In this article you will find everything about Bopster Live.
What is Bopster Live?
With Bopster Live you can scan your Bopster cards or you can play with published playlists. Scan the card, play the song and reveal the card.
User Interface: Start
When you open Bopster Live, this is the User Interface you will see.
Play Unpublished Songs (notification, in red): You will see this notification if you have started or editing a playlist in the wizard. With Play Now you can instantly start playing with your playlist. Remember to save your list in your account if you don't want to lose it. You can save a playlist in the wizard at step 3.
Scan QR Code (in white): This will activate your camera and you can scan the QR code from the card. This supports QR codes containing the URL to the song on YouTube or Spotify (it will convert to YouTube).
Choose Playlist (in brown): You can also choose to play a published playlist. This will make your Bopster Live experience fully digital. If you want to play with your unpublished playlist, you can either start it from your account if you have saved it in your account, or play from the notitification if you have not saved your playlist (yet).
Scoreboard (in orange): When you choose to play fully digitally, you can use a simplified version of the original game. You can track your tokens here.
History (in orange): Shows the history of songs. To not reveal the current song playing, keep this tab closed.
Settings (in orange): Serveral settings, such as the length of the played part of the song (standard from 30-60 seconds), if the video background should be enabled, Spotify integration etc.
User Interface: Bopster QR Standard (simple player)
When you scan a QR code with just an URL (Bopster QR Standard), this is what you will see.
Play Song: Will play the song in the background based on the set time fragment without showing what song is playing. (Youtube player is hidden)
Arrow back & forward: Will go forward or backward in a song
Scan new card: Will open the scanner to scan another QR code.
Music not playing? Click here to listen to it on YouTube: Will open the YouTube URL in another tab. Warning: the person guessing will see the song playing. Only use in emergencies.
Note: If you encounter error 150 in combination with YouTube Premium, it means another song is already playing on your account. To fix this, you might consider to go to incognito mode in your browser.
User Interface: Bopster QR Enhanced or from a digital playlist (Enhanced player)
(left before reveal, right after reveal)
This is the user interface you will see if you scan a Bopster QR Enhanced card or from a digital playlist. Because Bopster Live has information about the song now, it can show a full card.
The card itself: Randomised design from the Bopster card collection, with a QR code generated from the (scanned) URL. If you scanned a Bopster Enhanced QR and the design used is one of the preset designs, it will match the printed physical card. The card can be clicked to reveal the song information.
Play Song: Will play the song in the background based on the set time fragment without showing what song is playing. (Youtube player is hidden)
Arrow back & forward: Will go forward or backward in a song
Reveal song: Will rotate the card to show information about the song.
Scan New Card: Will show if you are in the QR Scan mode, to scan a new card.
Background after reveal: The YouTube player will show the music video of the scanned song in the background after reveal.
Music not playing? Click here to listen to it on YouTube: Will open the YouTube URL in another tab. Warning: the person guessing will see the song playing. Only use in emergencies.
Note: If you encounter error 150 in combination with YouTube Premium, it means another song is already playing on your account. To fix this, you might consider to go to incognito mode in your browser.
Scoreboard
Purpose: Instead of the physical game tokens, you can use the digital tokens. If you use the Chromecast function of Bopster Live, the scoreboard will be synced to the TV or Chromecast device.
Add player: Fill in the player name and start score. Click on Add Player to add the player to the list.
Per player: Name on the left, on the right the actual score. Plus and minus for adding or subtracting score. Use the trash button to delete the player.
Remove all players: Removes all players.
History
Shows the history of the last 5 songs played. Click on the song to play it.
Note: Please be on another tab while playing, as this might reveal the current song.
Settings
Show Video Background on Reveal: Standard, when scanning Bopster Enhanced QR codes or using online playlists, when clicking Reveal, the music video will play in the background. Turning it off will disable the automatic video playback.
(BETA) Using Bopster Live with Spotify: Information about Spotify integration vs. standard YouTube integration. Usually, without logging into Spotify, and the scanned card is a Spotify URL, it will search for the same song on YouTube. When you click ''Login with Spotify'' and you have premium and are whitelisted, it will instead play the songs on Spotify instead for looking for them on YouTube. You can also play the song on Spotify Connected Speakers.
Warning: This will disable Chromecast functionality and video playback on reveal.
Note: Only available for whitelisted donated users, see notice.
Auto-Stop Playback: Will automatically stop the song after the defined time (see next option). Turning it off will ignore the end time.
Define the snippet duration: To avoid having to listen to the intros of songs, you can set a start time here. You can also set an end time so everyone has equal time to guess the song. Requires Auto-Stop Playback to be on.
Chromecast
Note: Only available when not logged into Spotify, and scanning Bopster Enhanced QR codes or playing with online lists. Not available on Apple devices.
To initiate Chromecast, click on the white Cast icon on the right top when scanning or loading a card. Choose your device (WiFi). When connected, you will see a blue Cast icon next to an eye.
Don't see a cast icon? Then there is no Cast device in your network, you are using an Apple device, are logged into Spotify in Bopster Live or you scanned a Bopster Standard QR code.
Eye icon: Show/hide UI on Chromecast device
Play Song: Starts playing song. Will replay the song if clicked again. Warning:Clicking play can take upto 10 seconds, depending on the speed of your Chomecast device.
Reveal Song: Reveals card on own device and Chromecast device.
UI Visible, card not revealed.
Card revealed, UI Visible
Card revealed, UI Hidden
Note: If the cast icon gets blue, but it stays on Connecting... on the Chromecast screen, something is wrong with the Chromecast connection. Please contact support.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kinds of platforms are supported?
Bopster Live currently supports Spotify and YouTube. It converts Spotify to YouTube.
Why does the website need camera permission?
It needs camera permission to scan the QR codes.
Why is the song incorrect or not playing?
This could be due to issues with music rights. Sometimes the Bopster cards get generated with the wrong URL or it is has an inaccurate conversion result from Spotify to YouTube. Please e-mail us the examples at support@bopster.app. Thanks for the feedback!
What if the QR code doesn't scan?
Ensure good lighting, hold the card steady about 15-30cm (6-12 inches) away, and make sure your camera lens is clean. Try refreshing the page. Some older or damaged cards might be difficult to read.
What if the song doesn't play?
Check your internet connection. Some songs might be restricted by YouTube in certain regions or on certain devices. Try the "Open in YouTube" link if available, or try loading a different song.
How is the score kept?
The scoreboard uses your browser's local storage. This means scores are saved only on your current device and browser. They won't sync across devices or if you clear your browser data.
What about Spotify links?
If a playlist or QR code uses a Spotify link, Bopster Live attempts to find the corresponding song on YouTube to play it. This conversion isn't always perfect but works for most popular tracks.
