The Host Setup page is the control center for the game lobby. The host setup page is located at /host, and its counterpart Big Screen page is at /host/big.

Top-level options

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enable qr mode / disable qr mode

Enables/Disables showing the joining URL QR code on the Big Screen.

add player

Opens an input window to manually add a player by the host.

Available roles

available-roles.png These are the roles available to add to the game. Once clicked, they will appear in the "roles in the game" area.

Roles in the game

roles_in_the_game.png This is a list of roles that are in the game and will be assigned to the players. Each of them can be clicked to configure various options.

Assigning

A role can be assigned to a specific player. To do this, press the role in the "roles in the game" area and then click "assign" in the pop-up menu. 2025-12-04_16-40-04.png

One assigned, the "assignments" view will appear below "roles in game". 2025-12-04_16-40-49.png

If clicked, this assignment is removed.

Player list

2025-12-04_16-42-06.png All players in the list are in the lobby and will be added to the game once it starts.

The player cards are color-coded (sorry to the colorblind I need to redo this aaaa): * Red: Player does not have the website open on their device (disconnected) 2025-12-04_16-42-35.png * Green: Player has the website open (connected) 2025-12-04_16-42-58.png

Starting the game

Once the "Start game" button is pressed, the game starts. Everyone will receive a role on their phone and will have to press "Got it".

The host screen and the Big Screen will be replaced with the Ready Screen.