Hosting the Stage
Everything about running the big screen — casting options, room codes, and picking the right game for your group.
Choose your screen
The Stage runs in any modern browser, so your options are wide open: a laptop plugged into a TV, a smart TV’s built-in browser, a tablet propped on the coffee table, or a laptop screen cast to the TV over whatever casting setup you already use. If it can browse the web and everyone in the room can see it, it works as a Stage.
Room codes are your front door
Every hosted room gets a fresh 4-letter code and a QR code, shown right on the Stage. Share either one — the QR is fastest for a room full of people, and the code is easier to shout across a backyard or drop in a group chat for friends joining remotely. Rooms also let you pick a language up front — English or Romanian — so the whole table sees the same prompts.
Pick games for your group
Not every game wants the same crowd. Before you start, glance at each game’s player range and pick with your headcount in mind — some games hum along with 4 people, others come alive at 12+. There’s a family mode toggle too, for nights when you want the tone to stay a little more PG for the table.
A few tips from the couch
Turn the sound on — a lot of the fun is in the stings and reveals. Bump the brightness up if you’re playing somewhere bright; the Stage is built to stay readable, but glare off a window is nobody’s friend. And keep the Stage device plugged in or charged — nobody wants a dead battery to be the plot twist.
🛋️ Written from the couch, phone in hand. Spot a mistake? Tell us.