{ "name": "Buzzinga Help Center", "description": "Official guidance for creating, hosting, and playing Buzzinga games.", "homeUrl": "https://buzzinga.io/help/", "articles": [ { "id": "logging-in", "url": "https://buzzinga.io/help/logging-in/", "title": "Logging in", "description": "Sign in using the same method you used when you created your Buzzinga account.", "category": "Getting started", "dateModified": "2026-09-22", "primaryQuestion": "How do I log in to the Buzzinga account I used before?", "questions": [ "How do I log in to Buzzinga?", "Why is my email and password not working?", "Did I sign up with Google?", "How do I reset my Buzzinga password?" ], "tags": [ "login", "log in", "sign in", "account", "Google", "password", "email" ], "contentMarkdown": "\n## Choose the right login method\n\nGo to the [Buzzinga login page](https://play.buzzinga.io/login), then use the same method you used when you created your account:\n\n- Choose **Sign in with Google** if you signed up with Google.\n- Enter your email address and password if you created your account with an email and password.\n\nUsing the same method makes sure you return to the account that contains your boards.\n\n## If your email and password are not working\n\n> If you originally signed up with Google, do not enter your Gmail address and Google password in the email and password fields. Choose **Sign in with Google** instead.\n\nThis is one of the most common login issues. A Google sign-in and an email-and-password sign-in are different login methods, even when they use the same email address.\n\nIf you have more than one Google account, make sure you select the same one you used when you signed up for Buzzinga.\n\n## If you forgot your Buzzinga password\n\nUse **Forgot your password?** on the login page if you created your account with an email and password. Follow the instructions in the password reset email.\n\nPassword reset emails do not apply to accounts created with Google. For those accounts, return to the login page and choose **Sign in with Google**.\n\n## Continue getting started\n\nOnce you are logged in, continue with [Quick start](/help/getting-started/).\n" }, { "id": "getting-started", "url": "https://buzzinga.io/help/getting-started/", "title": "Quick start", "description": "Create or choose a board, invite your players, and host your first round.", "category": "Getting started", "dateModified": "2026-09-22", "primaryQuestion": "I created my board. How do I actually start and play a game?", "questions": [ "How do I get started with Buzzinga?", "How do I create or choose a board?", "How do I invite players and host my first game?" ], "tags": [ "getting started", "beginner", "create game", "create board", "community board", "invite players", "QR code", "room URL", "Copy Room URL", "start round", "first game" ], "contentMarkdown": "\n## Create a board or play a community board\n\n### Option 1: Create a new board\n\nFrom the [Buzzinga homepage](https://play.buzzinga.io), click **Create New Board**. Give the board a name, then add categories and clues to one or more rounds. You can also add an optional final round.\n\n### Option 2: Play a community board\n\nBrowse the available [community boards](https://play.buzzinga.io/community-boards) and choose an existing board instead of creating your own.\n\n## Invite your players\n\nPlayers can join from a phone, tablet, or computer by scanning your room's QR code or opening its room URL.\n\nFor instructions you can send to participants, see [Joining a game](/help/joining-a-game/).\n\n### Share the QR code\n\nDisplay the QR code on the [Buzzinga homepage](https://play.buzzinga.io) for players to scan. Click the QR code to open it on a separate, larger page when you need to make it easier to scan.\n\nIf the game board is already open, press **Q** to display the QR code directly on the board.\n\nYou can also click **Copy Room URL** there or on the Buzzinga homepage and send the link directly to your players.\n\n## Host the game\n\nSelect **Play** for your chosen board and select **Standard** mode. In the first category tile, select **Start round** to reveal the categories to your audience.\n\n
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\n\nFor the full written walkthrough, see [How to host and play a Buzzinga game](/how-to-play).\n\n## Where to go next\n\n- [Set up team play](/help/team-play/)\n- [Hosting a large event](/help/large-events/)\n- [Host a remote game on Zoom](/help/hosting-on-zoom/)\n" }, { "id": "joining-a-game", "url": "https://buzzinga.io/help/joining-a-game/", "title": "Joining a game", "description": "Join a Buzzinga room using its QR code, room URL, or room code.", "category": "Getting started", "dateModified": "2026-09-22", "primaryQuestion": "Is scanning the QR code the only way to join a Buzzinga game?", "questions": [ "How do I join a Buzzinga game?", "Can I join with a QR code, room link, or room code?", "Do players need a Buzzinga account to join?" ], "tags": [ "join game", "joining", "player", "QR code", "room URL", "room link", "room code", "phone buzzer", "no account", "player name" ], "contentMarkdown": "\nPlayers do not need a Buzzinga account to join someone else's live game. You can join from a phone, tablet, or computer and use that device as your buzzer.\n\n## Join with a QR code\n\n1. Open the camera on your device and scan the QR code shown by the host.\n2. Open the link that appears.\n3. Enter your player name and join the room.\n\nThe host can display the QR code from the Buzzinga homepage or press **Q** on the game board. The QR code can also be selected to open on a separate, larger page when it needs to be easier to scan from across the room.\n\n## Join with a room URL\n\nOpen the room URL sent by the host, enter your player name, and join the room. A room URL takes you directly to the correct game, so you do not need to enter the room code separately.\n\n## Join with a room code\n\nOpen the [**Join game** page](https://play.buzzinga.io/join), enter the room code provided by the host, and follow the prompts to join.\n\n## If the game uses teams\n\nJoin as an individual player unless the host tells your group to share one device. Buzzinga will assign you to a team automatically, let you choose a team, or leave you unassigned depending on the host's settings.\n\nIf a group is sharing one phone or buzzer, one person should join using the team name as the player name. See [Set up team play](/help/team-play/) for more information.\n\n## If you cannot join\n\n- Confirm that you entered the current room code or opened the latest room URL from the host.\n- Check that your device has an internet connection, then reload the page and try again.\n- If the QR code is difficult to scan, ask the host to select it to enlarge it or send you the room URL.\n- If the room has teams, ask the host whether you should choose a team or wait to be assigned.\n" }, { "id": "creating-a-board", "url": "https://buzzinga.io/help/creating-a-board/", "title": "Creating a board", "description": "Start a new board and add the rounds, categories, clues, and responses for your game.", "category": "Creating & Editing Boards", "dateModified": "2026-09-22", "primaryQuestion": "How do I create a board and add my game content?", "questions": [ "How do I create a board?", "How do I add rounds and categories to a board?", "How do I add a third round?" ], "tags": [ "create board", "new board", "board editor", "categories", "add categories", "remove categories", "fewer categories", "clues", "responses", "rounds", "R1", "R2", "R3", "final round", "extended play", "add round", "more rounds", "third round" ], "contentMarkdown": "\n## Start a new board\n\n1. Go to the [Buzzinga homepage](https://play.buzzinga.io).\n2. Click **Create New Board**.\n3. Enter a **Board name**. If you belong to a Buzzinga Teams workspace, you can also choose where to save the board.\n4. Click **Create** to open the board editor.\n\n## Choose the round you want to edit\n\nUse the round buttons at the top of the editor to move between sections of your board:\n\n- **R1** edits the first round.\n- **R2** edits the second round.\n- **Final** edits the category, clue, and correct response used for the final wager round.\n\nThe selected button shows which round you are currently updating. Categories and clues are stored in that round, so check the selected button before you start editing.\n\n
\n \"R1,\n
\n\n## Add a third round for extended play\n\nBoards include two standard rounds, but you can add a third when you want a longer game.\n\n1. Click the **gear icon** at the top of the board editor.\n2. Click **Settings...** in the menu.\n3. In **Board Settings**, turn on **Add third round**.\n\nBuzzinga creates a blank third round and opens it in the editor. An **R3** button will appear with the other round selectors so you can return to it later.\n\n
\n \"Settings\n
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\n \"Add\n
\n\n## Add categories\n\nEach standard round has six category columns. To name one, click its category title, type the new name, then press **Enter** or click elsewhere to save it.\n\nYou do not need to use every column. Leave a category and its clues blank when you want fewer than six categories in a round.\n\nThe menu in the corner of each category also lets you import a category, create one with AI, swap it with another category, add a description, or clear its contents. See [Importing categories](/help/importing-categories/), [Creating categories with AI](/help/ai-categories/), and [Swapping categories](/help/swapping-categories/) for those workflows.\n\n### Remove categories\n\n> **You do not remove category columns.** If you do not want a category to appear when you play, leave its title and clues blank. Buzzinga will not show blank categories on the game board.\n\n## Add clues and correct responses\n\n1. Select a clue value under a category to open the clue editor.\n2. Enter the text players will see under **Clue**.\n3. Enter the answer the host will use under **Correct Response**.\n4. Click **Preview** to check how both sides will appear during the game.\n5. Click **Save** before closing the clue editor.\n\nYou can also [add images, audio, and video](/help/adding-media/) or [turn a clue into a Daily Wager](/help/daily-wager/).\n\n
