Raspberry Pi Pico Game Night Timer — DIY LED + Buzzer + LCD Screen Build

On game nights, do you have that friend or family member who takes way too long on their turn? Do you wish you had an automatic buzzer to keep things moving? Welcome to Game Night Timer—a DIY, one-button turn timer for board and card games. Press the button, your turn ends, and the countdown for the next player begins. In this episode, we’ll use the Raspberry Pi Pico to build an LED Turn Timer with a button and a buzzer: Green when you’re good Yellow when time is running low Red when you’re out A beep when the timer hits zero 📌 Related Resources How to Solder Header Pins to a Raspberry Pi Pico: https://youtu.be/YhdrowzzEjo GitHub Code: https://github.com/carolinedunn/game-night-timer-pico 3D Printed STL Files: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7136384 Raspberry Pi Game Night Timer with LEDs: https://youtu.be/0G3-ISume2o Raspberry Pi Game Night Timer with LCD screen: https://youtu.be/WSQV_xoQzLM Raspberry Pi Game Night Timer with Bluetooth Speaker: https://youtu.be/rIc2U7KOW9k DIY Board Game Timer with Arduino Uno: https://youtu.be/IcNpnKvu7IY 📦 Materials (affiliate links) Raspberry Pi Pico 2 WH Basic Kit (pre-soldered): https://amzn.to/46POXlw LEDs: https://amzn.to/45OMQxZ 330Ω Resistors: https://amzn.to/45MSTTO LEDs w/ pre-wired resistors: https://amzn.to/464NMgF Piezo Buzzer: https://amzn.to/4p7HfKP Button: https://amzn.to/4n9EhDK Jumper Wires: https://amzn.to/4mXJ9w3 Breadboards: https://amzn.to/4nehtme Raspberry Pi 4 (optional): https://amzn.to/4mXJ9w3 ✅ A Woman’s Guide to Winning in Tech (my book): https://amzn.to/3YxHVO7 Affiliate Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Using these links helps support my channel at no extra cost to you—thank you! ⏱ Timestamps / Chapters 0:00 – Demo 0:38 – Intro 2:00 – Materials 3:02 – Connecting the Pico 4:22 – Get the Code 5:46 – Wiring the LEDs 6:10 – LED Demo 6:34 – Buzzer 7:10 – Button 7:49 – Game Night Timer with LEDs 9:07 – LCD Screen 9:42 – Game Night Timer with LCD Screen 10:38 – Run from Startup 11:57 – 3D Printed Case 12:34 – Outro 🎁 OCTOBER 2025 GIVEAWAY — ELIGIBLE VIDEO I’m giving away ONE Google AIY Voice Kit v1 this month! Note: The Raspberry Pi 3 is NOT included—you’ll need your own Pi. How to Enter (2 steps): Comment on THIS video with either: • Which board/card game your family takes the longest on, OR • A Raspberry Pi project you’d like to see on this channel Submit the entry form linked below. Window & Draw: Entries open Oct 1–31, 2025 (ET). Winner drawn LIVE on Thu, Nov 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM EST. Eligibility & Notes: • U.S. only — I cover standard shipping within the United States. • One entry per person per month. No Shorts. Entries do not carry over. • If you win once, you’re not eligible to win again. 📄 Official Rules: https://carolinedunn.org/game-night-timer-aiy-voice-kit-v1-giveaway/ 📝 Entry Form: https://forms.gle/Ws7T4SHSMSAqANYCA