Help with hosting
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Tonight, in the room
Getting it on the big screen
Plug your laptop into the screen with an HDMI cable, open your raffle, and hit Showtime. It goes full screen and stays there.
Showtime runs from your laptop, so you keep the controls in your hand.
Drag the browser window onto the big screen first, then hit Showtime. Not the other way round.
Laptops often treat a projector as extra space rather than a copy, usually the default on a Mac. Showtime goes full screen on whichever screen the window is on, so presenting before you drag puts the show on your laptop while the room watches you move it.
Or set the screens to mirror in your display settings and the two behave as one.
Press Esc to come out of full screen at any point. Your raffle is where you left it.
Getting it on the big screen
Plug your laptop into the screen with an HDMI cable, open your raffle, and hit Showtime. It goes full screen and stays there.
Showtime runs from your laptop, so you keep the controls in your hand and the room only ever sees the show.
Drag the browser window onto the big screen first, then hit Showtime. Not the other way round.
Laptops often treat a projector as extra space rather than a copy, which is usually the default on a Mac. Showtime then goes full screen on whichever screen the window is already on, so if you present before you drag, the show is on your laptop and the room watches you move it. Drag first and this never comes up.
If you would rather not think about it, set the screens to mirror in your display settings and the two behave as one.
Press Esc to come out of full screen at any point. Your raffle is exactly where you left it and nothing about the draw changes.
The screen has no HDMI input
Turn your laptop around and face it at the room. For thirty people that genuinely works, and it is the fastest fix in the building.
Older projectors often want VGA, and an adapter costs a few pounds. Worth keeping one in the box with your prizes.
Showtime is a laptop plugged into a screen, not an app on the television. A smart TV browsing on its own cannot sign in to your raffle.
The screen has no HDMI input
Turn your laptop around and face it at the room. For thirty people that genuinely works, and it is the fastest fix in the building.
Older projectors often want VGA, and a USB-C or HDMI adapter for it costs a few pounds at any electronics shop. Worth keeping one in the box with your prizes rather than finding out on the night.
Showtime is a laptop plugged into a screen, not an app on the television. A smart TV browsing on its own cannot sign in to your raffle, and nobody wants to type a code with a remote in front of an audience.
Running the draw itself
Close entries first, then draw. The room sees entry close before any name is picked, and that is what makes it feel fair.
Names arrive while the doors are open and the count climbs in front of everyone. Multiple winners come out one at a time, in order.
Running the draw itself
Close entries first, then draw. The room sees entry close before any name is picked, and that is what makes it feel fair rather than just fast.
Names arrive on screen while the doors are open and the count climbs in front of everyone. When you close it, the screen says so. Multiple winners come out one at a time, in order, so nobody has to squint at a list.
Before the event
How people enter
They scan the code with their phone camera and fill in whatever you asked for - a name, or a name and an email. It is free, there is nothing to install, and they do not need an account.
Worth saying out loud when you announce it, because most people expect a signup and hold back.
How people enter
They scan the code with their phone camera and fill in whatever you asked for - a name, or a name and an email. It is free, there is nothing to install, and they do not need an account.
That last part is worth saying out loud when you announce it, because most people expect a signup and hold back. Print the code, or put it on the screen before the draw starts.
How will you reach the winner?
It is one raffle either way, and you pick when you create it. If you will see them again, a name is enough. If they will walk away, ask for an email so we can reach the winner.
Opening it to anyone with the link is the other case. It publishes an Official Rules page, because the people entering have no other way to know how it works.
How will you reach the winner?
It is one raffle either way - you pick when you create it. If you will see the people entering again, or can find them yourself, a name is enough. If they will walk away, ask for an email so we can reach the winner for you.
Opening it to anyone with the link is the other case. That publishes an Official Rules page, because the people entering have no other way to know how it works.
After the draw
Getting the prize to the winner
You contact them. Your email address is on the notification they get, so they can reply to you with where to send it.
geRaff never asks a winner for a postal address, so we never hold one. Add the tracking number when you mark it shipped and it reaches them in the same thread.
Getting the prize to the winner
You contact them. Your email address is on the notification they get, so they can simply reply to you with where to send it.
geRaff never asks a winner for a postal address, which means we never hold one. If you send the prize, add the tracking number when you mark it shipped and the winner gets it in the same thread.
Something else?
Send us a message and we will answer. and we will answer. If your event is tonight, the three answers at the top of this page cover almost everything that goes wrong in a room.