Start with the group, then choose the game
A good online trivia night does not need a long setup. It needs a party code everyone can use, subjects the group wants to play and enough room for everyone joining. Tidbit Party lets the host create a game and share its code while each player answers on their own device.
If you want to talk while you play, keep your voice or video call in the app your group already uses and let Tidbit handle the questions and answers.
Check the party size first
Without Premium, a trivia party holds up to four people, including the host. When one player in the party has Premium, it holds up to 10 and can play every party mode. Joining a party is free: the host decides the party size and the modes.
Higher or Lower parties need one player with Premium. For the simplest free setup, play a trivia party and keep the group to four people or fewer. The limit includes the person hosting, so a host plus four friends needs one player with Premium.
Two players are enough to start a game, so a small group can play too.
When the group is bigger than the party
A free party fits four and a Premium party fits ten. For a bigger group, split into two parties with a host each, play the same subjects, and compare the winners at the end.
Or play in turns: one group plays a round while the others listen in on the call, then swap.
Set up your first trivia night
- Open Party from Tidbit and create a party. Choose the game and settings available to your host account.
- Choose the subjects and difficulty for your group. For a mixed group, ask everyone for a subject before you start.
- Share the party code in your group chat. Ask each person to join on the device they will answer with.
- Check that everyone has reached the lobby, then start. Keep any separate voice call running if your group wants to talk.
If someone cannot join
Check that they have the right code and are joining from a web browser on their own device. Everyone needs an internet connection.
If the party is full, the host can check the party size: a free party holds four, host included.
Plan the evening in rounds
- Warm-up: a short Game Show round on general knowledge. Everyone answers the same question at the same time, and answering faster scores more.
- Subject turns: each round, a different person picks the subjects.
- A change of pace, when one player has Premium: Conviction. You answer in secret, then see what everyone else picked and can change your mind.
- A numbers round, when one player has Premium: Higher or Lower.
- A finale: one last round on the hardest subject of the night.
Three or four short rounds and a finale fill an evening nicely. Each day, one of the other party modes is free for everyone, so even a free party can try something new.
Every party mode has its own settings, so the host can shape each round to the group.
Playing over a video call
Most online trivia nights run alongside a video or voice call. Keep the call in one window and Tidbit in another, or play on your phone while the call stays on your computer.
Talk after the answer appears, not while the question is up. Reading out an answer spoils it for the people still thinking.
Three ways to make the evening yours
- Take turns choosing subjects. One person picking every topic can turn a shared game into their specialist round.
- Agree on difficulty together. A relaxed first game gives everyone a chance to understand the controls before you raise it.
- Choose the stopping point in advance. A short game is easier to organize than an open-ended evening, and the group can always choose another round.
Playing in Discord instead
If your group already spends its evenings in Discord, you can skip the separate call. Tidbit Trivia runs inside Discord: start it from the App Launcher in a voice or text channel, and up to 10 people in the channel can play together.
10-player trivia games are free to play there, and friends on tidbittrivia.com can join your party with its code. The Discord trivia page has the steps, and there is a whole plan for a Discord game night.
Scores, prizes and the next game night
Keep a tally of round winners in your group chat and crown a winner at the end. The best prizes are small: first pick of the subjects next time, or a title the group invents.
Between game nights, the Daily Question is one question a day, the same for everyone. Post your answers in the group chat once everyone has played, and the next game night has something to start from.
Before you send the code
- Count everyone, including the host. Four in total fits a free trivia party; five to ten needs one player with Premium.
- Choose the host and game first. Higher or Lower needs one player with Premium even with a small group.
- Send the call details separately from the party code if you want both. Everyone needs their own device for answers.
- Agree on subjects, difficulty and a stopping point before starting. Keep the lobby open while people join.
If the group wants to discuss answers, agree on that before the game rather than halfway through it.
Tidbit is for ages 13 and above and does not have a kids-only content filter. For family groups, make sure that fits everyone taking part. Want to explain the comparison game before inviting people? Read what to check on a Higher or Lower card.
By the team making Tidbit. Questions or a correction? Get in touch.