\n \"Clue\n
\n\n## Set up the final round\n\nSelect **Final** at the top of the editor, then add its category name, clue, and correct response. For the complete player and host flow, see [Setting up the final wager round](/help/final-wager-round/).\n\n## Preview your board\n\nReturn to the Buzzinga homepage and click **Preview** on the board. Check each round before hosting:\n\n- Confirm that you edited the intended round and that every category is in the correct place.\n- Open each clue and reveal its correct response.\n- Test every image, audio clip, and video.\n- Check the final round and R3 if you added them.\n" }, { "id": "importing-categories", "url": "https://buzzinga.io/help/importing-categories/", "title": "Importing categories", "description": "Reuse a category from another board instead of rebuilding its clues and responses.", "category": "Creating & Editing Boards", "dateModified": "2026-09-22", "primaryQuestion": "Can I reuse a category from one of my other boards?", "questions": [ "How do I import a category from another board?", "Can I reuse a category I already created?", "Can I edit a category after importing it?" ], "tags": [ "import categories", "reuse categories", "copy category", "replace category", "your boards", "community boards", "archived boards", "clues", "responses" ], "contentMarkdown": "\n## Open the category importer\n\nImporting lets you copy a complete category from one board into the board you are editing. The category title, description, clues, correct responses, and any attached media are copied together.\n\n1. Go to the [Buzzinga homepage](https://play.buzzinga.io) and edit the board you want to update.\n2. Select the round you want to change at the top of the editor.\n3. Find the category column where you want the imported category to appear.\n4. Open that category's three-dot menu and choose **Import category**.\n\nThe imported category will replace the category in that column. If the column already contains a category or clues, Buzzinga asks you to confirm the replacement before making the change.\n\n
\n \"Import\n
\n\n## Choose where to import from\n\nAt the top of the **Import category** window, choose one of these sources:\n\n- **Your boards** includes your active and archived boards. Search by board name or category name, then select a board to see its available categories.\n- **Community Boards** lets you reuse a category from a public board. Search by board name or category name, or browse the available results.\n\nCommunity results can also be filtered by safety rating and media type, then sorted by **Most Liked** or **Newest**. Use the preview icon beside a board when you want to look through it before choosing a category.\n\nAfter your first import, **Last used** appears at the top of the window so you can quickly return to the same source board.\n\n## Import the category\n\n1. Select a board to expand its list of categories.\n2. Click the category you want to import.\n3. If the destination column already has content, review the warning and confirm **Replace category**.\n\nBuzzinga copies the selected category into the round and column you chose. The source board is not changed.\n\n> Replacing a category also replaces all of the clues currently in that column and cannot be undone. If you might need the existing category later, [duplicate the board](/help/duplicating-a-board/) before importing.\n\n## Edit the imported category\n\nAn imported category becomes part of your board. You can rename it, change its clues and correct responses, or update its media just like any category you created yourself.\n\nYour edits affect only the imported copy. They do not change the category on the source board.\n" }, { "id": "ai-categories", "url": "https://buzzinga.io/help/ai-categories/", "title": "Creating categories with AI", "description": "Generate a category with AI, then review and customize its clues and responses.", "category": "Creating & Editing Boards", "dateModified": "2026-09-22", "primaryQuestion": "Can Buzzinga create a trivia category for me with AI?", "questions": [ "How do I create a category with AI?", "Can AI generate clues and responses for me?", "Can I edit an AI-generated category before saving it?" ], "tags": [ "AI", "generate categories", "artificial intelligence", "AI runs", "refresh clue", "prompts", "clues", "correct responses", "Buzzinga Pro" ], "contentMarkdown": "\nCreating categories with AI is available with [Buzzinga Pro](https://play.buzzinga.io/plans).\n\n## Open the AI category generator\n\n1. Go to the [Buzzinga homepage](https://play.buzzinga.io) and edit the board you want to update.\n2. Select the round you want to change at the top of the editor.\n3. Open the menu for the category column you want to fill.\n4. Choose **Generate category with AI**.\n\nIf the column is blank, the window opens as **Create Category with AI**. If the column already has a title or clues, it opens as **Replace Category with AI**. Nothing on your board changes until you review the draft and save it.\n\n
\n \"Category\n
\n\n## Write a useful prompt\n\nIn **Describe the category**, explain what the category should cover. Include the audience, difficulty, tone, and any topics or question styles to include or avoid.\n\nFor example:\n\n- `US national parks for adult coworkers, medium difficulty. Mix geography, wildlife, and park history. Avoid trick questions.`\n- `Animated movies released since 2000 for a family audience, easy to medium difficulty. Use clear, specific correct responses.`\n- `Cloud computing basics for new software developers. Start with introductory clues and increase the difficulty. Avoid vendor-specific trivia.`\n\nBe specific enough to guide the results, but keep the prompt focused on one category. When you are ready, click **Generate category**.\n\nBuzzinga generates a draft with a category title and five text clue-and-response pairs. It may also suggest a category description. AI category creation is text-only, so requests for images, audio, or video are ignored. You can [add media](/help/adding-media/) after saving the category.\n\nGeneration is usually complete within 30 seconds, and you can close the window while it finishes. When the draft is ready, select **Review** in the notification or reopen the category menu and choose **Review AI draft**.\n\n
\n \"Generated\n
\n\n## Review the generated content\n\nBefore saving, review each part of the draft:\n\n- Edit the **Category title** if needed.\n- If Buzzinga generated a description, choose whether to include it with **Use generated category description**. You can edit the description before saving.\n- Read all five clues and correct responses. Check their accuracy, difficulty, wording, tone, and whether any answers are ambiguous.\n- Look for repeated facts or clues that are too similar to one another.\n\nAI can produce incorrect or outdated information. Verify anything factual before using the category in a live game.\n\n## Regenerate or refresh the draft\n\nClick **Refresh clue** beside an individual clue when only that clue needs another version. The other four clues stay in the draft.\n\nTo start over with the same prompt, click **Generate again**. You can also change the prompt first when you want a different topic, tone, or difficulty.\n\nBuzzinga Pro includes up to 50 AI runs per day. Each successful category generation, regeneration, and individual clue refresh counts as one run. Your remaining runs are shown near the top of the generator.\n\n## Save the category\n\nWhen the draft is ready, click **Create Category**. If the destination column already has content, the button says **Replace Category** instead.\n\nReplacing a category removes the category and clues currently in that column. If you may need the existing version later, [duplicate the board](/help/duplicating-a-board/) first.\n\nAfter saving, the generated category works like any other category on your board. You can rename it, open individual clues to edit their text and correct responses, add media, or turn a clue into a Daily Wager.\n\nTo use AI again, reopen the category menu and choose **Generate category with AI**. This creates a new draft for the entire category; it does not edit the saved clues in place.\n" }, { "id": "daily-wager", "url": "https://buzzinga.io/help/daily-wager/", "title": "Adding a Daily Wager", "description": "Turn a clue into a Daily Wager and understand how wagering and scoring work during the game.", "category": "Creating & Editing Boards", "dateModified": "2026-09-22", "primaryQuestion": "How do I add a Daily Double-style clue to my Buzzinga game?", "questions": [ "How do I add a Daily Wager?", "How does a Daily Wager work?", "How do I add a Daily Double?" ], "tags": [ "daily wager", "daily double", "Jeopardy daily double", "add a daily double", "wager", "wager rules", "wager scoring", "daily wager countdown", "clue settings", "game board" ], "contentMarkdown": "\n## Mark a clue as a Daily Wager\n\nYou choose the exact clue that will contain the Daily Wager. Buzzinga does not place one randomly.\n\n1. Go to the [Buzzinga homepage](https://play.buzzinga.io) and edit the board you want to update.\n2. Select the round containing the clue.\n3. Open the clue in the board editor.\n4. Turn on **Daily Wager** below the clue fields.\n5. Click **Save**.\n\nThe clue will show a **DW** badge in the editor so you can identify it without opening it again. You can mark more than one clue in a round; the clue editor shows the current number of Daily Wagers in that round.\n\n
\n \"Buzzinga\n
