The host uses the app on iPhone or iPad and plays along. All guests join in their phone browser, with no account or download.
Steps
- Tap ‘Host a Game’ from the home screen
- Select a trivia pack
- Show players the lobby QR code or share the 4-character room code
- Wait for players to join the lobby
- Tap ‘Start Game’ when everyone is ready
Pro tips
- Choose packs appropriate for your group’s interests
- You can see who’s joined before starting
- Scanning the QR code opens the game directly in the browser
- Use the shield to manage Player Safety
Join in Android Chrome or iPhone Safari. Guests need no account or app download.
Steps
- Scan the host’s QR code with your phone camera to open the game in your browser
- Or open mingletrivia.com/play.html in your browser and enter the host’s 4-character room code
- Enter your display name and join the lobby
- Wait for the host to start; everyone sees the same question
Pro tips
- Make sure your phone has an internet connection
- Browser players use initials and never receive player photos
- Keep the browser tab open for Play Again
- Hosting and solo play use the iPhone and iPad app
The question and its options appear on your phone. Choose quickly for maximum points.
Steps
- Read the question and the answer options on your screen
- Tap the answer you believe is correct
- You can change your selection before submitting
- Press ‘Submit Answer’ before the timer runs out
- Speed is measured when you press Submit Answer
- Once submitted, your answer is final
- Wait for other players, then compare scores after the round
Pro tips
- Use the process of elimination
- A wrong answer scores nothing, so read every option
- Some questions may have tricky distractors
Earn points for correct answers and speed. Streaks multiply, and the fastest correct answers win the round.
Steps
- Correct answers earn 100 base points; wrong answers earn 0
- Speed adds up to 100 bonus points, decreasing by about 1 point per second
- Each connected player beyond 3 adds 25 points to a correct answer
- Two or more correct answers in a row multiply your answer points by 1.5
- Final scores show after all rounds
- Winner is crowned at the end!
Pro tips
- Balance speed with accuracy; wrong answers get no points
- Difficulty changes the challenge, not the points
- The leaderboard updates after each round