Wahala dey
Lagos keke party games for your phone.
Drive your route, catch the corrupt VIO, settle the agbero at the bus stop and race round Third Mainland. Four games on one Lagos street, from day into night. Play alone right now, or open a park for your people.
No download. No sign-up. Opens right in your phone's browser.
Get the app
Put Wahala for your home screen, like any app.
- Up to 12 players
- Four games
- One thumb, phone upright
The games
Four games on the same Lagos road. Play any of them alone or with your people.
The ParkWho be the VIO? The main game. Drive your stops and carry passengers while one or two drivers are secretly corrupt VIOs, arresting drivers when nobody dey look. Agberos at the bus stops want their levy. Report a clamped keke, the park meets, everybody points and one keke gets dropped.
Drivers win by finishing every stop or dropping every VIO. VIOs win when they outnumber the free drivers.
RaceThird Mainland, no mercy Three laps of the Third Mainland ring. Dodge potholes, goats, go-slow and the agberos working the ring, grab pickups and pit at Iya Basira for fuel before your tank runs dry. No VIO, no meeting.
First over the line wins. The top three earn extra park money.
Hide and seekVIO dey come. Hide. Everybody knows who the VIO is and the VIO is coming. Drivers hide, slip through shortcuts and do stops to cut the clock. Near the end the VIO sees further and drives faster.
Drivers win if anybody lasts till the clock finishes. The VIO wins by catching every driver.
Power-upsPick am, use am, waka pass The Park with powers lying on the road: a speed boost, a wiper and a fake breakdown to throw the park off. Powers are picked up as you drive, never bought.
Same sides, same win as The Park.
Compete and win cashBeat everybody, carry the prize Every Saturday, all day: race the Keke Grand Prix against other drivers for real cash prizes. Free to enter. The best drivers carry the prize.
Here on wahala.io only, not inside Lagos Life. Park money never counts toward it.
Stake table, coming soon in Lagos Life. The Park for four: one fare each and the winner carries the pot. See Park money and fare.
Start playing
Every game plays both ways. Tap Play, pick a name, then pick who you play with. No download, no sign-up.
Play alone
Other drivers dey wait
Jump in now. Tap Play alone, pick a game and go: other drivers fill the park.
- No code, no waiting for your crew.
- Every keke has a name, a plate and a colour. Trust none of them.
Play with your people
Loud, with friends
Best with people who think they can lie to your face.
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Open a park
Pick a game and tap Open a park. You get a park code.
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Send the code
Drop the link (wahala.io/p/ and your code) in the group chat or shout the code across the room.
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Trust nobody
Drive, watch, report. When the park meets, make your case and point.
Rounds you finish with people pay park money and count for your rank.
How to play The Park
The main game, one round as it plays on your phone: about eight minutes, one thumb. New to it? Oga Danfo rides along in your first rounds and tells you where to drive and what to tap, one short line at a time.
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Stop 1 of 13
Enter the park
Open a park and shout the code to your people. The round starts when the host is ready. Nobody around? Tap Play alone and other drivers fill the park.
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Stop 2 of 13
See your role
Your card says who you be. You dey drive. One keke in this park got the other card: VIO. Keep yours to yourself.
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Stop 3 of 13
Hit the road
Steer with your thumb. Your list of stops slides in: drive to each one. The bar at the top shows how far everybody don reach.
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Stop 4 of 13
Do your stop
At the stop, hold Do stop until the ring fills. Ding: the stop is done and your keke moves up the route.
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Stop 5 of 13
The agbero wants his levy
No ticket? The agbero at the bus stop hangs on your keke and you crawl. Tap Pay on the line and he lets go: the levy comes from your purse and the ticket is yours for the round.
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Cut to the VIO
The VIO strikes
Meanwhile, on the VIO's phone. Kunle pulls up beside Musa when nobody dey look and presses Arrest. The siren goes and Musa has to try his luck.
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Cut to Musa
Bribe or Bail
On Musa's phone a needle swings and he taps once. Lawyer: he walks free. The sweet spot: a bribe, half his stops undone. Wahala, or no tap at all: his keke is clamped and he sits in the Task Force Yard.
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Stop 8 of 13
Wahala!
