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How to open (and reopen) the Host Console

The Host Console is where you run a game. Learn the ways to open it, what is on the screen, and how to get back to it.

2 min read Last verified Oct 4, 2026

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The Host Console is your control screen. You run the game from it: you see who has joined, you see the access code and QR code, and you use the game's own controls. Players never see it.

#Ways to open it

From How
A new game Choose Host a Game Now on a game's card or page. The console opens for you.
A scheduled event Open the event from My Game Events, make sure it is started, then choose Open host console.
A game that is already running On the game's page, the My Active Games panel lists your running games for that game. If you have none, it says: No active games. Click Host a Game Now to start!
The event page of a running event with the QR code, access code and an Open host console button.
On a running event, Open host console takes you back to the console.

#What is on the screen

The layout depends on the game, but every console shows the same three things.

  • The players who have joined, usually down the left side.
  • The Access Code and QR code, at the top right.
  • The game's controls, to the right of the player list.
A Host Console with the player list on the left, the access code and QR code at the top right, and the game controls below.
A Host Console (Mobo BINGO). Every game arranges its controls differently.

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