HOSTING GUIDE

You can make games about anything you want from cooking to your favorite sport. Just make sure the content is common knowledge so your players have a fair shot at getting the answers right.

You do not. While this technique is common for elimination games, it's not necessary in Showdown Live because players get points for the speed of their answer and not just if they got it right.

Each question needs to have at least two answers, and maximum of four. It is therefore possible to have true or false questions.

In case you're hosting a game with a friend where one holds the camera and the other acts as a host. Also, you don't HAVE to be on camera the whole time? Think your teddy bear would make a great host. Show us!

Players can find your game through their homescreen, game list, search, or through their subscription screen if they subscribe to you. To get more players in your game, you can share it on your social networks and when someone clicks your game link they'll be taken right into your game lobby.

Our team is always on the search for great creators. If we see that you're consistently putting our great games and building your subscribers we may feature your game on users home screens to help bring you even more players.

We do this to keep your game moving and to keep some consistency among all the game times. Your players want to hear what you have to say, but they also want to play trivia. The timer is there to help keep you on track

Players rate your game 1-5 stars when it's done to let you know what they thought of it. Your average game rating shows on your profile. It's there to encourage you to make the best games you can and to help us remove creators who make games that are not adding positively to our community.

You can host your game at any time you want, day or night. Host your game at a time that you think is best for you and your creators. Games are booked in 15-minute intervals. Pro Tip: The best way to build a loyal following is to host your games at the same time each day so players know when to expect it.

You can have up to 3000 players playing your game at once. Anyone over 3000 will not be able to enter your game, however if a player leaves, then a spot will open for a new player to start. Games are first come, first serve so priority is given to players who are in the game lobby first.

Yes you can. In your creator studio there's a sample game in your drafts folder. Click that and hit the Practice button. You can now host a game for an audience of bots. It's just for fun and it will let your practice your hosting skills. Every game you create will have a practice mode you can play with.

All game reports are reviewed by our team to see if the content of those games violated our terms of service. If your game violates our terms or your questions & answered are not well known the players you could receive a warning from us. Multiple offenders may be removed from the app completely.

Yes, creating games has the highest coin payout in the app! However to earn coins you must receive at least a 4-star rating and have 25 or more players in your game.

Creators are ranked on the leaderboard based on the total number of subscribers they have. This ranking changes in realtime.

Glad you asked. That's not possible yet, but we are working on a web browser interface that will allow you to enter questions and answers from a computer. It's coming soon!