My wife likes Family Feud. I gave AI the judging job.

My wife is a Family Feud fan. I wanted to experiment with AI. Having it judge our answers seemed like a reasonable way to combine the two interests.

That became Internet Feud: guess the popular answers to a question, collect points, and try to avoid three strikes. The board either rewards your understanding of other people or suggests you should get out more.

Getting that feeling at home takes some work. The Endless Games board game needs an emcee. With two people interested in guessing, that leaves one playing and one doing the paperwork. Family Feud Live handles the hosting, but its synonym system can reject wording it doesn’t recognize. I wanted to give an answer in my own words and have it judged in context. “You know what I mean” seemed like a reasonable feature request.

That’s the job I gave AI. You can type a short phrase, and it decides whether your idea belongs on the board. “A comfy sofa” ought to count for “couch.” If your answer is too vague, it can ask you to be more specific. I wanted to keep the little suspense of waiting for an answer to flip over, with less time spent negotiating vocabulary.

I wanted it to fit into ordinary downtime too. Family Feud Live revolves around matches, tournaments, coins, and tickets. I borrowed Wordle’s rhythm: one daily edition, the same board for everyone, whenever you have a spare moment. Play on the bus to work, while waiting around, or during a break. I gave it warm paper and serif headlines, like a small puzzle tucked into the newspaper.

But I also wanted players to have a hand in what comes next. Before you can reveal the answers you missed, you have to contribute an answer to tomorrow’s question. Today you’re guessing what other people said. Tomorrow, someone might be trying to guess your answer.

It’s a small toll, payable in opinions.

That brings in another part of the real Family Feud’s survey process: ordinary people supplying the answers. I like the idea that playing a round also helps make a future one. You can phrase your contribution naturally; I reduce it to a single word to make the counting manageable.

For now, part of the survey crowd is simulated by AI while the community grows. The questions and judging are still an experiment. What I want to build is that small reason to return: a fresh question, a few guesses, and the possibility that something you contributed has made it onto the board.

You can play at internetfeud.com or get the iPhone app on the App Store. My wife likes Family Feud. I now run a tiny game show where the contestants also help write the next episode. The staffing situation has improved considerably.