\n\n## How wagering works\n\nYou do not set a wager amount while creating the board. After the Daily Wager is found, the player or team tells the host how much they want to wager. The host enters that amount before revealing the clue.\n\nThe minimum wager is 5 points. The maximum is the greater of:\n\n- The player or team's current score\n- 1,000 points in Round 1, 2,000 in Round 2, or 3,000 in Round 3\n\nThis means a player or team with a low or negative score can still wager up to the round maximum.\n\n## Set an optional countdown\n\nOpen [**Game Settings**](https://play.buzzinga.io/settings) and find **Daily Wager Countdown** to choose how long the player has to respond after the clue is revealed. Set the countdown to **0** if you do not want a time limit.\n\n## What happens during the game\n\n1. The host opens the clue marked as a Daily Wager.\n2. Buzzinga identifies the player who currently has control. In a team game, the wager uses that team's score.\n3. The player or team tells the host how much they want to wager.\n4. The host enters the amount using the game controls, either on the game board or in the Host Controller.\n5. After the wager is submitted, Buzzinga reveals the clue and starts the Daily Wager countdown if one is configured.\n6. The host marks the response correct or incorrect. A correct response adds the wager to the player or team's score; an incorrect response subtracts it.\n\nOnly the selected player or team answers a Daily Wager, so the regular buzzers are not used for that clue. Daily Wagers are always scored using the wager, even if your settings do not normally deduct points for incorrect responses.\n\n
\n \"In-game\n
\n\n## Test the clue\n\nPreview the board before hosting and open each Daily Wager clue. Confirm that the wager prompt appears before the clue and that any image, audio, or video works after the wager is submitted.\n\nIf you use teams, the Host Controller, or a Daily Wager countdown, test with those same settings so you know where the host's wager controls will appear during the event.\n" }, { "id": "final-wager-round", "url": "https://buzzinga.io/help/final-wager-round/", "title": "Setting up the Final Wager Round", "description": "Add the final category, clue, and correct response, then collect wagers and responses during the game.", "category": "Creating & Editing Boards", "dateModified": "2026-09-22", "primaryQuestion": "How do I add a Final Jeopardy-style wager round to my game?", "questions": [ "How do I set up the Final Wager Round?", "How do players submit final wagers and responses?", "How do I test the final round?" ], "tags": [ "final wager", "final jeopardy", "final jeopardy round", "final round", "wagers", "player responses", "team captain", "final wager countdown", "scoring" ], "contentMarkdown": "\n## Add the final category and clue\n\n1. Go to the [Buzzinga homepage](https://play.buzzinga.io) and edit the board you want to update.\n2. Select **Final** at the top of the board editor.\n3. Enter a **Category**.\n4. Add the **Clue** that players will see.\n5. Add the **Correct Response** the host will use when scoring.\n6. Click **Preview** to check the clue and response, then click **Save**.\n\nThe category, clue, and correct response are all required. You can also [add an image, audio, or video](/help/adding-media/) to the clue or correct response.\n\n
\n \"Final\n
\n\n## Prepare players to submit\n\nPlayers who joined the room on their phones submit their own wagers and responses. In team games, the captain submits one wager and one response for the entire team.\n\nIf your players are using physical buzzers instead of joining the room on their phones, see [Using physical buzzers](/help/physical-buzzers/) for the separate Final Wager Round submission flow. The host can also select a player or team and enter a wager or response on their behalf.\n\nBefore the game, open [**Game Settings**](https://play.buzzinga.io/settings) and find **Final Wager Countdown** if you want to limit how long players have to submit a response. Set it to **0** to remove the countdown.\n\n## Collect player wagers\n\n1. Open the **Final Wager Round** and click **Show category**.\n2. Buzzinga displays the category while keeping the clue hidden.\n3. Each player submits a wager from their phone. In a team game, the captain submits for the team.\n4. Watch the submission status on the game board. If a player is taking too long or will not participate, select the **X** beside their name to exclude them from the round.\n\nThe minimum wager is 0 points. The maximum is the greater of:\n\n- The player or team's current score\n- 1,000 points\n\nThis means a player or team with 1,000 points or less can wager up to 1,000. A player or team with more than 1,000 can wager up to their current score.\n\n
\n \"Final\n
\n\n## Collect final responses\n\nAfter you click **Show clue**, the clue appears and players can submit their responses from their phones. In a team game, the captain responds for the entire team.\n\nYou can play or stop the final-round music while players are answering. If you configured a Final Wager Countdown, select the timer button when you are ready to start the countdown. When time expires, players who have not submitted a response are recorded as having no response. Partial responses are omitted.\n\nThe host can select a player or team to enter a response for them or mark their response blank. When everyone has responded—or the remaining responses have been marked blank—click **Show answers**.\n\n## Reveal and score the round\n\nBuzzinga walks through the players or teams one at a time, beginning with the lowest score before the wager was applied.\n\nFor each player or team:\n\n1. Reveal their response.\n2. Reveal their wager.\n3. Mark the response **Correct** or **Incorrect**.\n\nBuzzinga adds the wager for a correct response and subtracts it for an incorrect response, then updates the score automatically. After every response has been scored, reveal the correct response and review the final standings.\n\n## Test the complete round\n\nPreview the board and confirm that the category, clue, correct response, and any media appear as expected. Before a live event, also run a short test game using the same setup your players will use—especially if you will have teams, a response countdown, or a mix of devices.\n\nAdd at least one player to the room before testing the complete Final Wager Round. A player needs to submit a wager and response for you to test the full flow.\n" }, { "id": "adding-media", "url": "https://buzzinga.io/help/adding-media/", "title": "Adding images, audio, and video", "description": "Add images, MP3 audio, and YouTube videos to your clues and correct responses.", "category": "Creating & Editing Boards", "dateModified": "2026-09-22", "primaryQuestion": "Can I use images, audio, or video instead of a text-only clue?", "questions": [ "How do I add an image to a clue?", "How do I add audio to a clue?", "How do I add a YouTube video to a clue?" ], "tags": [ "images", "audio", "video", "media", "YouTube", "clues", "responses", "Buzzinga Pro", "uploads", "captions" ], "contentMarkdown": "\nImages, audio, and YouTube embeds are available with [Buzzinga Pro](https://play.buzzinga.io/plans).\n\n## Open the media controls\n\n1. Go to the [Buzzinga homepage](https://play.buzzinga.io) and find the board you want to change.\n2. Click the pencil **Edit** button on the board.\n3. Select the clue you want to edit.\n4. Choose the image, audio, or video icon. To show media after the clue is answered, choose a media type next to **Correct Response** instead.\n\nThe clue and correct response have separate media controls, so you can combine types. For example, you can show an image as the clue and use text for the correct response.\n\n
\n \"Media\n
\n\n## Add an image\n\n1. Choose the **Image** icon beside **Clue** or **Correct Response**.\n2. Click the upload area to choose an image, drag and drop a file into it, or paste a copied image when that option is shown.\n3. Wait for the image preview and the **Image uploaded and saved!** confirmation.\n4. Add an optional **Top Caption** or **Bottom Caption** if the image needs instructions or context.\n\nBuzzinga accepts JPEG, SVG, PNG, WebP, GIF, AVIF, and TIFF images. To replace an image, upload a different file in the same area.\n\n
\n \"Image\n
\n\n## Add audio\n\n1. Choose the **Audio** icon beside **Clue** or **Correct Response**.\n2. Click the upload area or drag and drop your audio file.\n3. Wait for the audio player and the **Audio file uploaded and saved!** confirmation.\n4. Use the player to listen to the file before hosting your game. You can also add an optional top or bottom caption.\n\nAudio files must be MP3 files and no larger than 10 MB. When the clue or correct response appears during a game, Buzzinga plays the audio from the host's game board.\n\n## Add a video\n\n1. Choose the **Video** icon beside **Clue** or **Correct Response**.\n2. Paste a valid YouTube URL into **YouTube Link**. A preview will appear when Buzzinga recognizes the link.\n3. If you only want to play part of the video, set its **Start** and **End** times using the hour, minute, and second fields.\n4. Turn on **Audio Only** when you want players to hear the YouTube video without seeing it.\n5. Add an optional top or bottom caption.\n\nBuzzinga embeds YouTube videos rather than uploading video files. If you see **Not a valid YouTube URL**, check the link and paste it again. The end time must be later than the start time.\n\n
