Frequently Asked Questions

The Score Counter supports up to 64 players. Large rosters may require more scrolling on a phone, and color-coded rows keep players easy to tell apart.

Your player list, score totals, and score-counter settings are persisted in browser storage when it is available. In Rounds mode, tap Save Round before closing; uncommitted round entries and Undo history are not restored after a reload.

Yes. Tap Undo to reverse the last score change. The most recent 100 score changes are kept, so you can undo several actions in a row.

Drag the grip handle on the left of any player row. This lets you match the on-screen order to the seating order at the table.

Each player row has +1, +5 and +10 buttons along with matching minus buttons, so you can apply both small and large scoring swings without repeated tapping.

Yes. Use the Life mode switch at the top of Score Counter. It keeps the same shared Table players and provides starting-total and large adjustment controls for card games, hit points, and similar formats.

Yes. The former /life-counter address redirects to Score Counter with Life mode selected, so saved bookmarks continue to work.

Fourteen built-in presets are grouped into Bullet, Blitz, Rapid, and Classical controls: 1+0, 1+1, 2+1, 3+0, 3+2, 5+0, 5+3, 10+0, 10+5, 15+10, 25+10, 30+0, 45+15, and 60+30. You can also set a custom time and increment.

The increment adds time to your own clock after each move you complete. In a 3+2 game each player starts with 3 minutes and gains 2 seconds per move, which stops games being decided purely by hand speed.

After making your move, tap your own side of the clock. That stops your timer and starts your opponent's. The active side is highlighted so it is clear whose turn it is.

The clock stops and the other player is shown as the winner. On phones that support it you will also feel a vibration alert.

While a game is running, the clock requests a screen wake lock in supported browsers. If wake-lock support is unavailable or the request fails, the clock continues timing normally.

d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d20 and d100. You can add several of each and roll different types together in a single throw.

No. Tap the plus button on each die to build your roll visually. Dice notation is still available under the Advanced panel if you prefer typing it.

The d stands for die and the number after it is how many sides it has, so a d20 gives a result from 1 to 20. A number in front is how many to roll, so 2d6 means roll two six-sided dice and add them together.

Yes. Each die is rolled independently with the site's random-number helper. Browsers with Web Crypto support use a secure random source with a compatibility fallback for older environments.

Green marks a maximum roll on that die and red marks a natural 1, which makes critical successes and failures easy to spot in role-playing games.

No. The current roll and its individual results stay visible until you roll again, but roll history is not saved after a page reload.

Yes. Every flip is an independent draw with an exact 50/50 chance of heads or tails, with no memory of previous results.

No. The outcome is determined first, then the coin is spun to land on that face. The animation is presentation only and cannot change what you get.

Streaks are normal in random sequences. Because each flip is independent, five heads in a row does not make tails more likely next. Over many flips the split converges towards 50 percent.

Yes. Your last 100 flips are kept locally along with running percentages for heads and tails, and you can clear them whenever you like.

A winner is chosen by a random number generator before the wheel starts moving, and the wheel is then rotated so it lands on that name.

Up to 64 players, with a minimum of two for a wheel spin. Case-insensitive duplicate names are removed, and the wheel divides the remaining entries into equal slices.

Player Picker automatically loads the browser-local Table when one exists, and you can also add, edit or remove names directly on the page. Set Up Table remains available for full roster management across compatible BoardScore tools.

Yes. Entries are just text, so it works equally well for chores, prize draws, restaurants or any shortlist where you want an impartial choice.

Basketball, volleyball, football, futsal, badminton, tennis, table tennis, chess, quiz nights, board games, Magic: The Gathering, and a custom mode where you set the rules.

Yes. Enter Focus Mode and connect your device to a TV or projector. On supported browsers, Focus Mode can also request native fullscreen. The large numbers and high-contrast themes are designed to be readable from across a room.

Set a period duration in settings, then tap the timer to start the countdown. It stops automatically at zero and you can advance to the next period without resetting the score.

Yes. Open the Counters panel beneath the scoreboard to add custom counters for any stat you want to track per team.

Yes. All scoreboard data including scores, timer state, team names, and counters is saved locally so you can resume a game after closing the tab.

