Bad Ref
BAD REF — Be the worst referee in football history.
GOAL
Help China defeat Argentina in a four-minute match. Keep Referee Heat below 100 or you will be removed.
CONTROLS
WASD - Move
Mouse - Look and aim
Shift - Sprint
Q - Whistle; briefly stop AI players
1 - Yellow card for your target; two yellows send them off
2 - Red card for your target
3 - Fake penalty for China; adds one goal
E - Kick the nearby ball in your facing direction
Esc - Release mouse / pause. Some browsers require Esc twice to pause. Click RESUME to continue.
R - Restart the match
TARGETING AND HEAT
Face a player within 7 metres. The yellow ring and TARGET panel show your target. Whistle adds 5 Heat, yellow 10, red 30, penalty 28. Targeting Argentina #10 costs extra. Kicking is free. Heat slowly falls after 10 seconds without a controversial call.
PLAYTEST
A university game-design experiment with placeholder characters and visuals. Please share which abilities you used, whether Heat changed your decisions, whether protests were funny and clear, and any bugs.

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