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\n\n## Preview and test your media\n\nPreview every media clue before hosting. Use the same computer, browser, display, speakers, and network you plan to use for the event.\n\n- Check that images are clear from where your players will sit.\n- Listen to the beginning and end of every audio clip and confirm the volume.\n- Confirm that each YouTube video loads and that its start and end times are correct.\n- If you will use the Host Controller, interact with the game board once before starting so your browser can allow audio and video playback.\n\nSome workplace and school networks block YouTube embeds, so test videos on the event's network ahead of time.\n" }, { "id": "customizing-your-board", "url": "https://buzzinga.io/help/customizing-your-board/", "title": "Customizing your board", "description": "Add your logo, brand colors, background music, and Final Wager music to Buzzinga game boards.", "category": "Creating & Editing Boards", "dateModified": "2026-09-22", "primaryQuestion": "Where do I change the logo, colors, or appearance of my board?", "questions": [ "How do I add a logo to my board?", "How do I change my board colors?", "How do I add custom background or Final Wager music?" ], "tags": [ "Pro customization", "board logo", "custom logo", "brand colors", "custom colors", "background music", "final wager music", "custom music", "audio settings", "save colors", "reset colors", "reset to defaults", "board theme", "Buzzinga Pro" ], "contentMarkdown": "\nBoard logos, custom brand colors, and custom music are available with [Buzzinga Pro](https://play.buzzinga.io/plans). These options are managed from your account instead of inside an individual board.\n\nGo to [**Pro Customization**](https://play.buzzinga.io/account?section=pro) on your **My Account** page.\n\n## Upload a board logo\n\nFind the board logo option in [**Pro Customization**](https://play.buzzinga.io/account?section=pro) and choose the image you want to upload. Use the preview to confirm that the correct logo is selected.\n\nChoose a logo that remains clear at smaller sizes and contrasts with your board colors. If parts of the logo blend into the board, a white border, outline, or solid background can help it stand out. Make sure any text in the logo is large enough to read from across the room.\n\n## Choose your brand colors\n\nUse the color controls to customize your game board. Select each color swatch to open the color picker, then select **Save colors** before the changes will appear on the board.\n\nPick complementary colors and follow any contrast warnings so clues and other text remain easy to read. You can also select an existing color theme or save and name a theme of your own.\n\nTo restore the original board colors, select **Reset to defaults**.\n\n## Add custom music\n\nUse the music controls to upload custom background music, custom Final Wager music, or both.\n\nDuring a game, open the **Settings** menu using the gear icon and select **Audio Settings**. From there, you can preview the music and adjust its volume so the host and players can still hear one another.\n\nBackground music is used when playing **With Buzzers**. The simpler Classic and Practice modes do not include background music.\n\n## Check your customization\n\nAfter making your changes, open one of your boards and start a game to check the logo, colors, and music together. Test everything on the display and speakers you plan to use for your event.\n" }, { "id": "import-export-csv", "url": "https://buzzinga.io/help/import-export-csv/", "title": "Importing and exporting CSV files", "description": "Create or edit board content in a spreadsheet, import it into Buzzinga, or download a board as a CSV file.", "category": "Creating & Editing Boards", "dateModified": "2026-09-22", "primaryQuestion": "Why is my CSV file failing to import or showing an Invalid request body error?", "questions": [ "How do I import a board from a CSV file?", "How do I export a board to CSV?", "How should I format the Buzzinga CSV template?" ], "tags": [ "CSV", "spreadsheet", "Google Sheets", "Excel", "CSV template", "import board", "export board", "upload CSV", "download CSV", "bulk upload", "clues", "correct responses", "board backup", "Buzzinga Pro" ], "contentMarkdown": "\nImporting and exporting CSV files is available with [Buzzinga Pro](https://play.buzzinga.io/plans).\n\n## Download the CSV template\n\nThe template contains all of the column headings Buzzinga expects and rows for each category and clue. Start with it instead of creating a spreadsheet from scratch.\n\n1. Go to the [Buzzinga homepage](https://play.buzzinga.io) and edit a board.\n2. Click the **gear icon** at the top of the board editor.\n3. Select **Download CSV**.\n4. Click **Download CSV template**, or choose **copy this Google sheet** if you prefer to work in Google Sheets.\n\nYou can also click **Download this board as CSV** to use one of your existing boards as a starting point.\n\n
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\n\n## Understand the spreadsheet\n\nEach row represents one clue. A board can contain two or three standard rounds with six category columns and five clue rows in each round, plus one Final Wager Round clue.\n\nThe columns most people need are:\n\n| Column | What to enter |\n| --- | --- |\n| `round` | `1`, `2`, or `3`. Use `final` for the Final Wager Round. |\n| `col` | The category's position from `1` through `6`. |\n| `cat` | The category title. Repeat it for each clue in that category. |\n| `catDescription` | An optional category description. |\n| `row` | The clue's position from `1` through `5`. |\n| `customValue` | An optional whole-number point value from `1` through `9999`. Leave it blank to use the round's normal values. |\n| `clueText` | The clue shown to players. |\n| `correctResponse` | The response shown to the host. |\n| `isDailyDouble` | Enter `TRUE` to make the clue a Daily Wager; otherwise use `FALSE`. |\n\nFor the Final Wager Round row, enter `final` under `round`, then complete `cat`, `clueText`, and `correctResponse`. Leave `col`, `row`, and `customValue` blank.\n\nThe remaining columns support advanced clue options:\n\n- `clueType` and `answerType` accept `TEXT`, `IMAGE`, `AUDIO`, or `VIDEO`.\n- `topCaption`, `bottomCaption`, `answerTopCaption`, and `answerBottomCaption` add captions around media.\n- `buzzerActivationMode` accepts `none`, `default`, `automatic`, or `manual`.\n- `isAudioOnly` and `isAnswerAudioOnly` accept `TRUE` or `FALSE`.\n\nFor image and audio content, use the media URL in `clueText` or `correctResponse`. For video, use the YouTube URL. The CSV stores links and content settings; it does not contain the media files themselves.\n\n## Prepare the CSV file\n\n- Keep the template's header row and column names unchanged.\n- Leave unused categories or clues blank instead of removing the template structure.\n- Use a spreadsheet application's CSV export instead of copying the cells into a text file. This correctly handles commas, quotation marks, and line breaks inside clues.\n- Save or download the file as a UTF-8 `.csv` file. In Google Sheets, choose **File → Download → Comma Separated Values (.csv)**.\n- Review media URLs and confirm that anyone hosting the board will still be able to access them.\n\n## Import a CSV file\n\nCSV files are imported into the board you are currently editing. Importing does not create a new board.\n\n1. Create a blank board or edit the board you want to update.\n2. Click the **gear icon** and select **Upload CSV**.\n3. Click the upload area to choose your `.csv` file, or drag and drop the file into the window.\n4. Wait while Buzzinga validates the file.\n5. If the board already contains content, check the confirmation box and click **Upload**.\n\n> Importing replaces all categories and clues in every standard round, along with the Final Wager Round content. The board's name and settings are not replaced.\n\nIf you may need the current version later, [duplicate the board](/help/duplicating-a-board/) or export it before importing the new file.\n\n
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\n\n## Export a board\n\n1. Edit the board you want to export.\n2. Click the **gear icon** and select **Download CSV**.\n3. Click **Download this board as CSV**.\n\nBuzzinga downloads a file named after your board. It includes the categories and clues from every standard round, the Final Wager Round, category descriptions, custom clue values, Daily Wagers, media types and captions, and clue-specific buzzer settings.\n\nThe export does not include board settings, joined players, teams, scores, or game history. Use it to edit board content in bulk, move content into another board, or keep a spreadsheet backup.\n\n## Fix import errors\n\nBuzzinga checks the file before replacing your board. If it finds a problem, the upload window identifies the affected CSV row or board location when possible.\n\nCommon problems include:\n\n- A header was renamed or removed. Download a fresh template and copy your content into it.\n- A row contains more or fewer fields than the header, often because a comma or quotation mark was edited outside a spreadsheet application.\n- `clueType` or `answerType` contains something other than `TEXT`, `IMAGE`, `AUDIO`, or `VIDEO`.\n- `buzzerActivationMode` contains something other than `none`, `default`, `automatic`, or `manual`.\n- A custom clue value is not a whole number from `1` through `9999`.\n- A round, category column, or clue row is in the wrong position.\n\nCorrect the reported row in your spreadsheet, download it as a CSV again, and retry the upload. If you are unsure which field is causing the error, compare the file's headers and values with a newly downloaded Buzzinga template.\n" }, { "id": "swapping-categories", "url": "https://buzzinga.io/help/swapping-categories/", "title": "Swapping categories", "description": "Move two complete categories to each other's positions on your board.", "category": "Creating & Editing Boards", "dateModified": "2026-09-22", "primaryQuestion": "Can I rearrange the categories on my board after I've created them?", "questions": [ "How do I swap two categories?", "How do I move a category to another position?", "Can I rearrange categories on my board?" ], "tags": [ "swap categories", "move categories", "rearrange categories", "reorder categories", "change category order", "board editor" ], "contentMarkdown": "\n## Swap two categories\n\n1. Edit the board and select the round containing the category you want to move.