Learn how to set a schedule to launch a trivia game automatically in a channel of your choice.
✏️ Note: Trivia is available on all our paid plans. Have a look at our quick start guide to get started.
Schedule your Trivia game in 4 easy steps:
- Access the Trivia creation modal from Polly App Home or use the /run trivia slash command in the channel you want to play the game in.
- Fill out the necessary details like number of questions, game speed, question categories, channel name.
- Click on the Schedule button to enter the scheduling settings and select a date/time for your trivia game, once done just click Apply.
- Review your settings and click on Schedule Trivia! You will be shown a confirmation screen and thats it! Your trivia game is now set to launch on your chosen date/time.
Additional Settings:
- All your trivia games will appear in your Polly app home under ⚙️ Manage Your Pollys. You can click the three dots next to the titles to access other settings including deleting the game.
- The titles will include useful info such as the trivia categories, date/time, a clickable link to the channel and number of questions.
- Scheduled games will have a red "Scheduled" text in front of them helping you differentiate these from games that have already been played.
- As the author you will receive a DM notification 30 minutes before a scheduled Trivia game is about to start, this gives you the option to either go to the channel the game will be played in or to delete it before it goes out if there has been a change of plans.
- An intro message will also be posted in the channel intimating your audience that the trivia will start in 30 seconds.