First to ring, first to answer!
Rin Ya Jaras (Arabic for “Ring, bell!”) is a team trivia game for the same room. One person hosts from their phone, everyone else joins with a code or QR, no sign-up. The question appears, the buzzer opens, and the two fastest teams get to answer.
- No download, plays in the browser
- No sign-up for players
- Arabic and English
Press the buzzer!
How to play
Four steps from opening a game to the first buzz.
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The host opens a game
Name the game and get a join code and QR right away. Share them with the room.
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Everyone joins and forms teams
Each player on their own phone: enter the code or scan the QR, then create a team or join one. Up to 12 teams, each with its own colour.
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The host picks categories and starts
Pick 4 categories from the library; 12 questions are spread across them. Before each question, a countdown runs in sync on every phone.
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Buzz, answer, collect points
The two fastest teams take the two seats. Answers are spoken out loud, the host marks them right or wrong, and scores update for everyone at the same instant.
The round, second by second
Every question is a short, charged round. Here is what happens, in order:
Countdown
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Question revealed
The host reveals the question to everyone at once.
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Countdown
4 synchronised seconds: red, amber, green… get ready.
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Buzzer open
30 seconds. Every player buzzes from their own phone.
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Seat 1
The fastest team answers out loud within 10 seconds.
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Seat 2
The second-fastest team answers next, and only scores if seat 1 was wrong.
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Judging
The host marks each seat correct or incorrect.
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Steal
Optional: the team that won the question picks a team to lose 10 points.
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Result
Scores and standings update for everyone, then the next question.
Scoring
Simple enough to learn in one round, harsh enough to keep everyone on edge.
Every team starts with 300 points
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+10
Correct answerfor the team that answered
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−10
Wrong answerbuzzing is a commitment!
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0
Both seats correctseat 1 takes +10, seat 2 gets nothing
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+10
Seat 1 wrong, seat 2 rightseat 1 −10, seat 2 +10
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−10
Stealthe question's winner picks who loses 10 points, even a team that never buzzed
- 1 Falcons +10 310 pts
- 2 Stars 300 pts
- 3 Wolves −10 290 pts
- 4 Rockets −10 280 pts
Steal from who?
After a correct answer, the host picks, on the winning team's behalf, any team to lose 10 points. The winner gains nothing extra… but a rival drops.
For hosts: you are the MC and the referee
Everything from your phone. Players see the question, the timer and the standings; you hold the controls.
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Pause and resume
Tea break? Pause the game, and everyone sees it is paused.
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Freeze a team
Block a team from buzzing for a round or more, without touching its place or points.
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Reset or skip the timer
Restart the countdown, or jump straight to judging.
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Edit scores
Correct any result: add, subtract, or set a new value.
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Manage teams
Move a player off a team, delete a team, or remove a player from the game.
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Share the code and QR
From the waiting room, where you also see who joined and who is online.
Lost the connection? The game waits for you.
If the host drops offline the game pauses by itself and everyone sees why. Come back with the same code, even after closing the app, and resume from the same question. A game left midway stays saved for you for days.
Hosting takes a ticket
Creating a game uses one ticket. New accounts get a free ticket to try their first game, and ticket packs are sold inside the app.
Players never pay, and never need an account.
Frequently asked questions
Do players need an account?
No. They join as guests with the game code or by scanning the QR and start playing right away. Only the host needs an account, created with a phone number and a verification code.
How many players and teams?
Up to 12 teams per game, with no limit on team size. One phone per player is all it takes.
Do we need to be in the same place?
The game is built for a room: the question appears on every phone, and answers are spoken out loud for the host to judge. It also works over a group call as long as everyone can hear each other.
Do I need to install an app?
No. Open the game link in a phone or desktop browser. Host and players use the same link.
What if the connection drops mid-round?
Nothing is lost. The game is saved on the server moment by moment, so a player or host returns to the same question, the same scores and the same timer.
How are categories and questions chosen?
Before starting, the host picks 4 categories from the library, or lets the game pick at random. The 12 questions are spread evenly across the chosen categories.
What language is the game in?
The interface is available in Arabic and English. The current question library is in Arabic.