Join a game

How joining a Ponko game works

1. 1

   The host puts a code on screen

   Whoever is running the quiz shows a six-character code, usually beside a QR code. The codes leave out 0, O, 1 and I, so there is nothing ambiguous to mistype.

2. 2

   You enter it here

   Type the code above, then pick a nickname and an avatar. There is nothing to install and no account to create.

3. 3

   You answer on your own phone

   Questions appear on the host's screen and you tap your answer here. Answering correctly sooner scores more, and the leaderboard updates between questions.

Do I need an account?

No. Joining needs the code and nothing else. Accounts exist for people who want to create and host their own quizzes.

Do I need to install an app?

No. Ponko runs in the browser on phones, tablets and computers. Scanning the host's QR code opens the right page directly.

The code isn't working.

A code only works while its game is open, so one from a finished game will not let you in. Check the characters against the host's screen — and note that a nickname another player has already taken is refused too.

How many people can play at once?

Up to 190 players in a single game.

I was sent a link or a code for a quiz to do on my own.

That is a self-paced quiz. Open the link, or type the code above, before the deadline: you play alone, at your own pace, with one try. Your answers are saved as you go, so if you close the page you can continue on the same device.