Tutorials
Learn qStack in a few minutes
Every guide uses the same words as the buttons on the board, so you can follow along with it open in front of you.
Getting started
Host your first session
Set up a board in three short steps, get the first game on, and let the board take it from there.
7 stepsGet everyone on the board
Show the QR code, send the link, or read out the code, and let players add themselves.
4 stepsPut the board on a TV with Courtside
Show the courts, who's up next and the QR code on a big screen, so nobody has to crowd round your phone.
7 stepsJoin a board as a player
Scan, type your name, and see when you're up. No app, no account.
7 stepsBring your Reclub list
Paste the player list from Reclub and qStack fills in the names, the session name and the courts.
4 stepsDuring the session
Run the courts
Change who's up next, send a group to a free court, swap a player mid-game, and fix a wrong result.
7 stepsPick a matching style
Round Robin, Auto-Balanced, Winners / Losers or Skill Separated: what each one does and when to use it.
5 stepsFixed partners and requested games
Keep two people on the same side all night, or line up a game somebody asked for.
5 stepsRun it with a co-host
Give a friend the same controls on their own phone, by link or by email.
4 stepsLock the phone before you pass it around
Let players record results from your phone without being able to rearrange the night.
4 stepsMessages, time limits and the court fee
Tell the whole room something at once, keep games to time, and collect the fee without a clipboard.
5 stepsWhen the wifi drops
What the board does with no signal, and how to tell when everyone is seeing the same thing again.
4 stepsAfter the session
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