Player Experience

How players start a game

Players start a game in one of two ways:

• Scan the QR code at your venue. Their phone camera opens the course page directly.
• Visit the URL in their browser, for example miniGolfScorecards.com/seaside.

From your venue page, the player selects a course (if you have more than one) and taps Start Game. They can also join an existing game by entering a 6-character game code.

Adding players and entering names

The game creator adds players by name. Only the scorekeeper needs a phone — other players just call out their scores. The scorekeeper can optionally provide their email address to receive a copy of the finished scorecard.

Mid-game player changes are supported from the scoring page:

• Add a player after the round has started. They’re stamped with the hole they joined on, so earlier holes show as “—” on their card instead of forcing back-fills.
• Remove a player. Their scores are dropped and the remaining players continue.
• Edit a player's name. Tap the name to rename.

Late-joiners can still complete the round — they just won’t earn medals on the in-game leaderboard, and they can’t post to the venue-wide leaderboard until they’ve scored every hole on the course.

Multiple scorekeepers

A group can share the scorekeeping load — anyone in the party can scan the venue QR code or the in-game QR (on the active game screen) to join the same scorecard. Scores from each phone sync in real time, so no one has to wait for a turn at the “official” phone.

Scoring holes

The scorecard shows one hole at a time. For each player, the scorekeeper taps the number that matches their stroke count (1 through 6). Tap the same number again to clear the score. The highlighted “par” option is shaded so you can spot on-par rounds at a glance.

Scores are saved to the device immediately and synced to the server in the background. If the player loses their connection, scores are stored locally and uploaded automatically when the connection returns.

Viewing the leaderboard

At any point during or after the game, players can view the leaderboard. It shows each player's total score, their score relative to par (over or under), and their rank in the group.

Getting their scorecard via email

When the game finishes, players can choose to receive their completed scorecard by email. They enter their email address and a summary is sent with the full hole-by-hole breakdown.

The scorekeeper's email (if provided at the start) automatically receives a copy as well.

Finding past games with the lookup feature

Players can look up a previous game by entering the 6-character game code that was displayed during their round. This lets them revisit the scorecard and leaderboard at any time without creating an account.