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LivePartyGames help

Everything a host needs on the night: getting the game on the big screen, getting players in, and what to do when a phone acts up.

Put the game on the TV

  • A laptop with an HDMI cable is the most reliable: open the TV link from your host screen and make the browser full screen.
  • A smart TV with a web browser works too: type the TV link into the TV's browser.
  • Casting a Chrome tab or mirroring with AirPlay works, with a second or two of delay. Use the phone you host from for something else, not the one you're mirroring.
  • The TV link has no host controls on it, so it's safe on a screen everyone can see.

Getting players in

  • Players scan the QR code on the TV, or go to LivePartyGames.com and type the six-digit code.
  • Nobody installs an app or makes an account to play.
  • Without an account a game holds 6 players; a free account holds 20. When a game is full, the next player waits and you can let them in from your phone without restarting.

A phone won't join

  • Check the code against the TV. Codes are six digits, and an old code stops working when its game ends.
  • Try mobile data instead of the Wi-Fi. Some office, school and hotel networks block live games.
  • Reload the page. If the phone already joined, it comes back as the same name.
  • A very old phone may not run the game. It can still watch the TV.

Someone dropped out

  • A player who reloads or loses signal rejoins as the same name, and the game carries on without them in the meantime.
  • If the host's phone drops, the game keeps going on the TV. Open your host link again, on the same phone, to take back control.
  • Removed a player by mistake? They can join again with a different name.

Still stuck?

Write to hello@livepartygames.com with the game's code and what the screen says.

Get the party going tonight

Open it on the TV, share the code, and ask the first question in under a minute.