How a game works.
You need a video call and a phone each. Lumi reads the questions, keeps score and watches the clock, so everyone plays.
Three screens, one game.
The call
Your faces and voices. In Google Meet, Lumi joins the call: she speaks, reads the clues, plays sound effects and keeps score.
Your phone
A web page with your buzzer, an answer box and the Challenge button. No app. Private clues go only to your phone.
The stage
The question, who buzzed and the scores, on one screen everyone can see.
Zoom or Teams? One person shares the stage tab into the call. Lumi hosts there in writing, and someone reads the question out. Her voice is in Google Meet only for now.
Click through sample screens of the phone, the stage and the host console
Setting up your own night.
Create a night
Sign in with Google or an email link. Pick a time and the number of seats. You get one invite link.
People claim seats
The night page shows who is coming, and the time in each person's own time zone. A calendar file puts it in their calendar. The seat count is the real count.
Everyone joins the call
The night page links to your call. At start time the host opens the game room. Each player opens the buzzer on a phone with the room code.
Let Lumi host, or run it yourself
The host console has one big button that says what comes next. Turn on “Let Lumi host” and the night runs on timers. You can take over at any moment.
The night ends on time
Lumi names the winner and says goodnight. Nothing autoplays into another round.
A 45-minute trivia night.
Demo games are shorter, about 20 minutes. A full night changes format every ten minutes or so, with time to talk between rounds.
| Minute | Part | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| 0 to 3 | Welcome | Lumi greets each player by name and introduces any AI players. |
| 3 to 12 | Round 1 | An easy warm-up. Everybody scores. |
| 12 to 15 | Chat break | Lumi asks a light question, like “any animal as a sidekick, which one?” You can always pass. |
| 15 to 25 | Round 2 | A different format, such as Draw Me a Hint or Catch the AI. |
| 25 to 28 | Chat break | Another question, and a look at the scoreboard. |
| 28 to 38 | Who Said It? | A round built from tonight's chat answers. You guess who said what. |
| 38 to 42 | Final question | One last question for the win. |
| 42 to 45 | Close | The winner, the best moment, and goodnight. |
What keeps it fair.
- The buzzer. The first buzz to reach our server wins. Buzzes do not travel through the video call, so a slow camera does not cost you.
- The referee is code. It compares your answer with the accepted answers and forgives accents and spelling. A close call goes to the players.
- A wrong answer. You are locked out of that question, and the next player gets a turn. You can buzz again on the next one.
What keeps it kind.
- Lumi jokes about the question, never about a player.
- Her lines are written ahead and checked by a second reviewer.
- AI players like Rocket are always labelled AI. They never see the answer key.
See it for yourself.
A demo game shows more than this page can.
Free during the beta. Demo games are for adults; kids play with a parent in the room.