Running the game¶
Press ▶ Start next to a quiz, choose how many teams may join, and start. Tick Shuffle the answers to play the multiple-choice answers in a new order, for this game only: the saved quiz keeps its own. Put the big screen on the TV, full screen with F11. Teams scan the QR code, or open the address shown and type the game code, then pick a name and a picture.
How many can play
Each team plays from one phone, with as many players gathered around it as you like. A game takes 50 teams unless you choose otherwise when you start it: lower it to keep a game small, or raise it for a big event, up to 10,000 teams. There is always a limit, so a misbehaving phone or script cannot flood a game with teams, but you can set it far beyond what any Wi-Fi network holds: a home router usually manages a few dozen phones, so for a crowd use a venue's network or proper access points.
| To… | Press |
|---|---|
| move on | the big button, Right, Page Down or N (presentation clickers work) |
| go back | Left, Page Up or B: the previous slide, results or podium step, or out of a question opened by mistake |
| pause | P or ⏸: the clock, the music and the automatic advance stop |
| give more time | +10 s while a question is open |
| rename or remove a team | Teams in the top bar |
| mute sound effects | in the top bar |
| switch to a light or dark screen | / in the top bar (also on the home and admin pages; each device remembers its choice) |
Judging¶
For typed answers, the reveal groups identical answers: mark each group ✓ full, ½ half or ✗ no points, and add a bonus or malus with − and +. Standings update straight away.
If something goes wrong¶
- A team typed a silly name: rename it, or remove it, from Teams.
- The doorbell rings: pause with P; answers already sent still count.
- You moved on by mistake: go back with Left. Leaving a question that is still open cancels it, and it is asked again later.
Crashes and restarts
If the laptop goes to sleep or the server restarts, the game comes back paused where it was, with the same time left; phones and the big screen reconnect by themselves. Press ▶ Resume to carry on.