Run Trivia Like a Pro.

The all-in-one platform for hosting unforgettable trivia nights — fully branded as yours. We deliver two professionally written, multi-round game packs every week so nearby venues never run the same game. Just plug in and play.

5-round sample game · No credit card · One per visitor

YOUR TRIVIA NIGHT

Your Venue Name

Hosted by You

WELCOME TO YOUR TRIVIA NIGHT AT YOUR VENUE — CUSTOM TICKER MESSAGES — PROMOTE YOUR EVENTS

2x

New Games Weekly

Live

Real-Time Scoring

Paper & Pen Gameplay

TV

Venue Display

Two Powerful Tools.
One Platform.

We write the trivia. You run the show. The game engine handles the slides, the admin suite handles the scoring, and we deliver fresh content every week.

Fresh Trivia Every Week

We write it, vet it, and deliver it. Two unique game packs drop every week — complete with themed rounds, questions, images, answer keys, and printable answer sheets. Just print and play.

Live Scoring

Teams play on paper and swap sheets to grade each other — keeping the social energy alive. The host enters scores into the admin panel and everyone watches the leaderboard update in real-time.

TV Display

Dedicated 1080p venue display shows rankings, round scores, break countdowns, and wager status — optimized for bar TVs and projectors.

Admin Dashboard

Full control panel to create games, manage teams, enter scores collected from graded answer sheets, broadcast announcements, and control wager/break timers.

Your Brand, Your Game

Game title, venue name, host name, and scrolling ticker — all customizable free with every game. Want your logo on the Presentation, TV, and printables? One-time $50 Personal Logo Upgrade adds it for good.

Two Games, Zero Crossover

We release two distinct game packs each week. Assign different packs to nearby venues so no team walks into the same trivia twice. Your regulars stay surprised.

Up and Running
In Minutes.

1

Subscribe & Log In

Pick your plan and get instant access. Two new professionally written game packs arrive every week — open and host right from your dashboard.

2

Launch Your Game

Create a game ID, print the included answer sheets, and generate a QR code. Open the slide engine on your projector and let captains scan to register.

3

Host & Score Live

Teams play on paper and swap sheets to grade each other. Enter scores into the admin panel and the live leaderboard updates for everyone in real-time.

The Complete
Trivia Toolkit.

Game Slide Engine

The presentation your audience sees — projected on the big screen.

Multiple Round TypesMultiple choice, text Q&A, image rounds, spelling, wager, tiebreaker — and more
We Write the QuestionsTwo complete game packs per week — vetted for accuracy, balanced for difficulty, themed for variety
Custom News TickerScrolling announcements at the bottom of every slide — promote events, rules, or sponsors
Keyboard NavigationArrow keys and spacebar advance slides; press ? any time for the built-in help panel
Photo Round TimersVisual rounds auto-advance with built-in countdown timers for questions and answer reveals
Full PersonalizationSet your own game title, venue name, host name, and ticker messages free with every game. Add an image logo with the optional $50 one-time Personal Logo Upgrade.

Admin Control Panel

Your command center — manage every aspect of the game from one screen.

One-Click Game CreationSet a Game ID, event name, and round count — your game is live instantly
Secure Host AuthGoogle sign-in or email/password — only paid hosts can access the dashboard, with per-session rate limiting and lockout on brute-force
Manual Score EntryCollect graded answer sheets and enter each team's score per round — totals auto-calculate with bonus multipliers
Live AnnouncementsBroadcast scrolling messages to every connected screen instantly
QR Code GeneratorAuto-generates a scannable QR code — captains use it to register, everyone uses it to view scores
Team ManagementAdd, edit, rename, or delete teams — change captains and bonus round assignments on the fly

Player Scoreboard

QR-powered team registration, live leaderboard, and wager submission — all from a phone.

Captain RegistrationTeam captains scan the QR to register — enter a team name, captain name, pick a bonus round, and set a 4-digit PIN
Live Leaderboard for AllAfter registration, anyone can scan the code to watch scores and rankings update in real-time
Captain Wager SubmissionDuring the wager round, captains submit two wagers (0–10 points each) right from their phone — locked until the host reveals
Break CountdownsPlayers see a live countdown during breaks so everyone knows exactly when the game resumes

TV Venue Display

A clean, dedicated scoreboard designed for bar TVs and projectors.

1080p OptimizedFixed-height layout fills the screen perfectly — no scrolling, no overflow, no touch needed
Real-Time UpdatesScores, rankings, and wager status update live via Firebase — zero delay
Break Timer BarOrange countdown bar slides in during breaks — lets the whole venue see when the game resumes
Wager LockingLocked wagers show a lock icon — revealed dramatically when the host triggers the reveal

Pick Your Plan.
Everything Core Included.

