Joining A Game
Joining A Game
Joining A Live Game
Look for the 4 digit code on your teacher's sceen
Go to gimkit.com/play
Enter the game code from your teacher's sceen
Enter your name
You're in!
Joining An Assignment
Your teacher should have provided you with a direct link to the assignment. Visit that link.Very popularHacking and Cheating
Hacking and Cheating
Hacking and cheating is pretty rare in Gimkit, but to help us pinpoint your concerns we'll need some more information.
We have several questions below that can help us determine what's going on. If you have time, take a look and provide answers to all relavent questions into the email thread that you came here from, or in an email to hello@gimkit.com.
Does your potential hack/cheating situation occur for just Live Games or Assignments? Or both?
Are your studentsVery popularHow many players can join a game of Gimkit?
Hard Limit
The number of players that can join a game of Gimkit can depend on internet reliability and stability.
As more players join a game, a faster and more reliable connection will be required to keep up with all the players.
Because we cannot control the devices or networks used with Gimkit, we have a hard limit on how many players can join a game.
Our hard limit for the number of students that can join a live game of Gimkit is 500 students.
We have a separate **hardSome readersHow to use Quick Actions
are actions you can use as the game host against players. It gives you the power to balance the game out, or make things more interesting!
How to open the action sheet
All quick actions are under the action sheet. To open the action sheet, click a player's name on the leaderboard:
From there,Some readersHow to remove a player from the game
In case somebody joins your game who shouldn't have, or somebody uses an inappropriate name, you may want to remove them from the game. Here's how to do that.
From the lobby
If you haven't started the game yet, you can remove a player by hovering over their name and then clicking it.
In-game
To remove a player in the middle of a game, click their name on the leaderboardFew readersMidgame Issues
Midgame Issues
This article explains why midgame can sometimes occur and the best ways to prevent them from happening.
Midgame issues include but aren't limited to game balances not updating, upgrades not activating, and not being able to purchase powerups.
Issues like these happen due to something called packet loss.
During a Gimkit game, small packets of data are sent to all players of a game to inform them of their current state. These data packets include player's balances, whichFew readersHow to view the leaderboard on a student's device
Here's how students can view the leaderboard on their own device! This is perfect for when you're using Gimkit remotely and student's can't see the main leaderboard screen.
While in-game, click the D-Pad Icon
That's it! The leaderboard will pop open for the student!Few readersHow to use Read to Me
How to use Read to Me for Gimkit Live
Read to Me lets students have questions and answers read aloud to them inside of Gimkit Live.
Your students can turn Read to Me on and off as they need during the game, but, by default, Read To Me is off.
To enable Read To Me, click the menu icon on the top right.
Next, click the settings gear on the bottom left.
 and assignments. To do that, we use a lottery system that prioritizes questions students got incorrect the first time they answered them.
SmartFew readersNickname Generator
Use our Nickname Generator in live Gimkit games to assign safe names to students automatically.
To turn on Nickname Generator, set the Use Nickname Generator toggle to "On" when hosting a live game using any game mode.
Nickname Generator On
When students join a game with Nickname Generator turned on, they won't be able to edit or enter their name. Instead a random, safe name will beFew readers
