Help · 3vii

Install it

On the computer you’ll plug into the TV, go to 3vii.com/download and download the installer for Windows or Mac.
On Windows, Edge may say the file “isn’t commonly downloaded”: press ··· on it, then Keep, then Show more and Keep anyway (in Chrome, Keep). Open it: the first time, Windows shows “Windows protected your PC”: press More info, then Run anyway. A Mac says it couldn’t check the app: press Done, then open System Settings › Privacy & Security and press Open Anyway. The download page shows both, step by step.
Plug the computer into the TV. 3vii starts in full screen; F11 switches it on and off.

Take a seat

Everyone joins on the Players tab, each with their own controller.

A gamepad: press Ⓐ. Most gamepads work straight away; a few ask to be shown their buttons once, and 3vii remembers that model after.
The keyboard is two players. One uses the arrow keys with Enter, Esc and 1–4; the other uses W A S D with F, G and Z X C V. Press Enter or F to join.
Press your join button again to type your name and pick a face.

Play on phones

On the Players tab, go up to the bar above the seats and choose Phones, then start sharing. A QR code appears.
Each player scans it with a phone on the same Wi-Fi as the computer, types a name and presses Join. There’s nothing to install.

Up to 30 phones can join, alongside controllers and the keyboard.

Pause and quit

Anyone can pause: hold Ⓑ (or Esc) for a second and a half, or press P or a gamepad’s Start. A quick tap of Ⓑ is an answer, not a pause. One player, the game lead, can also skip a question, restart the round or quit to the home screen.

Try Pro free for 7 days

In 3vii, open Unlock (on any locked game, or in Settings) and choose Try Pro free for 7 days. Scan the code with your phone (or go to 3vii.com/trial and type the code), type your email address and the 6-digit code we email you, and every game opens on the TV at once. It ends by itself after 7 days; there’s nothing to cancel.

Moving to a new computer

With Pro, open Settings on the old computer while it’s online and choose Move my licence off this computer. Then activate 3vii on the new one with your licence key, or by signing in on your phone.