\n2. Open the **three-dot menu** in the category heading.\n3. Select **Swap category**.\n4. Choose the category you want it to trade places with. The menu shows each category's name and round.\n\nBuzzinga saves the swap immediately. The category title, description, clues, responses, media, and Daily Wagers all move together. You can swap categories within the same round or between different rounds.\n\nTo reverse a swap, repeat the steps and select the original category again.\n" }, { "id": "changing-clue-values", "url": "https://buzzinga.io/help/changing-clue-values/", "title": "Changing clue values", "description": "Customize the point value applied to a complete row of clues.", "category": "Creating & Editing Boards", "dateModified": "2026-09-22", "primaryQuestion": "Can I change the point or dollar values of my clues?", "questions": [ "How do I change the value of a row of clues?", "Can I use custom clue values?", "How do I change the default 200, 400, and 600 values?" ], "tags": [ "clue values", "row values", "point values", "dollar values", "custom values", "scoring", "change clue amount", "board editor" ], "contentMarkdown": "\n## Change the value of a row\n\nBuzzinga uses the following values by default:\n\n- **Round 1:** $200, $400, $600, $800, and $1,000\n- **Round 2:** $400, $800, $1,200, $1,600, and $2,000\n- **Round 3:** $600, $1,200, $1,800, $2,400, and $3,000\n\nTo customize a row:\n\n1. Edit the board and select the round you want to change.\n2. Select the dollar value in the left margin beside that row.\n3. Enter the new value and click **OK**.\n\nThe new value is applied to every clue in that row. Custom values must be whole numbers from 1 through 9,999.\n\nTo restore the original amount, select the row value again and click **Revert row to default value**.\n" }, { "id": "duplicating-a-board", "url": "https://buzzinga.io/help/duplicating-a-board/", "title": "Duplicating a board", "description": "Make a copy of an existing board so you can reuse or modify it without changing the original.", "category": "Managing Boards", "dateModified": "2026-09-22", "primaryQuestion": "Can I make a copy of a board without changing the original?", "questions": [ "How do I duplicate a board?", "Can I copy a Community Board?", "How do I edit a board without changing the original?" ], "tags": [ "duplicate board", "duplicate game", "copy board", "copy game", "clone board", "reuse board", "board template", "community board", "personal boards", "workspace boards", "backup board" ], "contentMarkdown": "\n## Copy one of your boards\n\nBuzzinga labels the duplication action **Copy**.\n\n1. Go to the [Buzzinga homepage](https://play.buzzinga.io).\n2. Find the board under **Your Boards**.\n3. Click the **Copy** icon on the board card. It looks like two overlapping rectangles.\n4. Confirm the copy.\n\n## What gets copied\n\nThe duplicate includes all board content: rounds, categories, clues, responses, media, Daily Wagers, custom values, and the Final Wager Round.\n\nThe two boards are independent, so editing the copy will not change the original.\n\n## Rename and edit the copy\n\nThe copy opens in the board editor. Click the **pencil icon** beside its title, enter a unique name, then press **Enter** or click outside the field to save it.\n\n## Copy a Community Board\n\nOpen [Community Boards](https://play.buzzinga.io/community-boards), find a board, and click its **Copy** button. Buzzinga adds a personal copy to your boards, which you can edit without changing the original Community Board.\n\nIf you use Buzzinga Teams, copying a board from a workspace keeps the new copy in that workspace. To create a personal copy instead, open **Board Settings** and choose **Duplicate to personal boards**.\n" }, { "id": "sharing-a-board", "url": "https://buzzinga.io/help/sharing-a-board/", "title": "Sharing a board", "description": "Send someone a share link so they can save their own copy of your board.", "category": "Managing Boards", "dateModified": "2026-09-22", "primaryQuestion": "Can I share my board with someone else without making it public?", "questions": [ "Are the boards I create private?", "How do I share a board with someone else?", "Can another person save a copy of my board?", "How do I stop sharing a board?" ], "tags": [ "share board", "sharing", "share link", "copy board", "send board", "another host", "shareable" ], "contentMarkdown": "\nShare a board when another host needs their own copy to edit or use for a separate game. This is different from sharing your room URL, which lets players join the live game you are currently hosting.\n\n## Copy a share link\n\n1. Find the board on the [Buzzinga homepage](https://play.buzzinga.io/).\n2. Select the **Share** icon on the board.\n3. If the board is not already shareable, select **Mark this board as shareable**.\n4. Select **Copy share link**.\n5. Send the copied link to the person who needs the board.\n\n## What the recipient receives\n\nThe share link lets someone view the board and select **Save a copy**. After saving it, they can edit and host their copy without changing your original board.\n\nThey will need to sign up or log in before saving the board to their account.\n\n## Stop sharing a board\n\nOpen **Share** again and turn off **Shareable**. The existing share link will no longer provide access to the board.\n" }, { "id": "embedding-a-board", "url": "https://buzzinga.io/help/embedding-a-board/", "title": "Embedding a board", "description": "Add an interactive Buzzinga board to a website, course, or platform using an iframe.", "category": "Managing Boards", "dateModified": "2026-09-22", "primaryQuestion": "Does board embedding let me put a Buzzinga board on my own website?", "questions": [ "How do I embed a board on a website?", "Can I add a board to an LMS or course?", "Where do I find the board embed code?" ], "tags": [ "embed board", "embedding", "iframe", "website", "platform", "LMS", "practice mode", "embed code" ], "contentMarkdown": "\nBoard embedding is available with [Buzzinga Pro](https://play.buzzinga.io/plans) and Buzzinga Teams.\n\n## Open the embed options\n\n1. Open the board in the editor.\n2. Select the gear icon to open the **Settings** menu, then select **Embed**.\n3. If prompted, select **Mark this board as shareable**. A board must be shareable before its content can appear in an embed.\n\n## Customize the embedded board\n\nUse the **Embed board** window to choose:\n\n- **Width** and **Height:** Set the dimensions of the embedded board.\n- **Default round:** Choose which round appears when the board first loads.\n- **Show round selector:** Let viewers move between the available rounds.\n- **Practice Mode:** Let viewers mark their responses correct or incorrect and keep their own score.\n- **Show text in all caps:** Display board text using uppercase letters.\n\nSelect **Preview board** to open the embed in a new tab and check your choices before adding it to another site.\n\n## Add the board to your site or platform\n\n1. Select **Copy code** in the **Embed board** window.\n2. Open the page where you want the board to appear.\n3. Add a custom HTML, embed, or iframe block.\n4. Paste the copied code and publish or preview the page.\n\nThe platform must allow iframe code. If it removes or blocks the iframe, use a [board share link](/help/sharing-a-board/) instead.\n\nAnyone who can view the page can access the embedded board. To disable the embed later, open the board's sharing options and turn off **Shareable**.\n" }, { "id": "hosting-a-game", "url": "https://buzzinga.io/help/hosting-a-game/", "title": "Hosting a game", "description": "Prepare your board, invite players, and keep the game moving from the host controls.", "category": "Hosting", "dateModified": "2026-09-22", "primaryQuestion": "I've finished creating my board. How do I start hosting the game?", "questions": [ "How do I host a Buzzinga game?", "How do players join a game I am hosting?", "How do I score responses and control the board?" ], "tags": [ "hosting", "host controls", "game board", "scoring", "buzzers", "moderator" ], "contentMarkdown": "\n## See how hosting works\n\nThis walkthrough shows the game board, the host experience, and players buzzing in from their phones.\n\n
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\n\n## Before the game\n\n- Review every clue and correct response.\n- Test any images, videos, or audio included in the board.\n- Decide whether participants will play individually or in teams.\n- Open the game early enough to display the QR code or share the room URL and let players join.\n\n## During the game\n\n1. Select **Start round** in the first category tile to reveal the categories.\n2. Select a clue. When buzzing opens, Buzzinga identifies the first player or team to buzz in.\n3. Listen to the response, then mark it **Correct** or **Incorrect**. Buzzinga updates the score automatically and follows your buzzer settings to determine whether another player can answer.\n4. Reveal the correct response, then return to the board. The buzzers reset for the next clue, and the player or team with control can choose where to continue.\n\nKeep your instructions short and make sure participants know when buzzing is open.\n\nIf you want to run the game from a private second screen, see [Using the host controller](/help/host-controller/).\n\n## After the game\n\nAfter the last clue or Final Wager Round, review the final standings and announce the winning player or team. Check any manually adjusted scores before ending the session.\n\nTo play the board again with another group, return to the Buzzinga homepage and select **Play** to start a new game.\n\nIf you are planning for a particularly large group, continue with [Hosting a large event](/help/large-events/).