Does the TV play the game?

No. The TV is a spectator. Everyone plays on their own phone, and the TV shows every board at once, the scores, and who is still in. It moves to the next game when the host starts one.

Do I need an app on the TV?

No. Any web browser on any screen can open the TV link. If the TV has no browser, cast or mirror a laptop, tablet or phone that does.

Can more than one screen watch?

Yes. Open the TV link on as many screens as you like. The lobby shows how many are watching.

Can I watch from somewhere else?

Yes. The TV link works anywhere with a connection, so a friend who cannot make it can still watch the party. Playing from somewhere else works too; see the page on playing remotely.

Why did the site ask whether it is the TV?

Because the screen looked like one: a television’s own browser, or a big screen driven by a remote rather than a mouse or a finger. The site takes it straight to the watch page for the code, and so does joinme.games/tv, which is the short one to type. If the screen is not a TV, the “Not a TV?” link on the watch page goes back to the normal site and stays out of the way for the rest of the session.

Can the TV page be cast without a laptop?

From an Android phone, yes: open the TV link in Chrome and cast it from Chrome’s menu. iPhones cannot cast a web page to a Chromecast; use AirPlay mirroring to an Apple TV or an AirPlay television instead, or a laptop.

Show the party on your TV

Every room has a TV link. Open it on any screen and it shows every player’s board live, the scores, and who is still in, and it follows the group from game to game.

On the TV now? Open the watch screen

Your TV link

The link is joinme.games/watch/ followed by your room code. In the lobby, the TV button copies it for you. On a screen where typing is easier, open joinme.games/watch and enter the code there.

The screen never plays: everyone stays on their own phone. It just watches, so it needs no sign-in and no app. Its header shows the room code and a QR code, so a friend arriving late points a phone camera at the TV and is in.

Not all in one room? Playing remotely covers sharing the TV page on a call.

A smart TV with a web browser

Open the browser on the TV (Samsung, LG, Google TV, Fire TV and most others have one) and go to joinme.games.
The site can tell it is on a television and goes straight to the watch page. Type your room code there. (If it does not, go to joinme.games/tv or joinme.games/watch instead.)
Leave it there. The screen follows the group from game to game on its own, and shows a QR code that friends can scan to join.

Chromecast or Google TV, from a laptop or an Android phone

Open the TV link in Chrome. It is joinme.games/watch/ followed by your code; the lobby has a button that copies it.
On a laptop: Chrome’s menu, then Cast, pick the TV, and choose “Cast tab”. On an Android phone: Chrome’s menu, then Cast, and pick the TV.
Keep that device awake. Chrome shows exactly that tab on the TV, so nothing else on your screen is seen.

Apple TV or an AirPlay TV, from an iPhone, iPad or Mac

Open the TV link in Safari on the device you will mirror from. A spare device is best, since your own phone is your controller.
Open Control Center, tap Screen Mirroring, and pick the TV.
Turn the device sideways for the widest view.

Any TV with an HDMI cable

Plug a laptop into the TV and pick that input.
Open the TV link in any browser and make it full screen.

No TV at all

You do not need one. Every phone shows its owner’s board large and every other player’s board in miniature, with scores, so the game is complete on the phones alone.
A tablet or a second laptop on the table works as a TV if you want one. Open the TV link on it and prop it up where everyone can see.

Questions

Does the TV play the game?: No. The TV is a spectator. Everyone plays on their own phone, and the TV shows every board at once, the scores, and who is still in. It moves to the next game when the host starts one.
Do I need an app on the TV?: No. Any web browser on any screen can open the TV link. If the TV has no browser, cast or mirror a laptop, tablet or phone that does.
Can more than one screen watch?: Yes. Open the TV link on as many screens as you like. The lobby shows how many are watching.
Can I watch from somewhere else?: Yes. The TV link works anywhere with a connection, so a friend who cannot make it can still watch the party. Playing from somewhere else works too; see the page on playing remotely.
Why did the site ask whether it is the TV?: Because the screen looked like one: a television’s own browser, or a big screen driven by a remote rather than a mouse or a finger. The site takes it straight to the watch page for the code, and so does joinme.games/tv, which is the short one to type. If the screen is not a TV, the “Not a TV?” link on the watch page goes back to the normal site and stays out of the way for the rest of the session.
Can the TV page be cast without a laptop?: From an Android phone, yes: open the TV link in Chrome and cast it from Chrome’s menu. iPhones cannot cast a web page to a Chromecast; use AirPlay mirroring to an Apple TV or an AirPlay television instead, or a laptop.

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