⚡ Reflex at work

Every office has a colleague who claims elite reflexes because they once caught a falling mug. Reflex is the 40-second audit of that claim. It fits inside a coffee break with room to spare, installs nothing IT would frown at, and produces the one thing office arguments never have: numbers.

Engineered for the gaps in a workday

A duel runs 30–40 seconds — the length of a microwave lunch cycle or a "call is starting soon" screen. No install, no account, no notification spam afterwards: open tab, settle score, close tab, deniability intact. The challenge link is asynchronous, so your 10:15 coffee and their 15:40 slump can still be the same duel.

The office championship

Drop one link in the team chat and let the results accumulate — every reply is a colleague's pure reaction time on the record. Run it as a Friday ritual, a sprint-retro tiebreaker, or the official decider of who books the meeting rooms. Escalation paths: games with coworkers and 1v1 games to settle arguments. For the record, post-lunch reaction times are measurably worse — schedule your title defence accordingly.

How to play Reflex

  1. A block appears red. Both players wait — fingers hovering, nerves fraying.
  2. After a randomised delay it snaps to green. Tap immediately.
  3. Your time is measured in milliseconds from the colour change to your tap.
  4. Tap while it's still red and you forfeit the round — anticipation is the cardinal sin.

Play Reflex now

30-second duels, free in your browser. No download, no signup.

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Frequently asked questions

Is a duel really short enough for a work break?

30–40 seconds full stop — shorter than fetching coffee. The asynchronous links mean nobody has to be free at the same moment, either.

Does it need anything installed on a work machine?

No — it's a normal HTTPS browser tab, nothing downloaded, nothing running outside it. Your IT department has bigger fish.

How do we run an office tournament?

One challenge link in the team chat = one tournament. Everyone plays the same rounds against the creator's score; the thread becomes the bracket.

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