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Short, step-by-step guides for every part of jbq.games. Search, or pick where you're starting.
Parents
Join your church, set up your kids' devices, and help them practice at home.
- Getting started as a parentJoin your church's program with the invite code or QR code, then add your kids.
- Set up your kid's deviceSign in a tablet, Chromebook, or old phone with one scan. Kids never type a password.
- Parent PIN and parent modeSet a 4-digit PIN, then use it on your kid's device to switch kids and change settings.
- Sharing one device between kidsSiblings can share one tablet. Choose whether they switch freely or need your PIN.
- Quiz My KidAsk your kid questions from your phone and tap whether they got it. Every answer counts toward their progress.
- Car Ride modeA hands-free quiz for the drive. Your phone reads the questions over the car speakers and checks each answer by itself.
- Reading your kid's progress pageWhat the stages, seal readiness, and tough questions on your kid's progress page mean.
- Seal practice and the Fix-It listPractice tests to the national Bible Master rules, a live misses-left counter, and a list of misses to fix.
- The weekly summary emailEvery Sunday we email how each of your kids practiced, what they learned, and one tough question to ask at dinner.
- The practice tools, explainedWhat each tool on your kid's home screen does, and which one to pick.
Leaders
Run your program: invites, groups, priority questions, points, and quiz matches.
- Turning games, duels, and the leaderboard on or offChoose what your kids see. Some programs want every game; others want drill only.
- Giving official seal testsGive Bible Master seal tests in person. The app draws the test, counts misses, and records the result for the award form.
- News and calendarPost updates and events for every family. They show on each parent's home screen, and you can email them too.
- Start your church's programCreate your program in a minute, then share the family QR code and print the invite poster.
- Inviting and approving leadersHelpers join with the leader invite, and the director approves each one.
- GroupsSort kids by room, age, or team. Groups set which point values kids practice and get their own priority rules.
- Priority questionsGive each kid a few questions a week, check them off in person, and work toward all 576 over the years.
- Practice night check-offAsk each kid their priority questions in person and tap Got it or Not yet. About 30 seconds a kid.
- Points and the prize storeSet how kids earn points, give points by hand, and check out prizes on store night.
- Running a quiz matchGenerate a legal question set, then run the match from your phone or iPad. The app keeps score and follows the rules.
Kids
How to play, in kid words.
Everyone
Signing in, voice answers, the interrupt point, and privacy.
- Voice answers and the microphoneHow the app hears answers, which browsers work, and what to try when it can't hear your kid.
- The interrupt point, explainedWhy quizzers buzz in before the question ends, and how jbq.games teaches the exact word to buzz on.
- Signing in and your accountAdults sign in with a code sent by email. No passwords. Kids sign in on their own device with a scan.
- How jbq.games protects kidsKids have no accounts, others see only a first name and last initial, and kids can't message anyone.
Still stuck?
Tell us what you were trying to do, what you tapped, and what happened. Screenshots help.
Email support@jbq.games