VIOs cause wahala too. NEPA don take light: everybody drives by headlamp until somebody pulls the generator cord at Oshodi.
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Stop 9 of 13
Cut the padlock
Musa landed on Wahala. You pass the Task Force Yard and hold Cut padlock, cut after cut. At the last one the gate opens and everybody inside comes out.
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Stop 10 of 13
Report am
Musa's keke still sits clamped where the VIO caught him. Drive up to it and Report lights up. Press it and the whole park meets. Something no add up? Honk the horn at the park.
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Stop 11 of 13
Park meeting
Everybody talks for 45 seconds, then 30 seconds to point. Tap the keke you suspect, then Point at the bottom, or Carry go.
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Stop 12 of 13
Owa!
The keke with the most points gets dropped at the bus stop and the bus drives off. Was it the VIO? If any VIO is left, everybody goes back on the road.
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Stop 13 of 13
We don reach
Drivers win when every stop is done or every VIO is dropped. VIOs win when they outnumber the drivers still free. Every round with people pays park money.
The round
Eight or more of you? Two VIOs dey the park. Fewer? Just one. After every drop, everybody goes back on the road until one side wins. Win at a stake table and you carry the pot.
See am for phone
The real game, from a real round of The Park. Watch 30 seconds on the road.
The park: the code to share and the kekes that have entered
On the road: your next stop, how far everybody don reach and your buttons
Park meeting: talk first, then point
Owa! A dropped keke and what it was
The results: who reached, who was the VIO
Make it your keke
Twelve kekes, twelve plates. Every keke carries its colour, its plate number and your name, so nobody gets lost in the park.
- 01Danfo Yellow
- 02Jollof Red
- 03Adire Indigo
- 04Palm Green
- 05Dodo Orange
- 06Zobo Purple
- 07Lagoon Teal
- 08Ankara Pink
- 09Ugwu Lime
- 10Agege Tan
- 11Harmattan
- 12Suya Smoke
Dress your keke
Roof loads, slogans, paint finishes, horns and more, paid for with park money you earn on the road. Nothing you buy helps you win.
Park money and fare
There are two kinds of money in Wahala. They never mix.
Park money is Wahala money, shown in naira. You earn it by playing with people, then spend it to dress up your keke or settle the agbero's levy. It can't be used as fare and can't be cashed out.
Fare is Lagos Life game money, not real money, for stake tables coming soon inside Lagos Life. Four players each put in the same fare and the winner carries the pot.
Park money
- Play, earn. Finish a round with people and you earn ₦1k park money. Win and you earn ₦2.5k more. Stops, passengers' fares banked at the park office and a top-three finish in a race add more.
- Packs in Lagos Life. When Wahala lands in Lagos Life, park money packs are sold there and you pay on Lagos Life's own sheet. Wahala never sees your card.
- Fair for everybody. You can earn up to ₦50k park money a day, so nobody runs away with the shop.
- Spend on looks. Roof loads, windshield slogans, paint finishes, horns and more. Nothing you buy helps you win. On the road, your purse also pays the agbero's levy.
- Never fare, never cash. Bought or earned, park money never buys fare, never buys a seat at a stake table and never cashes out.
Your rank
- Every full round counts. Rounds, wins, stops, arrests, reports and right points with people raise your rank, game by game.
- Always see your place. The top drivers show and your own place always shows under them.
- Money no fit buy the top. Park money adds a little. Rounds under two minutes no count.
Stake tables: fare, coming soon
- Four seats, one fare. A stake table plays The Park for four. Everybody puts the same fare, so the pot is fare times four.
- One winner carries it. Your side wins and the best player on it carries the pot, less Lagos Life's 5%. Put ₦1,000 and the winner carries ₦3,800.
- Best player, by the numbers. Stops done, right votes, staying free, reports and arrests all count. A tie is settled by a fair draw, not by us.
- Nobody loses to bad luck. A draw, a table that no fill in 15 minutes, or a round that goes wrong: everybody's fare comes back.
- Lagos Life holds the money. You put your fare in Lagos Life and Lagos Life pays the winner.
Every game is free to play now. Stake tables open when Wahala lands in Lagos Life. Full rules are on the Fair play page.
Questions
Is Wahala free?
