How to play
How to play Aura Farming
Aura Farming is a one-on-one duel that takes about 40 seconds start to finish. There's nothing to learn and nothing to buy: you just need a camera and whatever it is that makes you you.
A match at a glance
- 3 s countdown
- 20 s farm
- 10 s jury
- +1 to the winner
Twenty-eight seconds from countdown to verdict. Everything before that is waiting for a stranger.
What is "farming aura"?
"Aura" is the internet's word for presence: the vibe someone gives off before they've said anything. "Farming" it means stacking it up on purpose. On here, that's literal: every match you win adds one point of aura to your profile, and the leaderboard ranks everyone by how much they've farmed.
Step by step
- @
Log in with Google and pick a handle
Your handle (3–20 letters, numbers or underscores) is the only thing other players ever see. Your name and email stay private.
- REC
Turn on your camera
The Find a match button unlocks once your camera preview is live. Nothing is recorded yet.
- 1v1
Get matched
You're paired with whoever has been waiting longest. We avoid giving you the same opponent twice in a row when anyone else is around, and you're never matched with someone you've reported (or who reported you).
- 3·2·1
Connect
Both video streams go live. When both sides can see each other, a 3-2-1 countdown starts.
- 20s
Farm for 20 seconds
A timer counts down on screen and the music plays. No audio goes to your opponent, it's all presence. Pose, stare, smirk, stay completely still, do the thing you do. Both browsers record the 20 seconds.
- 4/7
The jury deliberates
For about 10 seconds, seven jurors reveal their votes one at a time. Each juror votes for one player. Four or more votes wins. Seven is odd on purpose: there are no ties.
- +1
Result
You see whether you won, the exact jury tally, and who your opponent was. From here you can share your aura, report the opponent, or hit Next and go again.
Try the jury
Seven seats, one vote each, revealed one by one. Four or more wins, and seven is odd on purpose, so there is never a tie.
Scoring
Everything on your card comes from the matches you played. Nothing is stored separately and nothing can be bought.
- aura
+1 per win. A loss costs nothing, so the number never goes down.
- won · lost
Won and lost. Wins are your aura. Losses are shown, never subtracted.
- rank
Your place among everyone. The leaderboard shows the top 100. Ties go to whoever got there first.
- No. 0095
Your card number. The order you joined in. The whole card lives at
/u/your-handle.
Walkovers and no-shows
A match needs two cameras. If one never shows up, there is no jury and no waiting.
Their camera never comes up
You win by walkover and take the point.
Yours never comes up
They take the point. Check that your browser allows the camera on this site.
Neither works
No contest. The match is scrapped and nobody scores.
Recording and safety
Full details in the privacy policy and the terms.
- Both browsers record the 20 seconds. Nothing before the countdown, nothing after.
- Kept for 7 days, then deleted. Longer only while a report is open.
- Admins can watch when a match is reported. Your opponent never gets a copy. Matches against a legend are not recorded at all.
- Report from the result screen or your history. Reports lead to bans, and you are never matched with that person again.
Tips from the top of the board
- Light matters. Face a window or a lamp. Aura is hard to see in the dark.
- Commit to a bit. The people who win consistently pick one thing, a stare, a pose, a slow head turn, and hold it for the whole 20 seconds.
- Don't look at yourself. Your preview is in the corner; the jury sees you looking at the camera.
- Phone in portrait works best. The layout is built for it.
Still curious? The FAQ has the rest.