Set the time. The game starts without you.
Pick a date, share one link, and Oh!Trivia opens the lobby and asks the first question on its own — even if you are still finding your headphones.
Getting everyone in one place is the hard part
Building the quiz takes minutes. Coordinating fourteen people across three time zones is what actually kills trivia night.
Without scheduling
— “What time works for everyone?” — 40 messages later, still no answer
— Someone has to be at a keyboard to press start
— Half the group forgets and you start 20 minutes late
— Time zones get worked out wrong, twice
With scheduling
— One link, posted once, with the time already in it
— The game starts itself — the host can be a player
— Players get a calendar reminder ten minutes before
— Everyone sees the start time in their own time zone
Four steps, about five minutes
And if nobody turns up?
The honest answer, because scheduling something you cannot watch is only comfortable if you know what happens when it fails.
Too few players join
The game does not run, and it does not use up one of your monthly games. Your quiz is untouched — pick a new time, or run it live like any other game.
You need to move it
Change the time or cancel it outright. Anyone opening the old link is told plainly that it is no longer running, instead of watching a countdown that never ends.
You want to know how it went
One email after it runs: how many played, who won, and whether there are prizes still to send. Or one email saying it did not go ahead. Nothing else.
Built for the games that need a date in the diary
Not the same as homework mode
Most quiz tools offer self-paced assignments: everyone plays alone, whenever they get round to it. That is a useful thing, and it is not this. A scheduled Oh!Trivia game is live and shared — the same questions, at the same moment, with a leaderboard moving in real time. The only difference is that nobody has to press start.
Questions people ask
Can a trivia game start without the host being there?
Yes. Once you schedule a game, the lobby opens five minutes before the start time and the first question appears automatically at the announced time. Nobody has to press start.
What happens if not enough people turn up?
You set a minimum number of players when you schedule. If fewer join, the game does not run and it does not count against your monthly allowance. You get an email telling you what happened, and the quiz stays ready to run another time.
Do players see the time in their own time zone?
Yes. The join page shows a live countdown plus the start time converted to each player's local time, so a group spread across countries all see the same moment described correctly.
Can players add a scheduled trivia game to their calendar?
Yes. The join page offers a calendar file that works with Google Calendar, Outlook and Apple Calendar, with a reminder ten minutes before the game starts.
Can I change or cancel a scheduled trivia game?
Yes. You can move it to a new time or cancel it entirely. Anyone opening the old link is told the game is no longer running rather than being left on a countdown that never ends.
Is scheduling free?
Yes. Scheduling is included on the free plan, which covers games of up to 20 players with no credit card.
Pick a time. Send one link.
Free for 20 players. No app. No credit card.