO is ready for the next “creative Forum challenge” :smile:

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Love this, so fun! Thanks for sharing @Filippo_Baj! :star:

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