The Initials Game Live App

The Initials Game Live web app is located at play.initialsgamelive.com. It can also be accessed from the home page at initialsgamelive.com

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The Initials Game Live app is a web app developed by Trivia Mafia that facilitates playing The Initials Game. 

As with the Trivia Mafia app, the Initials Game Live app is a web app, rather than a native app. This means it is essentially a web page and does not require anyone (host or player) to download or install any apps or software. You can simply navigate to the app using a browser on any internet-connected device. 

The following guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to use the Initials Game Live app while hosting an IGL event. 


Step 1: Logging In and Creating a Game

All users with hosting permissions should see a Host button when they login at play.initialsgamelive.com. To begin your game, just hit that button! 

If you have not yet created an account at play.initialsgamelive.com, you'll need to do that first. 

If you have an account but you do not see a Host button, you need your hosting permissions updated. Please contact Chuck (chuck@triviamafia.com). 

To Create a Game: 

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Step 2: Starting the Game

Once you've created a new game, you will be shown the game's join code. Share this code with your players. 

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Note: The Initials Game Live app generates game content randomly based on which players are currently signed into the game. This way, we can guarantee that players will never see repeated content. For this reason, hosts will not know in advance which initials will be played in a given game. This also means that multiple games played simultaneously on any given night will all contain content unique to those games.

This is very different from Trivia Mafia Classic, where all quizzes on a given night use the same content. 

Private events running Initials Game Live are set up in advance, so those hosts will know their initials prior to the game.

Step 3: Running the Game

You will now see the game's first set of initials, or "Round 1." 

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Step 4: Scoring and Updating the Leaderboard

Scoring is handled automatically by the app!

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Navigating Within the App

Navigating the app is very simple and intuitive. Here are a couple of helpful pointers to help hosts and players find their way around!


In-App Audio

Using the in-app audio while hosting Initials Game Live is highly recommended!

The in-app audio adds an atmosphere of tension and drama to the game, drowns out players' voices as they mull over potential answers with teammates, and includes countdown cues to alert players (and hosts) whenever new clues are about to be revealed.

To use the audio: First make sure the device you're using to  run the game is plugged into a Trivia Mafia PA or the venue's house sound system. 

Note: It is possible for multiple hosts to log into a single game simultaneously from multiple devices. If you do this for any reason, make sure the device used to started the game is the one that's connected to the sound system. This is the device that should be used to start each item as well. Other devices can be used to read clues, check scoring, etc. 

Other notes about using audio:

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Revision #25
Created 30 July 2024 20:45:54 by Chuck Terhark
Updated 23 January 2025 20:27:00 by Chuck Terhark