QR table games: how does it work exactly?

Games via a QR code sound like something that requires a project: equipment, installation, explaining it to staff. In practice, it's a card on the table and nothing more. This explanation walks through the whole chain, so you know exactly what you're saying yes to.

Step by step

1. Each table gets its own QR code. It's unique per table, so the system knows which table someone is sitting at.
2. A guest scans it with their own phone's camera. Nothing needs to be installed; it opens in the browser.
3. They enter a nickname. No account, no email address, no password.
4. They choose how they want to play: alone, together with their own table, or against another table in the venue.
5. They choose a game and start. A round takes two to five minutes.

That's it. There's no moment where your staff need to do anything.

What you need to arrange yourself

One-off: print or have the QR codes printed and place them on the tables. After that, you choose in the customer portal which games you want active. If you turn a game off, it disappears from all tables immediately.

There's no equipment, no installation and no training. The only physical action is placing a card on the table.

What if the wifi is poor?

This is the question that gets asked most often, and rightly so: many venues have a basement, a terrace or a back room with poor coverage. Guests play on their own mobile connection, so your wifi isn't needed. The games are deliberately built lightweight, specifically for places where coverage isn't great.

So are guests on their phones all evening then?

That depends entirely on the length and format. A round of two to five minutes fills the gap between ordering and being served, and then stops. And two of the three play formats are specifically built so people aren't sitting apart: together on one phone, or a whole table against another table. That produces noise and laughter, not silence.

What happens with data

Guests have no account and only enter a nickname. No names, email addresses or phone numbers of your guests are stored. What is stored and why is explained in the privacy statement.

The three play formats, and when to use which

Playing alone

One guest, one phone. Suitable for the gap between ordering and being served, and for the guest sitting alone. Puzzles, memory games and reaction tests fall under this.

Together on one phone

The whole table joins in, taking turns on the same device. This is the form the objection about phones applies to least: there's one phone on the table and everyone watches along. Works well for families and groups.

Against another table

Two or more tables compete against each other, with a scoreboard that updates live. This is the form that creates noise in the venue, and venues choose it when they want atmosphere on a quiet evening.

You decide yourself which games are switched on, and therefore also which forms your guests get to see.

What you see from it

• How many games have been played, per day, week, month and year.
• Which games are played most and how long is played per game.
• How many different guests have taken part.
• How many reviews and order requests it has produced.

This way, within two weeks you'll see whether it appeals to your guests, instead of having to guess.

The questions everyone asks before getting started

Do my tables need to look different?

No. The QR code can go on a standing card, on a sticker, or be printed into a menu or coaster. You decide how it looks; you set the size and layout in the customer portal.

What if a guest scans the QR code from another table?

Then they join in from that table. That's rarely a problem, and it's actually the whole point for table-versus-table. If you're worried about confusion, you can switch that mode off.

Does it work on older phones?

Everything runs in the browser and nothing is installed, so the requirement is a phone with a modern browser. In practice that means virtually any device from the past six years.

Can I see which table is playing what?

You see the number of games, the games played and the play duration. You don't see who is playing: guests don't have an account and only enter a nickname.

What happens if the system goes down?

Then a guest sees a short maintenance message saying they can try again in a few minutes. Nothing breaks on your table, your menu or your till, as they operate independently of it.

What it costs

The price depends on the number of tables and can be cancelled monthly. The overview is on the pricing page; all games are listed on their own page.