# Games

> Hot Potato, High Card, raffle spins, the leaderboard, the Games & more page and game cards in the group chat.

# Games

Games give members a reason to come back every day. They run inside Facia, the server deals every round, and they use [coins](https://docs.facia.chat/business/levels-coins#coins). Most are for Verified and VIP members and your team.

![HQ → Settings → Games & activities](https://docs.facia.chat/_assets/shots/settings-games.webp)

**HQ → Settings → Games & activities** (`page=games`) holds the game settings, raffles, polls, missions and game cards in one place.

## Hot Potato

A round-based coin game for the Verified group. Needs **Client coins** and **Hot Potato** on.

- **Four tables, every half hour**: free and 5-coin tables at :00 and :30, 20-coin tables at :10 and :40, 100-coin tables at :20 and :50. Choose which stakes run in the feature settings.
- The **winner takes the pot** minus the house cut (0–25%, default 5%). Clients never see the cut.
- A table with only one player is cancelled and refunded.
- **Practice** against bots is open every 6 hours.
- Watchers can react while a round plays.
- Owners and admins get insights on who plays and what the house kept.

## High Card <span class="pill pill-beta">Beta</span>

A card-pick game at `/cards/<business>`. Needs **Verified clients** and **High Card** on.

- Up to **8 seats** per table.
- Modes: **High** (first to win a set number of rounds), **Low**, and **Elimination**.
- **Free tables** always run. 5, 20 and 100-coin tables run when coins are on.
- House cut 0–25% (default 5%). Tables that never fill are refunded.

## Raffle spins <span class="pill pill-beta">Beta</span>

A prize wheel the whole group watches. Spins are [blocks](https://docs.facia.chat/business/blocks#raffle-spin), so you create them in **Games & activities**:

- Up to 5 prizes, written ("Free hoodie"), coins, or both.
- Who's on the wheel: people who opt in with "I'm in", everyone, people you pick, or options you write (2–24).
- **One spin picks the winner** or **last one standing**.
- A set time or **Spin now**, optionally every week, with a reminder an hour before.

The wheel opens by itself for everyone in the group 10 seconds before the spin. The server decides the result; phones only animate it.

## Leaderboard

Turn on **Leaderboard** in Features (needs Verified clients).

| Earns points | Points |
| --- | --- |
| Going up a level | +100 |
| A friend they invited says hi | +100 |
| Each day they're active | +5 |

- It starts fresh every **day**, **week** or **month**, in your time zone.
- Verified members, VIPs and your team can open it. Guests see their place, locked.
- Members show under a **random name** unless they choose to show their own.
- Winners are posted in Verified groups. Set gifts for places 1–10 in business settings.
- [Apps](https://docs.facia.chat/build/partner-api#board-score) can post scores to their own named boards.
- The leaderboard page (`/leaderboard/<business>`) is also where members get their **Invite a friend** link.

## Games & more

The Verified group shows a slim **Member Apps & More…** bar with a countdown to the next game, or **Live**. It opens the **Games & more** page (`/play/<business>`) with three tabs:

- **Apps**: an icon grid of games and [apps](https://docs.facia.chat/build/overview).
- **Feed**: live now, coming up, and more.
- **Board**: the leaderboard.

![The Games & more page and the leaderboard](https://docs.facia.chat/_assets/shots/client-play.webp) ![The Games & more page and the leaderboard](https://docs.facia.chat/_assets/shots/client-board.webp)

Clients can tap **+ Ask for a game** to send your team a message in their support chat.

## Game cards in the group

Games post cards in the group chat: what's up next and who won. **Settings → Game cards** chooses, per game (Hot Potato, Raffle Spin, High Card, Poll), whether **Up next** and **Finished** cards show. By default, up next is on and finished is off. Agents and managers with **Manage game cards** can change this.

## Fair play

- The server plans and deals every round. Nothing is decided on a phone.
- Spam clients are left out of games and boards.
- Coins can't be bought or cashed out in Facia.
- Clients only see other players' aliases.
