Six steps from idea to final score
Work through these in order. Each one removes a decision you would otherwise make in front of your guests.
Pick the format
Decide whether you will write every question, share the writing with guests or play a ready-made quiz. Sharing the writing lets you play too.
Set the size
Choose a number of rounds and questions that fits the time you have. Twenty to thirty questions suits most evenings with conversation.
Gather the questions
Give contributors a deadline a few days before the event. Ask for a checked answer with each question.
Check the answers
Read each question as a player would. Look for a second reasonable answer, an out-of-date fact or a missing year.
Test the setup
Join from a phone, show the display on the screen you will use and answer one question end to end.
Run and finish
Start with an easy question, pause when the room needs it and stop at the agreed time.
A one-week hosting timeline
Spread the work so nothing lands on the day itself.
- Seven days before: send the invitation with date, time, expected finish and the game link.
- Five days before: share a short question brief and the contribution deadline.
- Two days before: review every question and fix wording.
- The day before: test joining, the display and one picture question on a phone.
- On the day: open the game early and keep the joining link easy to find.
On the night, host the people rather than the software
Playloop runs the timer, collects answers and keeps the score, so your attention can stay on the room. Watch for someone who has not joined, someone who missed a question and the moment a reveal deserves a story.
Use the pause when the conversation is better than the next question. A quiz that finishes on time with people still talking is a better result than one that rushes through its final round.