Yes. Every game is free to play in your phone browser. Stake tables are optional, coming soon inside Lagos Life: you only put fare when you choose one.
Do I need to download anything?
No. Wahala opens in your phone browser: tap Play, pick a name and drive. Add it to your home screen if you like.
What games can I play?
Four. The Park: find the corrupt VIO before e lock everybody for the yard. Race: three laps of the Third Mainland ring, first over the line wins. Hide and seek: everybody knows the VIO, so hide till the clock finishes. Power-ups: The Park with powers to pick up on the road.
Can I play alone?
Yes. Tap Play, then Play alone, pick a game and go. Other drivers fill the park, so you no need to wait for your crew.
How do I play with my friends?
Tap Play, pick a game, then Open a park. Read the park code out or send the link: wahala.io/p/ and your code. Your people tap it and land in your park.
How many people can play?
Play alone any time: other drivers fill the park. With your people, up to 12 fit in The Park, Hide and seek and Power-ups and up to eight kekes in a race. A stake table seats four.
What happens when the VIO catches me?
You play Bribe or Bail: a needle swings across a bar and you tap once. Land on Lawyer and you go free. Land on the sweet spot and you pay a bribe: half the stops you have done are undone. Land on Wahala or miss the tap and your keke is clamped. You sit in the Task Force Yard until a free driver cuts the padlock.
Who are the agberos?
Touts at the bus stops and under the Ojota bridge, collecting the park levy. The game runs them, never a player. About half the drivers start with a paid ticket. Without one, an agbero hangs on your keke and slows you down until you pay the levy from your purse. A VIO can also send the boys after you.
Why does the light change?
Every round starts in the day, goes into evening and ends at night, with the weather on top. The bus stop signs stay lit, so you can always read where you dey.
What is park money?
Wahala's own money, shown in naira. You earn it by finishing rounds with people. It pays for looks for your keke and settles the agbero's levy on the road. It never buys fare or a seat at a stake table and never cashes out.
Is there a ranking?
Yes. Every full round you finish with people counts toward your rank, game by game: rounds, wins, stops, arrests, reports and right points. Park money adds a little, but money alone no fit buy the top. Rounds under two minutes no count.
Do I need an account?
No. You just pick a name and play. After your first round you can save your profile with your email address and a PIN, so you can sign in on another phone and keep your name, park money and rank. We send a code to check the address is yours. Saving is your choice and you can delete your profile any time from Profile. Wahala never asks for a password.
Can I win cash?
Yes, here on wahala.io. Every Saturday, all day from 12am to 11:59pm, race the Keke Grand Prix against other drivers for real cash prizes. It is free to enter. Cash is not part of the Lagos Life version and park money never counts toward it. See how Saturdays work
Is Wahala on Lagos Life?
Coming soon. You will find it under Games in Lagos Life, with four-seat stake tables. Players there sign in with Lagos Life and are never asked for an email.
Is the fare real money?
No. Fare is Lagos Life game money, from your Lagos Life balance and it never cashes out. You confirm it in Lagos Life. Lagos Life holds it and pays the winner. Wahala never touches it.
Who carries the pot at a stake table?
The winning side wins. The best player on that side carries the pot, less Lagos Life's 5%. Stops done, right votes, staying free, reports and arrests all count. The full rules are on the Fair play page.
What if the table doesn't fill or the round can't be decided?
Everybody's fare comes back. That covers a draw, a table that doesn't fill in 15 minutes and a round that goes wrong.
What phone do I need?
Any recent iPhone or Android phone. Wahala plays in your browser, phone upright, with one thumb. It is light on data.
Can I put Wahala on my home screen?
Yes. Tap Get the app here or in the game's Menu: your phone adds Wahala to your home screen, or the game shows you the two taps it takes (on an iPhone, Share then Add to Home Screen). No Play Store or App Store. The icon is the Jollof Red keke and it dresses for the season: Independence green-white-green, harmattan dust, Detty December lights and the rainy season.
Full rules for stake tables, refunds and limits are on the Fair play page.
Where to play
Play in your browser
Tap Play, pick a name, then play alone or open a park for your people. Every game runs right in your browser. Add Wahala to your home screen to find it fast.
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