\n" }, { "id": "playing-without-buzzers", "url": "https://buzzinga.io/help/playing-without-buzzers/", "title": "Playing without buzzers", "description": "Use Classic or Practice mode when you do not need Buzzinga's built-in real-time buzzers.", "category": "Hosting", "dateModified": "2026-09-22", "primaryQuestion": "Can I play Buzzinga without everyone using phones or buzzers?", "questions": [ "Can I play without the built-in buzzers?", "What is Classic mode?", "What is Practice mode?" ], "tags": [ "classic mode", "practice mode", "without buzzers", "no buzzers", "play mode", "select play mode", "solo play", "manual scoring" ], "contentMarkdown": "\nBuzzinga includes two simpler ways to play without its built-in real-time buzzers. No players need to join the room or use their phones in either mode.\n\n## Open the Select play mode window\n\n1. Find the board you want to use on the [Buzzinga homepage](https://play.buzzinga.io/).\n2. Select **Play**.\n3. In the **Select play mode** window, choose **Without Buzzers**.\n4. Select **Play** under **Classic** or **Practice**.\n\nThe selected mode opens in a new browser tab.\n\n## Classic mode\n\nChoose **Classic** when you are hosting a live game but do not want participants to use Buzzinga's built-in buzzers or join from their devices.\n\nYou can use any method you prefer to decide who answers, such as calling on participants or using separate buzzers that are not connected to Buzzinga. Add the teams you want to track, then manage their scores manually as the game progresses.\n\nIf you want Buzzinga to recognize button presses from compatible keyboard-based buzzers, use a **With Buzzers** mode instead and see [Using physical buzzers](/help/physical-buzzers/).\n\n## Practice mode\n\nChoose **Practice** when one person wants to work through a board independently. Select clues, reveal the correct responses, and mark each response correct or incorrect to keep score.\n\nPractice progress is saved in the browser so you can leave and continue later on the same device and browser.\n\n## Features available with buzzers\n\nClassic and Practice are simplified standalone modes. If you need real-time player buzz-ins, the host controller, or background music, return to **Select play mode** and choose **With Buzzers**.\n" }, { "id": "host-controller", "url": "https://buzzinga.io/help/host-controller/", "title": "Using the host controller", "description": "Control the game from a private second screen while players watch the main game board.", "category": "Hosting", "dateModified": "2026-09-22", "primaryQuestion": "How can I see the correct answers without showing them to the players?", "questions": [ "What is the host controller?", "How do I control a game from a second screen?", "How do I hide the host controls from the audience?" ], "tags": [ "host controller", "host controls", "second screen", "presenter view", "answers", "hosting", "hide host controls", "show host controls", "main screen", "audience screen", "mute audio" ], "contentMarkdown": "\n## What host controller mode does\n\nHost controller mode gives you a separate view for running the game. You can keep the main game board visible to players while using another tab or device to see the host controls and correct responses.\n\nThis is especially useful when the game board is displayed on a projector, television, or shared in an online meeting.\n\n## Watch the walkthrough\n\n
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\n\n## Open the host controller\n\n1. Open your game board on the screen your players will watch.\n2. On a phone or tablet, log in to the same Buzzinga account. If you use the same computer, open a separate browser window that will not be displayed or shared with the audience.\n3. Open [**Host Controller**](https://play.buzzinga.io/host-controller) directly, or open the main menu and select **Host Controller**.\n4. Keep the main game board visible to players and use the controller to run the game.\n\n## What you can control\n\nThe host controller and audience game board stay synchronized automatically. Actions taken from the controller appear on the game board, so you do not need to interact with the audience screen.\n\nFrom the host controller, you can:\n\n- select categories and clues;\n- see correct responses privately;\n- manage buzz-ins and mark responses correct or incorrect;\n- adjust scores and control clue media;\n- move through rounds and finish the game.\n\n## Hide the host controls on the audience screen\n\nIf the host controls are still visible on the audience game board, select the gear icon in the host controller to open the **Settings** menu, then select **Hide host controls on Main Screen**.\n\nTo display them again, select the gear icon in the host controller and choose **Show host controls on Main Screen**. You can also select **Show host controls on this screen** in the same menu on the audience game board.\n\n## Keep audio on the audience screen\n\nGame audio should play from the audience game board. If audio also plays from the host controller, select its gear icon to open the **Settings** menu, then select **Mute all audio on this page**. This prevents duplicate sound or echo while keeping music, sound effects, and media audible to the audience.\n\n## Choose your setup\n\n### In person\n\nDisplay the main game board on the projector or television. Keep the host controller open on a phone, tablet, or laptop that only the host can see.\n\n### On Zoom\n\nShare only the browser tab or window containing the main game board. Keep the host controller in an unshared tab or on a second device so participants do not see the controls or responses.\n\nSee [Hosting a game on Zoom](/help/hosting-on-zoom/) for the rest of the meeting setup.\n\n## Test it before the game\n\n- Confirm that both views are logged in to the same account.\n- Make sure the public game board is the only view shown to players.\n- Check that the host can comfortably see and use the controller.\n- Confirm that actions taken from the controller immediately update the audience game board.\n- Make sure game audio plays only from the audience screen.\n- Run through a few clues before participants join.\n" }, { "id": "physical-buzzers", "url": "https://buzzinga.io/help/physical-buzzers/", "title": "Using physical buzzers", "description": "Connect physical buttons or buzzers, assign them to players, and test them before starting a game.", "category": "Hosting", "dateModified": "2026-09-22", "primaryQuestion": "How do physical buzzers work with Buzzinga?", "questions": [ "How do I use physical buzzers with Buzzinga?", "How do I assign a physical button to a player?", "How do physical buzzer players submit final wagers?" ], "tags": [ "physical buzzers", "physical buttons", "USB buzzers", "wireless buzzers", "keyboard buzzers", "Buttons & Buzzers", "key bindings", "detect keys", "assign buzzers", "Affordable Buzzers" ], "contentMarkdown": "\n## What you need\n\nBuzzinga works with physical buttons or buzzers that send a keyboard keypress to the host computer. They can be wired or wireless, but each buzzer must send a unique key so Buzzinga can tell the players apart.\n\nNumber keys are a good choice because Buzzinga uses several letter keys as shortcuts while you host. For example, you could map the red buzzer to **1**, blue to **2**, and green to **3**.\n\nThe Basic plan supports up to three players in total. Buzzinga Pro and Buzzinga Teams support an unlimited number of players.\n\n## Add a player and detect their buzzer\n\n1. Connect the buzzers or their USB receiver to the computer that will run Buzzinga.\n2. Open the [Buttons & Buzzers page](https://play.buzzinga.io/buttons-and-buzzers).\n3. Enter the player's name.\n4. Click **Detect Keys**.\n5. Press that player's physical buzzer. Its key will appear under **New keys**.\n6. Click **Done** to add the player.\n7. Repeat these steps for every player.\n\nBuzzinga will not let two players use the same key. If the detected key is already assigned, reset the selection and press a different buzzer.\n\n
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\n\n## Test the buzzers\n\nPress each buzzer from the **Buttons & Buzzers** page and confirm that Buzzinga registers it for the correct player. You can edit a player's key bindings, change their buzzer sound, or remove them from the table.\n\nDuring the game, keep at least one Buzzinga browser window active on the computer connected to the buzzers. This can be the main game board or the Host Controller. If Buzzinga says it is not listening for physical buzzers, click the game window to make it active again.\n\nBuzzinga remembers the physical-buzzer players on that computer. At your next game, choose **Add players from previous game** if you want to restore the same players and key bindings.\n\n## Play the game\n\nPhysical-buzzer players appear on the game board like players who joined from their phones. When buzzing opens, Buzzinga listens for their assigned keypresses, identifies who buzzed first, and lets the host score the response normally.\n\nIf you use teams and **Auto Balance Teams** is turned on, new physical-buzzer players are automatically assigned to the team with the fewest players. You can adjust their teams before starting the game.\n\n## Submit Final Wager Round wagers and responses\n\nPhysical buzzers cannot be used to type a private wager or response. When you reach the Final Wager Round, select the QR-code icon in the **Submit your wagers!** box to show the Final Round QR code and URL.\n\nEach player opens that page on a phone or other device, selects their name, and submits their wager. If you are using teams, only one player from each team needs to use the page and submit for the team. After the clue is shown, they use the same page to submit the response. You can expand the QR code to make it easier for the room to scan.\n\n
