Planning guide
How to play shower games on a TV with guests' phones
Paper games are fine for eight friends around a coffee table. For a bigger room, a TV and the phones already in everyone's pocket do the work: questions on the big screen, answers on phones, and a reveal that shows who got it right.
Updated October 28, 2026
The short answer
Open the game's big screen in a browser on a TV or a laptop connected by HDMI. Guests scan a QR code and answer on their phones with no app, and the host runs it from their own phone. The screen reveals each answer and keeps score. Guess & Gather does this free for up to 15 guests.
What you need
No app to install for anyone. Guests scan a QR code on the TV and type their name.
- A TV or laptop the room can see. Any screen with a web browser works; a laptop on HDMI is the easiest.
- Wi-Fi or mobile data for the guests' phones.
- Your own phone, to run the game as host.
How a game runs
You pick the occasion and the games, add the names, and choose a theme. The guest of honor can answer the questions privately through their own link, or you can type the answers in, or tap them live from your phone.
On the day, open the big screen on the TV and the remote on your phone. Guests join with the QR code. Each question goes up on the screen, answers lock when you close the round, and the reveal shows the real answer and who got it right. Scores add up across every game.
What it costs
Every game is free for up to 15 guests. For bigger events a one-time pass gives you unlimited guests, and also adds photos, your own colors and fonts, and a printed keepsake. See pricing, or plan an event to try it.
Questions people ask
- Do guests need to download an app?
- No. They scan a QR code with their phone camera and play in the browser.
- What if a guest doesn't have a phone?
- They can pair up with someone, or play on paper: every game has a free printable version.
Play it on the big screen
Questions on the TV, answers on guests’ phones, scores kept for you. Free for up to 15 guests.
Plan a live game