FEATURE · PHONE BUZZERS

A quiz buzzer on every phone

Players scan the QR code on the TV or type a five-character room code, pick a team, and their phone becomes a buzzer. No app to install, no account to make, and no argument about who pressed first.

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How do phone buzzers work?

The Party Quiz's buzzers are a web page, not an app: players scan the QR code on the TV or open thepartyquiz.com/buzz, type the room code and a first name, and their phone becomes a buzzer. When you open a question, every phone that has joined wakes up with one big button, and every phone sees the same order of presses, who was first, and how far behind everyone else was.

The first name is all a player gives. It's shown on the TV so the room knows who's playing, and deleted automatically seven days after the party.

JOINING

Scan, type a name, pick a team

Before the first question the TV shows a QR code, the address thepartyquiz.com/buzz and the room code in huge letters. Players scan or type, enter a first name and tap their team's colour. Their name appears under the team on the TV a moment later.

The QR code also carries the quiz's language, so a Dutch quiz opens a Dutch buzzer.

THE RACE

Asleep until it matters

The button only wakes up when a question is open, so nobody can buzz early by accident. The first press wins and shows as a gold card on that phone; everyone else sees who got there first and their own time behind.

If the answer's wrong, the buzzers re-arm for a steal. You can also reset them by hand.

Ordered as the presses arrive
Everyone sees the same order
Re-arms for steals
The answer clock starts on the first buzz

MORE THAN A BUZZER

The same phone answers the other formats

In a pub-quiz round the phone becomes an answer pad, a text box, or a number keypad for number questions. In quickfire it shows the options as big coloured bands. Same room code, same join, nothing new to learn.

Quickfire

Buzzers at a glance

Players need: A phone with a web browser. No app, no account, no email
Joining: QR code on the TV, or thepartyquiz.com/buzz plus a five-character room code
Stored: A first name, the team, the buzzes and any typed answers, deleted seven days after the party
Order: By arrival, the same on every screen
Screen: Kept awake while the buzzer is open, on browsers that allow it
Languages: English, Dutch, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, following the quiz

Questions about buzzers

Do players need to download an app?

No. The buzzer is a web page, so any phone with a browser works, iPhone or Android, no install and no sign-up.

Is it fair if some phones are on slower connections?

Buzzes are ordered by when they reach the buzzer room. A very slow connection can still cost a fraction of a second, the same way it would with any online buzzer.

Can two people share a phone?

Yes. A phone joins under one name, so a couple on the sofa can share one, they just buzz as one player.

What if a phone loses its connection?

The buzzer page remembers the name and the room code, so rejoining is two taps: continue, then the team. The phone keeps its place on the roster rather than appearing twice.

Can I run the quiz without buzzers?

Yes. The buzzers are optional; shouting and hands still work, and you score with the + and − buttons.

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Players use their own phones.

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