Every format below runs in the Live Mixer on one phone: the app builds the courts, times the rounds and keeps score as you tap winners. What changes between them is how partners rotate, how courts are ranked, and whether the night is heading somewhere.
You can switch format mid-session. If the room isn't feeling Gauntlet, drop into Popcorn between rounds from the settings drawer without starting over. The one exception is Mini-tournament: because it's built on fixed teams from the first game, you can switch out of it but not into it.
Popcorn
New partner every roundFresh random partners and opponents every round. Over a few rounds you play with nearly everyone in the room.
Best for: casual groups at similar skill levels, and any first night.
Freeplay
You pick the teamsCourts fill randomly, then you hand-pick and adjust. No rules are enforced, so it bends to whatever the room needs.
Best for: mixed-level social play where the organiser wants control.
Scramble
Stay on your court, play everyoneFixed court groupings with new random teams each game in the block. A court of four plays three games; a court of five plays five.
Best for: groups that hate downtime, and nights with limited courts.
Gauntlet
Adaptive seeding: play at your levelRound one seeds by skill. Every round after re-seeds by live win percentage, so the better you do the tougher the matchups get. The leaderboard is on because the format needs it.
Best for: competitive clubs with a spread of skill levels.
Claim the Throne
Court 1 is the Throne. Climb to the top.Courts are ranked from the Throne down. Winners climb, losers drop, and partners split every round so a solo player can climb alone. Points are weighted by court, so a win on the Throne counts for more.
Best for: competitive groups who want dramatic movement all night.
Mini-tournamentClub Plus
Pools, a bracket, a championFixed teams play pool games, the top teams go into a knockout, and the night ends with a crowned champion. Knocked-out teams keep playing friendlies so nobody goes home early.
Best for: a competition night with five to twelve teams that wants a real winner.
Which one for tonight
New group, or a mix of strangers? Popcorn. You want to set the courts yourself? Freeplay. More people than courts and nobody wants to sit? Scramble. A competitive room with a spread of levels? Gauntlet. A competitive room that wants drama? Claim the Throne. A night that needs a champion? Mini-tournament.
| Format | Style | Partners | Min courts | Leaderboard | Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popcorn | Casual | Rotate every round | 1 | Optional | Free |
| Freeplay | Casual | You choose | 1 | Optional | Free |
| Scramble | Casual | Rotate within a block | 1 | Optional | Free |
| Gauntlet | Competitive | Rotate every round | 2 | On | Free |
| Claim the Throne | Competitive | Split every round | 2 | On | Free |
| Mini-tournament | Competitive | Fixed all night | 2 | On | Club Plus |
Gauntlet, Claim the Throne and Mini-tournament use the leaderboard to decide who plays whom, so it's on for those. The rest let you choose whether to keep score or just mark winners.
How many nights you get
The free plan includes two scored mixer nights a month per club, on any of the five free formats. Club Plus lifts the cap, so you can run one every night of the week, and adds Mini-tournament. Results from every saved mixer carry into the club's History tab and into each player's My Game.
- Casual room: Popcorn. You want control: Freeplay. Few courts: Scramble.
- Competitive with mixed levels: Gauntlet. Competitive and dramatic: Claim the Throne.
- A real winner: Mini-tournament, on Club Plus.
- Switch format between rounds if the room changes its mind.
