Hosting Games
How to host a game
Learn how to host a live Packslet game, choose the game settings, share the join code, and start playing with your students.
- Visit packslet.com and click the Login button.
- Select Packs in the navigation menu.
- Click the Host button on one of your packs. No question pack yet? See How to create a question pack or How to find a question pack.
- Choose the game mode you want to use, then click its Select Mode button.
- Review Game Duration (in minutes) and Points per correct answer. For game modes with play between questions, set Play time (seconds) for how long students play between question rounds and Questions per round for how many questions they answer before returning to the game. You can choose 1 to 5 questions per round. Use Allow players to join late to control whether students can join after the game starts. Then click Host Game.
- Share the join code with your class and ask them to visit packslet.com/join and enter the code.
- Once enough students have joined the lobby, click the Start Game button.
- The game is now underway, and you can monitor the leaderboard in real time.
Students answer each question round in sequence, then return to the game. A counter shows their place in rounds with more than one question. Play time and Questions per round do not appear for Study Session.