Two ways to get the full Heat Trivia hosting platform — subscribe monthly for rolling weekly content, or buy a single game for one night out. Every host tool is included in both: slide engine, live scoring, player phones, TV display, printable answer sheets, captain handouts. One optional $50 branding add-on if you want your logo on everything — take it or leave it.

Single Game

Host one night — full platform access, no subscription

$23.95

One-time purchase · 14-day hosted access

  • The Most Recent Vetted Game Pack
  • Printable Blank Answer Sheets
  • Full Game Slide Engine
  • Live Scoring & Admin Dashboard
  • Live TV Display & QR Scoreboard
  • Custom Title, Venue & Host Branding
  • 14 Days to Host — Then Expires
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Optional: Personal Logo Upgrade

One-time $50 per account — upload your logo once, it appears on the Presentation title slide, the TV display, and both printables for every game you host. Totally optional; the platform is complete without it.

Add-On · Optional

Got Questions?

A laptop or tablet for the admin panel, a screen or projector for the game slides, a printer for the included answer sheets, and pens for the teams. Optionally, a second TV for the live scoreboard. Team captains use their phones to scan the QR and register; everyone else can scan to follow scores. An internet connection is required — everything runs in your browser.
One designated team captain scans the QR per team — they enter a team name, captain name, pick a bonus round for double points, and create a 4-digit PIN. Only the captain should register to avoid duplicate team entries. Once registered, anyone at the venue can scan the same code to watch the live scoreboard and break countdowns. During the wager round, captains use their PIN to reconnect and submit their team's two wagers (0–10 points each).
Old-school fun. After each round, teams swap answer sheets and grade each other's answers as the host reveals the correct answers on screen. The host collects the scores and enters them into the admin dashboard — the live leaderboard on phones and the venue TV updates instantly. We've found that keeping the gameplay on paper and pen keeps the social energy high and the phones in pockets where they belong.
Nope — we handle all of it. Every week we deliver two complete, professionally written game packs with themed rounds, questions, images, answer keys, and printable answer sheets. Each game is vetted for accuracy, difficulty balance, and variety. You just print the sheets, open the game file, and start hosting.
Text branding is included free. Every game you launch has fields for your game title, venue name, host name, and custom scrolling ticker messages — those show up on the TV, the Presentation title slide, and the player phones automatically. Adding your own image logo is a one-time $50 add-on per account (Personal Logo Upgrade). Once purchased, your logo appears on the Presentation title slide, the TV header, and the printed answer sheets and captain handouts — for every game, forever. Totally optional; most hosts start without it and add it later.
The monthly subscription gives you rolling access to the last ten weeks of standard game packs, plus the slide engine, admin dashboard, live scoring, and TV display. A single-game purchase grants 14-day hosted access to the most recent standard game — same platform tools, just one night of hosting instead of an ongoing library. Both run entirely in your browser, no downloads. The only optional add-on is the $50 one-time Personal Logo Upgrade if you want your own logo on the slides, TV, and printables — totally optional, not required to host.
Yes. The monthly subscription has no contracts and no cancellation fees. Cancel any time via the billing portal and you'll keep access through the end of your billing period.
One subscription covers your personal hosting account — you can host at unlimited venues yourself from the same dashboard. Only one live game session runs at a time (you can't be at two bars at once). Your account page shows a login audit so you can spot unauthorized access. Sharing your login with another host violates the Terms and can terminate both accounts. Running a franchise with multiple independent hosts? Email craig@heateg.com — we'll set up an enterprise plan.
To eliminate crossover. If two venues in the same area both use Heat Trivia, they can run different packs so no team encounters the same questions twice in a week. It also gives hosts flexibility — pick the pack that best fits your crowd, or alternate between them.
No — and that's on purpose. Heat Trivia is designed to keep people in the room. Teams still write their answers on paper, still swap sheets with the table next to them to grade each other, still argue about whether "close enough" gets half credit. Phones are only used by the team captain — to register and to submit the final wagers. The TV shows the live leaderboard. Everything else happens the way good bar trivia has always happened: head up, pen down, talking to the people at your table and the table next door.

Hosts tell us this is the part their regulars love most: it's social, not solitary. You don't stare at your phone and tap multiple-choice answers in silence. You earn bragging rights, defend a wrong answer, pass your sheet to the team you've been friendly-rivaling for six weeks. The tech runs in the background — we handle scoring, the TV, the QR, the printables — so the humans can be humans.

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