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ShowerGames help

Everything a host needs on the night: getting the game on the big screen, getting guests 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 guests in

  • Guests scan the QR code on the TV, or go to FreeShowerGames.com and type the six-digit code.
  • Nobody installs an app or makes an account to play.
  • Without an account a game holds 6 guests; a free account holds 20. When a game is full, the next guest 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 guest 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 guest by mistake? They can join again with a different name.

The guest of honor's answers

  • The guest of honor answers first, on their own phone or on yours, before the guests guess.
  • Answers stay hidden from the guests until each question is revealed on the TV.

The keepsake

  • After the games, open the keepsake from your host screen, or from the email we send to your account.
  • Save it as an image to share, or as a PDF to print for the couple.

Still stuck?

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

Plan the games in five minutes

Pick the games, add the couple's names, and every guest joins from their phone on the day.