🎯 Planning PokerBeta ✨

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Game Configuration

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Help & Features

Features

  • Real-time Voting: Vote on user stories or tasks with instant updates for all participants
  • Customizable Scales: Use numbers (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13), sizes (XS, S, M, L, XL), emojis, or any custom values
  • Session Management: Create sessions and share links with your team
  • Spectator Mode: Join as a spectator to observe without voting
  • Visual Poker Table: Beautiful animated table showing all players and their votes
  • Auto-Reveal: Votes automatically reveal when everyone has voted (with 10-second countdown)
  • Card Animations: Watch cards fly from the center stack to player positions
  • Game Names: Customize your session with a custom game name

Getting Started

Creating a Session

  • Enter your name in the input field
  • Optionally configure the game name and voting scale before joining
  • Click "Create Session" to start a new planning poker session
  • Share the session link with your team members

Joining a Session

  • Click on a shared session link, or enter a session ID in the URL
  • Enter your name
  • Optionally check "Join as spectator" if you want to observe without voting
  • Click "Join Session"

Actions & Controls

For All Participants

  • View Players: See all participants arranged around the poker table
  • View Votes: See when players have voted (cards appear on the table)
  • Reveal Votes: Click the center of the table to reveal all votes (when votes are present)
  • Reset Voting: Click the center of the table after votes are revealed to start a new round
  • Session Link: Click "Session Link" button to copy the session URL to share

For Voting Participants

  • Cast Vote: Click on any value button in the "Cast Your Vote" section
  • Change Vote: Click a different value before votes are revealed
  • View Your Vote: Your selected vote is highlighted in the voting buttons

For Spectators 👁️

  • Can view all players and their votes
  • Can see when votes are revealed
  • Cannot vote or change game configuration
  • Can reveal/reset votes like other participants

Game Configuration ⚙️

  • Access Options: Click the ☰ menu button in the top-left corner
  • Change Game Name: Enter a new name and click "Save Game Name"
  • Change Voting Scale: Select a preset scale or enter custom values (comma or space separated)
  • Custom Scales: Supports numbers, text, emojis, or any combination

Voting Flow

  1. Join Session: All participants join the session
  2. Configure Scale: (Optional) Set or adjust the voting scale
  3. Cast Votes: Each participant clicks their vote value
  4. Wait for All: Cards appear on the table as people vote
  5. Auto-Reveal: When everyone has voted, a 10-second countdown starts, then votes are automatically revealed
  6. Manual Reveal: Alternatively, click the center of the table to reveal votes immediately
  7. Reset: Click the center again to start a new voting round

Tips & Tricks

  • Use the session link button to quickly share your session with team members
  • Custom scales can include emojis for fun voting (e.g., 🚲 🚙 🚐 🚋 🚢)
  • Votes are private until revealed - no one can see your vote until then
  • You can change your vote anytime before votes are revealed
  • The poker table automatically adjusts card sizes based on the number of players
  • Players are arranged around the table in the order they joined
  • Your name is highlighted to show which player you are