Run the quiz and keep the room moving.

• Use the laptop for the host dashboard.
• Open the audience screen on the TV, projector, or a second browser window.
• Keep the laptop awake and plugged in if possible.

• Use landscape mode for larger host controls.
• Keep the tablet on charge during the quiz.
• Use the copy TV link button if another device is opening the audience screen.

• Use phone hosting only for small tests or emergency backup.
• Open the host dashboard on the phone and keep it awake.
• If possible, use a separate device for the audience screen.

• Open Launch Status and confirm the app is ready.
• Open the host dashboard and start a fresh quiz session.
• Open the TV audience screen before inviting teams.
• Connect the room sound source or mic and check players can hear clearly.
• Join once with a test phone and confirm the team appears.
• Invite teams to join with the QR code or join code.
• Run questions normally: question, answer lock, reveal, score check, leaderboard.
• After question 10-12, wait until the room has seen an answer reveal and leaderboard.
• Press End quiz, confirm the final winner screen, and record any issues after the room has finished.

Run the quiz as a hosted read-out. Teams still answer on phones, and the host reads each question aloud.

• Keep the host dashboard visible only to the host.
• Read the question and timer clearly.
• Reveal the leaderboard verbally after each round.

Use one TV or projector as the main audience display. It does not need to be visible from every seat.

• Show the lobby QR and join code first.
• Read questions aloud for teams that cannot see the screen.
• Use the TV for leaderboards and winner reveals.

Open the audience screen on every TV that can show a browser or mirrored display.

• Set screens up before teams join.
• Check text is readable from the back of the room.
• Keep all TVs on the same audience URL.

Use this when the TV, Fire Stick, Android TV, hotel TV, or connected box can open a web browser.

• Open the audience screen directly on the TV browser.
• Use the TV remote to type the screen link, or copy the link from the host dashboard and send it to the device.
• Keep the host dashboard on your laptop, tablet, or phone.
• Refresh the TV browser if it falls behind.

Use this when the TV cannot open a browser, but you can plug a laptop into it.

• Connect the laptop to the TV with HDMI.
• Open the audience screen in a browser tab and move it onto the TV display.
• Keep the host dashboard on the laptop screen if you can use extended display mode.
• If the TV mirrors the laptop screen, do not show the host dashboard to the room.

Use this only if it is stable. Pub Wi-Fi and casting devices can lag during a live quiz.

• Cast only the audience screen, not the host dashboard.
• Test it before teams join.
• If it drops out, keep hosting from your device and read questions aloud.
• Use the TV again for leaderboard reveals if the cast reconnects.

• The TV is showing the current lobby.
• The phone browser opened play.hostmyquiz.co.uk.
• The host has not locked joining.

• Ask teams to enter the four-digit join code manually.
• Read the join code aloud.
• Keep the lobby open until the team appears.

• The team is visible in the Teams panel.
• No other team is already using the corrected name.

• Rename the team from the host dashboard before starting the first question.
• If the quiz has started, keep playing and rename between questions.

• The same phone is being used.
• The team has not cleared the device.
• The current question has not timed out.

• Ask the team to reopen the same link.
• If the answer was already submitted, reassure them it is locked in.
• Use score correction only for a clear one-team issue.

• The timer is still running.
• The team has not already submitted.
• Other teams can still answer normally.

• Do not restart the quiz for one phone.
• Keep the room moving.
• Use manual score controls after the reveal if a correction is needed.

• The audience screen is visible from most seats.
• The phone screen can scroll to the question and answer options.
• The issue affects more than one team.

• Read the question aloud once before starting the timer if needed.
• Ask affected teams to turn narrow phones sideways.
• Pause briefly only if the room cannot see or hear the question.

• The host dashboard is still changing state.
• The TV is on screen.hostmyquiz.co.uk.
• The TV browser still has network access.

• Refresh the audience screen.
• Keep hosting from the dashboard while the TV reloads.
• Read the question aloud if the TV is still catching up.

• The issue affects the room, not just one device.
• The answer has not already been fairly revealed.

• Use Skip current question.
• Tell the room the question is void.
• Continue with the next question rather than resetting.

• The internet connection is still active.
• The action button is not disabled because the quiz is waiting for answers.
• The TV and player screens may still be correct.

• Refresh the host dashboard once.
• Use the sticky host dock to confirm the current state.
• Avoid reset unless teams have not joined or you are deliberately restarting.