← Paddles In

The 2-minute walkthrough

Run a game from your phone

Your phone is the organizer’s group chat. This page plays everyone else. The assistant (Claude) and your PayPal sandbox hold are real; the other players and their holds are simulated.

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Scan with your phone’s camera

No phone handy? Open the phone view in a window
  1. Set up the game from your phone

    Tap the suggested message, or type it your own way. Claude reads it and posts the game to the group. Leave out the time or price and it asks you privately instead.

  2. Friends reply the way friends do

    “yeah I’m down”, “count me in!”. The assistant works out who’s in, and each one places a PayPal hold. Watch the spots fill on your organizer page.

  3. Be a player and hold a spot with PayPal

    Your phone switches to Jo. Tap the game link, then I’m in. PayPal authorizes your share plus a small cap. Nothing is charged yet.

  4. Someone cancels on game day

    Free cancel has ended, so their share isn’t released automatically. You decide on your phone: charge it or cover it.

  5. The game ends and it settles itself

    Each player is captured for their real share. The rest of every hold is released. Receipts go out privately.