Game Events

What is a game event?

An event is one session of a game at a venue. Learn how scheduled events differ from Host a Game Now, and when to use each.

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How to use My Game Events

See all of your events in one list, filter them by status, and open any event.

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How to schedule an event

Pick a game, fill in the title, date, venue and sharing options, and create an event that waits until you start it.

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The event page: statuses, tabs and actions

Understand the event page, its Not started, running and completed states, and the Start event button.

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How to invite players by email

Use Invite on the event page to write an email linked to your event.

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How to choose what players enter to join

Require phone or email, or add your own questions, and collect the answers on your lead list.

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Player photo sharing and your event gallery

Let players share photos to the big screen, and find every shared photo in your event gallery.

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How to see your players, scores and lead list

Review the roster and scores for an event, with the contact information players entered, and export it as a CSV file.

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How to add custom media to an event

Upload your own photos, music or video clips for games that can play them through the host console.

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How to switch an event to a different game

Keep an event's details and QR code but run a different game.

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Players supported and adding capacity

See how many players an event supports, and how to add capacity for a larger crowd.

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Public and private events

Decide whether an event is listed publicly for players to discover.

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How to end, release and delete an event

Close a finished event to free its QR code, and delete events you no longer need.

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