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\n\nFor the rest of the round, see [Setting up the Final Wager Round](/help/final-wager-round/).\n\n## Choosing physical buzzers\n\nAny buzzer that sends a unique keyboard keypress should work. If you are ordering a preconfigured set, ask the seller to map each buzzer to a different number key.\n\nWe have found the wireless tabletop buzzers from [AffordableBuzzers.com](https://affordablebuzzers.com?utm_source=buzzinga.io&utm_medium=help) easy to set up and use. Buzzinga is not affiliated with AffordableBuzzers.com.\n" }, { "id": "large-events", "url": "https://buzzinga.io/help/large-events/", "title": "Hosting a large event", "description": "Choose between individual and team play and prepare Buzzinga for a large group.", "category": "Hosting", "dateModified": "2026-09-22", "primaryQuestion": "How many people can play Buzzinga at once?", "questions": [ "How many players can join a Buzzinga game?", "Is there a player limit with Buzzinga Pro?", "What is the best way to host a game for more than 100 people?", "Should I use teams for a large event?" ], "tags": [ "large events", "100+ participants", "player limit", "unlimited players", "team play", "auto balance teams", "host controller", "event planning" ], "contentMarkdown": "\n## How many players can join?\n\nBuzzinga Pro does not limit how many players can join a game. Whether you have 20, 100, or several hundred attendees, everyone can join from their own device.\n\nFor more than about 10 players, however, we recommend using teams. This is not a technical requirement—it usually creates a better experience for the group.\n\n## Choose individual or team play\n\nEvery attendee can play individually with their own buzzer and score. With a large group, though, there is so much competition to buzz in that some players may never answer a clue or score any points.\n\nTeams give everyone a shared result to care about. Players can still join and buzz from their own phones, but the points they earn accumulate toward their team's score. Even someone who never buzzes in successfully can follow their team's progress and feel included in the game.\n\nIndividual play can still work well if your format calls for it. Just keep in mind that the more individual players you add, the harder it becomes for every person to participate directly.\n\n## Set up teams for a large event\n\nUse Buzzinga's team play when multiple people on each team will join and buzz from their own phones. Their points will accumulate toward the team's shared score.\n\nTo create the teams:\n\n1. Open [**Manage Teams**](https://play.buzzinga.io/manage-teams).\n2. Enter a name in **New team name**, then select **Add team**.\n3. Repeat for each team you want to create.\n4. After players join, drag them from **Unassigned Players** into their teams. You can also drag players from one team to another.\n\nSee [Set up team play](/help/team-play/) for more information about assigning players and choosing your team settings.\n\nThen select the gear icon to open the **Settings** menu and review the **Teams** section. In particular, consider these settings:\n\n- **Auto Balance Teams:** Assigns each new player to the team with the fewest players. This is especially helpful when a large audience joins at once.\n- **Allow Players to Change Teams:** Lets players join, leave, or switch teams during the game. Leave this off if you want the host to control every assignment or want **Auto Balance Teams** to assign players without allowing them to move afterward.\n\nIf each group will share a single phone or buzzer, you do not need to create teams in Buzzinga. Have one person from each group join using the team name as their player name.\n\n## Use the host controller\n\nFor a large event, we recommend running the game with the [host controller](/help/host-controller/). Keep the main game board on the projector, television, or shared screen, then use the host controller from a separate device or private window.\n\nThis gives the audience a cleaner view without the host controls and other clutter, while the host still has everything needed to run the game.\n\n## Before the event\n\n- Decide whether everyone will play individually or as part of a team.\n- Review the team settings and turn on **Auto Balance Teams** if Buzzinga should assign players for you.\n- Prepare simple instructions explaining how attendees should join and how teams will be assigned.\n- Test the board, internet connection, display, and sound in the space you will use.\n- Ask someone to help late arrivals or troubleshoot devices while the host keeps the game moving.\n\nFor remote participants, see [Hosting a game on Zoom](/help/hosting-on-zoom/).\n" }, { "id": "hosting-on-zoom", "url": "https://buzzinga.io/help/hosting-on-zoom/", "title": "Hosting a game on Zoom", "description": "Share a clean game board, include game audio, and help remote participants join and play.", "category": "Hosting", "dateModified": "2026-09-22", "primaryQuestion": "How do I host a Buzzinga game on Zoom?", "questions": [ "Why can I hear the music or audio in Buzzinga, but people on my Zoom call can't?", "How do I share the game board and audio on Zoom?", "Should I use the host controller for a Zoom game?" ], "tags": [ "Zoom", "remote events", "virtual games", "screen sharing", "share sound", "computer audio", "host controller" ], "contentMarkdown": "\n## Recommended setup\n\nUse the Zoom desktop app on the same computer that will display the Buzzinga board. Put the board in its own browser window so you can share only that window with the meeting.\n\nWe recommend running the game with the [host controller](/help/host-controller/). Keep the main game board shared with the audience, then open the host controller on your phone, tablet, or a separate window that is not being shared. This gives participants a cleaner view without the host controls and other clutter.\n\nBefore participants arrive, test your microphone, speakers, game audio, and internet connection. If possible, ask a co-host to monitor Zoom chat and help anyone who has trouble joining.\n\n## Share the Buzzinga window\n\n1. Open the Buzzinga board in its own browser window.\n2. In the Zoom meeting controls, select **Share Screen**.\n3. Select the browser window containing the game board.\n4. Turn on **Share sound** so participants can hear Buzzinga's music, sound effects, and media clues.\n5. Make sure **Optimize for video sharing** is turned off, then select **Share**.\n\nSharing only the Buzzinga window keeps unrelated notifications, the host controller, and other windows out of view.\n\n## Invite remote players\n\nPress **Q** on the game board to display the room's QR code. Participants can scan it with their phones to join.\n\nYou can also select **Copy Room URL** on the [Buzzinga homepage](https://play.buzzinga.io/) and paste the link into Zoom chat. Give everyone time to join before starting the first clue.\n\nWhen possible, players should watch Zoom on a computer or tablet and join Buzzinga from their phone. Their phone becomes their buzzer while the shared board stays visible on the larger screen.\n\n## During the game\n\nKeep the game board shared and use the host controller to select clues, manage buzz-ins, and award points. Before starting, confirm that participants can see the board and hear its audio.\n\nIf you play a video clue, you can temporarily turn on **Optimize for video sharing** from Zoom's sharing controls. Turn it off again afterward because it can make text and static images appear blurry.\n\n## Troubleshooting audio and screen sharing\n\n- **Participants cannot hear Buzzinga:** In Zoom's sharing controls, select **More**, then **Share Sound**. You can also stop sharing and share the window again with **Share sound** enabled.\n- **The board or clue text looks blurry:** Turn off **Optimize for video sharing** unless a video clue is currently playing.\n- **Participants see the wrong window or host controls:** Stop sharing, place the board in its own browser window, and share only that window.\n- **A player is struggling to use Zoom and Buzzinga together:** Ask them to keep Zoom on their computer or tablet and join Buzzinga from their phone.\n\nFor a meeting with more than about 10 players, continue with [Hosting a large event](/help/large-events/).\n" }, { "id": "team-play", "url": "https://buzzinga.io/help/team-play/", "title": "Set up team play", "description": "Create teams, assign players, and choose the settings that fit your event.", "category": "Teams and players", "dateModified": "2026-09-22", "primaryQuestion": "How do teams work in Buzzinga?", "questions": [ "How do teams work?", "Can Buzzinga automatically split players into teams, or do I have to assign everyone manually?", "How do I create and manage teams?", "Can Buzzinga balance teams automatically?", "Can players choose or switch teams?" ], "tags": [ "teams", "team play", "team settings", "manage teams", "assign players", "change teams", "auto balance teams", "groups", "large events", "participants" ], "contentMarkdown": "\n## How do teams work?\n\nWith team play, participants join the game as individual players and can buzz from their own phones. The points each player earns contribute to their team's shared score.\n\nTeams work especially well when more than about 10 people are playing. Instead of competing against a long list of individual scores, everyone has a team result to follow—even if they never buzz in first themselves.\n\nIf each group will share a single phone or buzzer, you do not need to create teams in Buzzinga. Have one person from each group join using the team name as their player name.\n\n## Create your teams\n\n1. Open [**Manage Teams**](https://play.buzzinga.io/manage-teams).\n2. Enter a name in **New team name**.\n3. Select **Add team**.\n4. Repeat these steps for each team you need.\n\nCreate your teams before sharing the game with participants so they are ready when players begin joining.\n\n## Choose how players are assigned\n\nYou can assign players yourself, let Buzzinga balance the teams, or allow players to choose their own teams.