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Invite players and run the game

Do it on
Computer on a screen · players' phones
Time needed
20–30 minutes
Before you start
A room with status Waiting
When you finish
Everyone plays and sees the results

Host: open the Control screen

  1. Pick the room from the list

    Go to Game Rooms → Rooms and click the room name.

    I am stuck on this step

    No room listed? Check you are in the right parish, and that the room has actually been created.

    Still not working? Message the support team and attach a screenshot of what you see.

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    Rooms list, click the room name
  2. Read the room code out to everyone

    The Control screen opens with the room code (for example ZTGV8B) and the list of players who have joined.

    Project this screen. As players join, their names appear here.
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    Control screen showing the room code and players

Players: join from a phone

No app yet?

See the installation guide before joining.

  1. Open Menu → Game Room

    In the Thông Tin Công Giáo app, open Menu and choose Phòng Trò Chơi (Game Room).

    App menu with Game Room
    App menu · Tap the image to see it larger
  2. Enter the room code

    Type the code the host just read out, for example ZTGV8B.

    I am stuck on this step

    If it says the code is wrong, read it out character by character — zero and letter O are easy to confuse. Codes also stop working once the room closes.

    Still not working? Message the support team and attach a screenshot of what you see.

    Screen for entering the room code
    Enter the code · Tap the image to see it larger
  3. You are in the waiting room

    Once you are in, your name appears on the projected screen. Wait for the host to start.

    I am stuck on this step

    In the room but your name is missing? Check that device’s connection, or leave and rejoin.

    Still not working? Message the support team and attach a screenshot of what you see.

    Successfully joined the waiting room
    Waiting room · Tap the image to see it larger

Running the game

  1. Click Start when everyone is in

    The green Start button is on the Control screen. Questions appear at the same time on the projector and on every player's phone.

    Anyone who joins after the start cannot play that round. Wait until everyone is in.
    I am stuck on this step

    The button usually stays off because nobody has joined yet, or because you are not the person who created the room.

    Still not working? Message the support team and attach a screenshot of what you see.

  2. Move to the next question

    When time runs out or everyone has answered, the screen shows the correct answer and who got it right. Click Câu tiếp theo (Next question).

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    Next question button on the Control screen
  3. Show the results at the end

    After the last question, click Xem kết quả (Show results).

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    Show results button on the Control screen
  4. Read the scoreboard

    The scoreboard shows ranking, correct answers and response times. This is the moment to congratulate players and explain the questions most people got wrong.

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    Final scoreboard with player ranking

You are done when

  • Every player appears on the Control screen before you start
  • The scoreboard shows at the end of the game

Something went wrong?

A player enters the code but cannot get in
  • Check the code again — the letter O and the digit 0 are easy to confuse
  • The room status must be Waiting
  • That phone lost its connection — turn Wi-Fi off and on again
Someone froze in the middle of the game

Ask them to close the app and rejoin with the same code. Points for questions already answered are kept.

The projector shows questions later than the phones

The computer's connection is weak. If the gap is large, pause at the end of each question, wait for everything to sync, then click Next question.

We want to replay the same question set

Open a new room with the same set. Do not replay inside the old room, or the scoreboard will mix the two games.

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