Live sessions

Everyone plays from their phone. You run the show.

Put the game on the big screen or share it on a call. Guests scan one QR code, answer from their seats and watch the leaderboard move in real time. No app, no account.

Step 1 of 5

Create a live session

Start from the homepage or your dashboard, name your session and pick Online Mode.

Online Mode connects your host screen to every player's phone. Start now to open your lobby straight away, or schedule it for later and share the link ahead of time.

  • In the room. Put your host screen on the biggest display you have.

  • On a call. Share your screen with sound and drop the join link in the chat.

How are you hosting? choice with an Online Mode card and an Offline Mode card

Step 2 of 5

Guests join with one scan

Every session gets a join link, a QR code and a printable poster. Guests scan, type their name and they are in.

Nobody downloads an app or makes an account. Put the poster on tables, at the entrance or in your invite, and people can join the moment they arrive.

  • Latecomers welcome. Open Share in the top bar any time to show the QR code again.

  • Dropped out?. Players reopen the link in the same browser and come straight back as themselves.

Share page for Acme Autumn Social: a QR code poster with the date, start time and join link, a Before you play tips list, and Download PNG and Print buttons

Step 3 of 5

Play solo or in teams

Switch your lobby between Individual and Team play. Players pick their own team as they join.

Teams keep everyone involved, shy guests included. Move people between teams at any time with Edit Teams, and rename teams to suit the crowd.

Host lobby with nine players split into three teams and the Individual and Team switch set to Team

Step 4 of 5

Play with a live scoreboard

Players answer, vote and guess on their own phones while the big screen shows the action.

Set up each game in seconds

Pick a game and choose the rounds, the time per turn and any options it has, then press Let's Play.

Game Setup window with the number of rounds, the time per turn, players and teams, and a Let's Play button

A leaderboard after every game

Each game ends on its own standings, and the overall leaderboard adds up the whole session. Finish on the podium and share the results.

Final Standings after a game of Odd One Out, with three teams ranked by points
After every game

Step 5 of 5

See how it went

Once the last game ends, your session's numbers are waiting in the dashboard.

See how many people played, which games ran, how many attempts there were and how long each game lasted, so you know what to lead with next time.

Session analytics for Quiz Night at The Crown: players, attempts, game types, games played and a 42 minute session

Questions

Good to know

How many can join?

Free sessions take up to 10 players. Pro covers 100 every session, and a Party Pass goes up to 200 for one big night.

What do players need?

A phone or laptop with a browser and a connection. No app, no sign-up, just their name.

In person or virtual?

Both. Cast the host screen in the room, or share your screen on Zoom, Teams or Meet.

Your own questions

Build custom sets in the Playground, or let Create with AI draft one from a short brief.

Ready-made running orders

Start from a template and your games, rounds and settings are already lined up.

Schedule ahead

Pick a date and time and guests who scan early see a countdown until you open the doors.

Two ways to host

Live or one-host? Pick per event.

Same host controls, same leaderboards. The difference is who holds a screen.

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Live sessions

Host and players connected

Players join on their own phones by QR code or link, answer from their seats and follow a live scoreboard.

Best for: Virtual events, conferences and big rooms.

Offline, host only

One-host sessions

You run everything from one screen and nobody needs a phone. Players answer out loud and you keep score.

Best for: Parties, workshops, pub quizzes and venues with poor signal.

Explore one-host sessions

Your next gathering could feel different, whether it's ten people or a hundred.