The Voting System - Boomerang

The Boomerang voting system can be used both with and without a Facilitator. If a Facilitator is present, the game can either be started using the voting system, or the Facilitator can manually start the game. If a Facilitator is not present, once players have checked in, they can start the game using the voting system. If a game is started using the voting system, all players connected will be included in the game whether they have checked in or not

Configuring

When creating a Boomerang game on the dashboard, the voting system is off by default, but you can enable it the game settings by going configuring the "Vote to Start" dropdown to "Yes".

Criteria

For voting to commence, the following criteria must be satisfied:

• At least one A player must have checked in
• One player must trigger the option to vote using the Vote button on the console in the Lobby
• The player who starts the vote can cancel the vote at any time
• Players can only vote if they have already checked in
• After placing their initial vote, players can toggle between "Yes" and "No" if their situation changes
• To start the game, a "Yes" vote is required from 70% or more of the connected players
• When the poll reaches the "start" criteria, a 10 second countdown timer will appear before the game start to allow for changes in the group situation, such as late joiners or drop-outs.