\n\n### Assign players yourself\n\nAfter players join, open [**Manage Teams**](https://play.buzzinga.io/manage-teams) and drag each player from **Unassigned Players** into a team. You can also drag a player from one team to another.\n\nLeave **Auto Balance Teams** and **Allow Players to Change Teams** off if you want to control every assignment.\n\n### Balance teams automatically\n\nTurn on **Auto Balance Teams** to assign each new player to the team with the fewest players. This is usually the simplest option when a large audience will join at once.\n\nYou can still adjust the assignments from [**Manage Teams**](https://play.buzzinga.io/manage-teams) after players join.\n\n### Let players choose their teams\n\nTurn on **Allow Players to Change Teams** when participants should be able to join, leave, or switch teams themselves during the game.\n\nLeave this setting off if you want to manage the assignments yourself or use **Auto Balance Teams** without allowing players to move afterward.\n\n## Choose the number of teams\n\nThere is no required team size. Choose a number of teams that is easy for the audience to follow and gives each team several people to support.\n\nFor a large event, create the teams ahead of time and consider using **Auto Balance Teams** so they stay as even as possible while participants join. See [Hosting a large event](/help/large-events/) for more planning recommendations.\n" }, { "id": "managing-pro-subscription", "url": "https://buzzinga.io/help/managing-pro-subscription/", "title": "Managing your Pro subscription", "description": "View receipts, manage billing, cancel, or resume your Buzzinga Pro subscription.", "category": "Account & Billing", "dateModified": "2026-09-22", "primaryQuestion": "Can I get Buzzinga Pro for just one month and cancel before it renews?", "questions": [ "How do I manage my Buzzinga Pro subscription?", "Where can I view my receipt or invoice?", "How do I update, cancel, or resume my subscription?" ], "tags": [ "manage subscription", "Buzzinga Pro", "billing", "payment method", "invoice", "billing portal", "plan" ], "contentMarkdown": "\nGo to [**Subscription & Billing**](https://play.buzzinga.io/account?section=billing) on your **My Account** page to manage your Pro subscription.\n\n## Subscription options\n\nThe options shown depend on the current state of your subscription:\n\n- **View receipt/invoice:** Opens the receipt or invoice for your purchase.\n- **Manage subscription:** Opens your subscription directly in Lemon Squeezy (our payment provider). Most common subscription changes can also be completed from the **Subscription & Billing** section within My Account in Buzzinga.\n- **Cancel subscription:** Stops the subscription from renewing. You will keep Pro access until the end of the current billing period.\n- **Resume subscription:** Appears when you have canceled the subscription but the current billing period has not expired. Select it to keep the subscription active and continue renewing it.\n\nIf you do not see your Pro subscription, see [Pro account shows Basic](/help/pro-account-shows-basic/).\n" }, { "id": "canceling-pro", "url": "https://buzzinga.io/help/canceling-pro/", "title": "Canceling Pro", "description": "Stop your Buzzinga Pro subscription from renewing at the end of your current billing period.", "category": "Account & Billing", "dateModified": "2026-09-22", "primaryQuestion": "How do I cancel my Buzzinga Pro subscription?", "questions": [ "How do I cancel Buzzinga Pro?", "Will I keep Pro until the end of my billing period?", "How do I resume a canceled subscription?" ], "tags": [ "cancel Pro", "cancel subscription", "stop renewal", "subscription cancellation", "billing" ], "contentMarkdown": "\nCanceling stops your Pro subscription from renewing. You will keep your paid features through the end of your current billing period, and your account will usually return to Basic afterward.\n\n## Cancel your subscription\n\n1. Go to [**Subscription & Billing**](https://play.buzzinga.io/account?section=billing) on your **My Account** page.\n2. Select **Cancel subscription**.\n3. Follow the prompts to confirm the cancellation.\n\nAfter canceling, the button changes to **Resume subscription** until your current billing period expires. Select it if you decide to keep your subscription active.\n\nIf you do not see either option, confirm that you are logged into the account that purchased Pro. You can also select **Manage subscription** to review the subscription directly in Lemon Squeezy.\n\nCanceling does not delete your account or boards.\n" }, { "id": "pro-account-shows-basic", "url": "https://buzzinga.io/help/pro-account-shows-basic/", "title": "Pro account shows Basic", "description": "Find the account connected to your Pro purchase when your current account appears as Basic.", "category": "Account & Billing", "dateModified": "2026-09-22", "primaryQuestion": "I paid for Buzzinga Pro, but my account still says Basic. What should I do?", "questions": [ "Why does my account say Basic after I paid for Pro?", "Why are my Buzzinga Pro features missing?", "Did I purchase Pro with a different account?" ], "tags": [ "paid for Pro", "account says Basic", "Pro missing", "subscription missing", "wrong account", "restore purchase", "PayPal", "charged", "billing" ], "contentMarkdown": "\nThis usually means you are logged into a different account from the one used to purchase Pro.\n\n## Check which account purchased Pro\n\n1. Open [**My Account**](https://play.buzzinga.io/account).\n2. Note the email address shown for the account.\n3. Find your Pro purchase receipt and check which email address received it.\n\nIf the addresses are different, log out and sign back in with the email from the receipt.\n\n## Try the original login method\n\nIf you created the purchasing account with Google, select **Sign in with Google**. Entering the same address in the email and password fields may sign you into a different account or fail to find the account you expect.\n\nSee [Logging in](/help/logging-in/) for more help with Google sign-in and passwords.\n\n## If you still cannot find Pro\n\nIf you were charged but still do not have Pro, the order may not have finished processing. This can occasionally happen with PayPal payments.\n\n[Contact Buzzinga](https://play.buzzinga.io/contact) and include your order confirmation email so we can check the purchase.\n" }, { "id": "finding-missing-boards", "url": "https://buzzinga.io/help/finding-missing-boards/", "title": "Finding missing boards", "description": "Check whether your boards were created under another Buzzinga account.", "category": "Account & Billing", "dateModified": "2026-09-22", "primaryQuestion": "I logged in and my old boards are missing. Can I get them back?", "questions": [ "Where are my missing boards?", "Why did my boards disappear?", "Did I create my boards under a different account?" ], "tags": [ "missing boards", "lost boards", "boards disappeared", "wrong account", "find account", "Google login" ], "contentMarkdown": "\nBoards are saved to the account that created or copied them. If your boards appear to be missing, you are most likely logged into a different account.\n\n## Check your account\n\n1. Open [**My Account**](https://play.buzzinga.io/account) and check the email address shown there.\n2. Think about any other email addresses you may have used with Buzzinga.\n3. Log out and sign back in with the address you used when creating the boards.\n\nIf you originally signed up with Google, use **Sign in with Google**. Email-and-password login may not open the same account.\n\nIf the missing boards were created in a Buzzinga Teams workspace, open that workspace and check its shared board library as well.\n" }, { "id": "payments-renewals-refunds", "url": "https://buzzinga.io/help/payments-renewals-refunds/", "title": "Payments, renewals, and refunds", "description": "Resolve payment problems, review renewals, and request help with a Buzzinga charge.", "category": "Account & Billing", "dateModified": "2026-09-22", "primaryQuestion": "I forgot to cancel and my subscription just renewed. Can I get a refund?", "questions": [ "Why was my Buzzinga payment declined?", "How do Buzzinga Pro renewals work?", "How do I request help with a charge or refund?" ], "tags": [ "payment failed", "card declined", "renewal", "refund", "charge", "invoice", "update card", "billing" ], "contentMarkdown": "\n## Payment failed or card declined\n\nIf your card is declined while you are first purchasing Pro, confirm that the card number, expiration date, security code, and billing address are correct, then try the purchase again.\n\nIf a payment fails for an existing subscription, go to [**Subscription & Billing**](https://play.buzzinga.io/account?section=billing) on your **My Account** page and select **Manage subscription**. This opens your subscription in Lemon Squeezy, where you can review or update your payment details.\n\nIf the payment continues to fail, contact your card issuer to confirm that it is not blocking the transaction. If you were charged but your account still shows Basic, see [Pro account shows Basic](/help/pro-account-shows-basic/).\n\n## Renewals\n\nPro subscriptions renew automatically unless they are canceled. You can review your current plan and renewal information under [**Subscription & Billing**](https://play.buzzinga.io/account?section=billing) on your **My Account** page.\n\nTo prevent another renewal, see [Canceling Pro](/help/canceling-pro/). Canceling leaves your paid features active through the end of the current billing period.\n\n## Refunds\n\nBuzzinga does not issue automatic refunds. If something went wrong or you believe a charge should be reviewed, [contact Buzzinga](https://play.buzzinga.io/contact) with the account email, charge date, and order or receipt number. Refund requests are reviewed individually.\n" } ] }