Trivia Bowl Buzzer is perfect for any fast-paced, Jeopardy!-style trivia competition (many such competitions are called Scholars' Bowl, Quiz Bowl, or Academic Bowl). Players use separate devices to buzz into the Game Host's device. Upon buzzing, the Player's device sounds and vibrates, and the Game Host's device indicates which Player has buzzed in, while preventing all other Players from buzzing in. This app uses Bluetooth 4.0 (BLE) capabilities to connect multiple iOS devices (which act as buzzers) to a central hub, eliminating the need for wired buzzer systems. THEREFORE, Trivia Bowl Buzzer is compatible only with the following devices: - iPhone 4S and more recent - iPod Touch 5 and more recent - iPad 3 and more recent - iPad Mini (all models) - iPad Pro (all models) Note that devices running Version 1.0 will not be compatible with devices running Version 2.0 as a result of the added functionality in Version 2.0. It is therefore necessary that all devices update to the newest version of Trivia Bowl Buzzer. Disclaimer: Note also that, due to the nature of Bluetooth connections, various complications could potentially occur during gameplay. As a result, the timing of buzzing might not always be accurate (for example, distance might cause one device which actually buzzed in first not to register until after another device has buzzed in). Thus, this app should not be used for any high-stakes competition or in place of any high-accuracy buzzer system. Thank you for your understanding. If you have any questions or comments about Trivia Bowl Buzzer, kindly email triviabowlbuzzerios[at]gmail[dot]com. Thank you very much!
No good
The entire game has to be reset every time someone click out out the app to look at a text or another app, or click their phone off.
Don’t waste your money
10 minutes of troubleshooting and still couldn’t get this to work for 2 teams.
Awesome!
Great!
Very frustrating…. Stay away!
It spoilt our game night!!! We all left the games frustrated
Does not work - rip-off
I tried to use this product several times. It never worked with over 6 individuals. Every time your phone monitor hibernates for being idle for one minute you lose the whole game. Too many challenges to be efficient or worthwhile.
Host version
I have used this app for my academic bowl team’s practices for several years. I have purchased the host version for three different devices (my iPhone, a school iPad, and a substitute’s iPhone). All of a sudden the app will not open. When I try it flashes open and closes immediately. I went to the App Store and reloaded it, but it wants me to purchase the host version again. How can I use this app without purchasing it again?
Don’t waste your money
Purchased the ability to host and it would not connect to the other players. All phones being used were current iPhone Pro models.
Scoring - Game Host can keep track of team and individual scores using custom-defined values for "Correct," "Incorrect," "Bonus," and "Penalty."
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