Reflex Challenge is a reflex game in which two guests play face to face on the same screen at the event. On the grid on screen, squares light up in the two players' colors; each player scores by hitting the squares in their own color, and when time runs out the one with more points wins. You do not play against the computer; every match is for two. This article explains the first setup from start to finish: signing in, creating an event, basic settings, opening the game to guests and returning to settings from the game.
- Sign in with your Activation King account and create an event.
- Set the rules in the Session → Game tab and the look on the Game Screens page. You can also run the game without changing anything.
- Set a 4-digit PIN in the Event Settings → Kiosk tab.
- Press the Run the App button and choose Run as Digital Reflex Challenge.
- To get back from the game to the settings, tap the lock icon in the corner of the screen and enter the PIN.
Step by step
Step 1 · Sign in
When you open the app, the login screen appears. Sign in with your Activation King account. You can choose the language on this screen or later from the settings. The language you choose is used both on the settings screens and on the guest screens. The app supports 11 languages: Turkish, English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian and Czech.
After signing in, the Dashboard opens. If you are on a trial, you see the number of remaining days here.
Step 2 · Create an event
All of the game's settings belong to an event, so you need an event first. Open the Events page in the left menu and press Create New Event. Give the event a name (required) and, if you like, a short description. In the next step you can choose to start with an empty event or take the settings of an event you prepared earlier with Copy Previous Event.
To bring an event you prepared on another device onto this one, use Import from Cloud on the same page. If your account has no events at all, the Create Your First Event window that opens on the Dashboard takes you to the same place.
When you first select the event, the game settings are filled with ready-made values: a 60-second round, a 15-second overtime, a 3-second starting countdown, a Standard grid, Normal pace, an input form that asks the players for their names, and a privacy consent checkbox.
Step 3 · Get to know the settings pages
Once you select the event, three settings pages open in the left menu:
- Session: the rules of the game (Game tab), the information to collect from players (Survey), the privacy consent (Disclaimer) and the list of matches played (Matches).
- Game Screens: colors, logo, background and the texts of every guest screen.
- Event Settings: the event's name, PIN code and inactivity timeout.
See the related topics for details.
Step 4 · Set a PIN code
Type a 4-digit PIN into the Dashboard PIN field. If the PIN is not exactly 4 characters, it is not saved. If you do not set a PIN, anyone who taps the lock icon in the game goes straight into the settings.
The other settings on the same tab:
- Session Timeout: if the guest screen is not touched for a while, the game returns to the start screen. Type the time in seconds. If you leave it empty or type 0, 300 seconds are used.
- Sync changes while the app is running: when on, settings changes you make to this event on another device also arrive on this device while the game is running.
- Touch to Start, Event Credit Limit and Run on Startup have no effect in Reflex Challenge. Touching the start screen always starts the game, and the game does not spend credits.
Step 5 · Open the game to guests
Press the Run the App button in the left menu. On a phone or tablet this is a floating button on the screen. If you have not selected an event, the warning Select an event first to run the app. appears.
The window that opens has two options:
- Run as Digital Reflex Challenge: opens the game in full screen with the start screen. From then on, guests play by themselves.
- Show Pause Screen: puts the pause screen on the display while you take a break. Guests cannot play during that time.
Step 6 · Get back from the game to the settings
A small lock icon sits in one corner of the guest screens; its default place is the bottom right. Tap the icon. If you set a PIN, enter it in the Operator Access window. After the correct PIN, full screen is left and the settings open. On Windows, and on a Mac with a keyboard attached, the F11 or F12 key does the same job.
You change the icon's place and visibility in Game Screens → Main → Dashboard Icon:
- If you set the visibility to 0%, the icon is invisible but its spot keeps working. Tap that corner 5 times within 3 seconds.
- If you set the position to Off, nothing remains on the screen. In that case you can only exit with F11 or F12 on a keyboard.
Going into the event without setting a PIN: a guest who taps the lock icon gets into the settings.
Setting the Dashboard Icon to Off on a tablet or phone: without a keyboard you cannot leave the game.
Typing a PIN shorter or longer than 4 digits: it is not saved, the previous state stays in effect.
Pressing Run the App without selecting an event: the game does not open; select an event on the Events page first.
