Venue details, the join word, themes and scheduling work on every plan, including the free Home plan. Your logo on the big screen, leagues, a big-screen background and the Custom theme need Business. One venue is included on every plan.
- Chapter 1
Name your venue
In the sidebar, click Settings, then click your venue under Venues. Type the name under Venue name and pick your Country, so the Time zone fills in. Players, big screens and shared results pages all show this name.
- Chapter 2
Pick a join word
Under Player join link, type a short word, such as your venue name. Players will join at: shows the link. It opens whatever game your venue runs tonight, so you print it once on table cards and posters and never change it again.
- Chapter 3
Set your regular night
Under Regular night, click the day you host and set the Start time. From now on, when you schedule a game at this venue, Schedule for later offers your regular night first. One less thing to think about each week.
- Chapter 4
Add your logo
Under Venue logo, click Upload logo. Your logo shows on the big screen and on every phone that joins, so the night feels like yours, not like an app. A PNG with a transparent background looks best.
- Chapter 5
Choose the big-screen look
Under your venue in the settings sidebar, click Game screen, then pick a Theme. The Example look preview shows what the room will see before anyone walks in.
- Chapter 6
Put the night on the calendar
Click New Game, choose Trivia and click Play or a pack. In the lobby, click Schedule for later. Your regular night at your venue is already picked, so click Schedule for with its date. The Calendar shows it under Planned Games, ready to open with one click on the night.
- Chapter 7
Check your league
In the sidebar, click Leagues. Your venue already has a league with the Default badge, and every Trivia night counts in it. Click Settings on the card to pick the Season length: Quarterly, the default, or Monthly.
- Chapter 8
Watch the nights add up
Go back to Leagues and click Open standings. The nights you played already count: every team has its games and season points. You never add a Trivia night by hand.
- Chapter 9
Show the standings to the room
Click Show on big screen. Every game screen at your venue shows the season table, in your theme. Put it up before the first question and at the break: nothing brings a team back next week like seeing itself one place behind the leaders.
Tips
- Keep the same day, time and join word every week. Regulars plan around a night they can remember.
- Show the league standings while teams arrive and again at the end. The table does the selling for you.
- Tell the room when the season ends. With Quarterly seasons, that is the end of March, June, September or December. Give a prize to the season champion as well as to each night's winner.
- Put the join link on table cards, and the date of the next night on the big screen or on a poster by the bar.
Questions
Do I have to set all of this up before my first night?
No. You can start a game with the defaults and add the name, join word and logo later. The league needs no setup: every Trivia night counts in it from the first one.
Which plan do I need for a weekly night?
The venue, the join word, themes and scheduling work on every plan. Your logo on the big screen, leagues and a big-screen background need Business.
Does a scheduled night start by itself?
No. On the night, click the scheduled game on New Game, or Play Now on its Calendar day. The lobby opens as you left it, and teams join with your join word.
What happens when the season ends?
The season ends on its own and keeps its table and its champion. The next Trivia night starts a new season in the same league.
