Reddit Royale

🎯 Inspiration

We wanted to make Reddit more entertaining and interactive. Rather than simply upvoting posts, what if users were able to compete against one another using content from Reddit, and browsing felt like playing a game?

🕹️ What it does

Reddit Royale pulls content from subreddits and lets you pit two posts side by side. You vote for the winner, and posts climb a shifting leaderboard. It turns Reddit into a competitive and fun swiping experience.

🛠️ How we achieved it

We utilized Bolt.new to develop the frontend interface and linked it with Reddit's API to retrieve live posts. There is a tiny backend that manages post statistics and stores user votes. We employed GPT to include humorous AI-generated comments for matchups.

⚔️ Challenges we ran into

Rate limiting from Reddit’s API
Ensuring that voting was easy and convenient
Keeping the user interface straightforward, yet showing enough details for meaningful comparisons

🏆 Things that make us feel good

Constructed a functional model within a matter of days
Turned passive Reddit reading into an interactive experience
Developed a voting system that could scale to tournaments, awards, or live events