Yes. Choose a preset or enter any minutes and seconds combination before starting the timer. The setting stays in place until you change it or reset the tool.

The countdown stops, an alarm sounds, and supported devices can vibrate. The final state remains visible until you start or reset another round.

Yes. Turn on Auto-restart before starting and the timer begins a fresh countdown whenever the current round ends. A completed-round count helps you keep track of intervals.

Each team can tap its on-screen buzzer or press its assigned number key from 1 to 8. The first response is highlighted; when Lock After First is enabled, the round locks so the result is clear. Otherwise multiple buzzes can be recorded.

Yes. Add up to eight teams or players, give them names, and use the same shared screen for the host and participants.

Award or deduct points with the score controls, then choose Reset Round. Open the buzzers again only after the next question has been read.

You can create single-elimination, double-elimination, or round-robin tournaments. Each format uses the same participant list but produces a different path to the final result.

Pairings mode creates only the first-round matchups, with automatic byes for uneven fields. You can preserve entered seed order, lock announced pairings, reshuffle the rest, copy the result, or export an SVG without building later rounds.

Yes. The generator creates automatic byes when the participant count is not a power of two, so the bracket remains balanced without manual placeholder players.

Yes. Use Undo after advancing a participant to reverse the latest result, then select the correct winner in that match.

Enter one name per line or separate names with commas. The preview makes it easy to check the list before generating teams.

Random mode shuffles players into teams, while Balanced mode keeps team sizes equal or as close as possible. Choose the mode that best fits your activity.

Yes. Choose Number of Teams when the group needs a fixed number of teams, or Players per Team when each team should have a specific size.

Yes. When a shared Table has players, Turn Order can use those names as its starting roster. You can also edit a local list directly.

A locked player remains in the generated order while the other positions can be reshuffled. This is useful when a host has already announced part of the order.

Reverse order flips the current sequence for the next round. Snake order keeps the idea of alternating direction between rounds so the same player does not always get the first position.

Yes. Choose Custom deck and enter one card per line or comma-separated labels. You can add an optional icon after a vertical bar, such as Bonus | ★.

Without replacement, drawn cards move into a discard pile and will not appear again until you reshuffle the discard. With replacement returns cards to the available deck for repeated independent draws.

Yes. Save up to the locally available presets in this browser, or copy a bounded setup link that includes the deck definition. The current draw, discard pile, and local history stay in this browser and are not placed in the URL.

Yes. Cards remain hidden until the player uses Reveal my card, so you can pass one phone around the table. Share links include setup only; private assignments, revealed cards, and reveal progress stay local to the current browser.

Yes. Choose Custom deck and enter one card per line or comma-separated labels. Optional icons can follow a vertical bar, such as Bonus | +.

No. Each player receives a different card from the configured deck for the current deal. Reset starts a fresh round from the same deck definition.

No. Share links include the player and role setup only. The browser creates a new deal locally, so current assignments and reveal progress are not exposed in the URL.

Yes. Enable duplicate roles when the role pool is smaller than the group or when your game needs several copies of a role.

It works for Mafia, Werewolf, social-deduction games, party games, classroom assignments, and any activity that needs a hidden role per player.

Quick Choices is a focused launcher with separate Common decisions and Group activities sections. It links to player picking, coin flips, dice, cards, bingo, secret roles, Tournament Pairings, and turn order.

Surprise me chooses only from the common-decision shortcuts: Player Picker, Coin Flip, or Dice Roller. Group activities remain available as explicit choices below.

No. It links to the canonical tool pages so each interaction keeps its own persistence, sharing, Focus Mode, and accessibility behavior.

Yes. It shows shared Table context, and compatible tools can import the Table without retyping names.

Yes. The 75-ball preset calls numbers from 1 to 75 with B-I-N-G-O labels, while the 90-ball preset calls numbers from 1 to 90. Custom mode supports another bounded range.

Yes. Set the interval in seconds and choose Auto call. Pause it whenever players need more time, then continue from the remaining numbers.

No. Each call is removed from the available pool, so a number appears only once until you reset the board.