Player FAQ

The upcoming events page shows every event from every store on TableRally, soonest first. Type a city, state, or ZIP and pick a radius (10, 25, 50, or 100 miles) to narrow it down. TableRally never asks your browser for your precise location -- it only ever uses what you type, or a home location you've saved to your account.

Not yet -- today you can filter by location and distance, but not by game type. Each event still shows its game type on the card so you can scan for what you're looking for.

Visit Request a Store and tell us its name and location. There's no guarantee it'll get added, but if enough interest comes in for the same store, that's exactly what we use to prioritize reaching out to it.

Following a game is general interest -- it goes on yourMy Games list and lets you get a notification if a nearby event for it ever gets scheduled, with no expiration. Rallying a game is a stronger, temporary signal: "I actively want to play this, locally, soon." Rallying always follows the game too, so you never need to do both separately.

Search for it from the Games page or open its page directly, then click "Follow" or "Rally to Play." An active Rally shows how many days are left and a "Renew" button -- Rallying doesn't last forever, so renew it any time you're still interested."Cancel Rally" drops the Rally but keeps you Following; unfollowing entirely first requires cancelling any active Rally.

Once at least 3 nearby players (including you, if you're one of them) are actively Rallying the same game, its page shows that count. It's aggregate only -- TableRally never shows who's Rallying, just how many, and the count simply doesn't appear at all below that threshold.

You'll get a notification. Rallying gets you an email too; Following alone is in-app only. Either way, you're never notified about your own event, or one you're already registered or waitlisted for.

Open the event and click "Claim a spot." If the event is already full, the same button reads "Join waitlist" instead. Either way you'll get a confirmation right away, and you can see your status on the event page: "You're signed up!" or "You're on the waitlist."

Waitlists are first-in, first-out. If someone cancels their spot, or the organizer increases the event's capacity, the next person on the waitlist is automatically moved into a real seat and notified -- you don't need to keep checking back.

If the organizer has turned it on, yes -- open the event page and you'll see a chat where everyone who's registered (or on the waitlist) can talk. It stays open for a week after the event, then becomes read-only. You can edit or delete your own messages, and report a message the same way you'd report anything else on TableRally.

Open the event and click "Cancel my spot." If you were registered (not waitlisted), your seat may immediately go to the next person on the waitlist.

Yes -- click "Host an event" (in the nav once you're signed in, ordirectly) for a one-off pickup game or open play. It's different from a store's own official event: the store hosts it, but you're the organizer, and it's clearly labeled "Player-organized" wherever it appears.

At any existing, verified store on TableRally that allows it (most do -- a store can turn this off for itself if it prefers not to host player-organized events). Pick the store when creating the event; if a store you'd expect to see isn't selectable, it's opted out.

No -- if you're a store's Owner or Event Manager, create that store's official events from your store dashboard instead, following theStore Owner Guide. "Host an event" is specifically for a personal event you're organizing as a player, at a store you don't run.

Yes -- on any event page, click "Add to calendar" to download a file that Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, and Outlook all understand. You'll also get the same file attached to your registration-confirmation email.

Yes -- from Personal Settings, generate your calendar link under "Calendar sync" and add it to your calendar app as a subscription (sometimes called "subscribe by URL"). It includes everything you're registered for or organizing, and updates on its own if a time changes or an event is cancelled -- no need to re-download anything. Treat the link like a password: anyone who has it can see your events, so only share it with a calendar app you trust, and regenerate it any time from the same page if you ever need to.

With email and password, or with a Google or Apple account. All three work the same way once you're signed in.

TableRally accounts are meant for people 13 and older, per our Terms of Service -- this isn't checked by a form field, it's a condition of using the service.

It's optional for players -- you can turn it on from your account settings if you want the extra security. It's only required for store owners and managers, since they can take real actions on behalf of a store.

It's a label the organizer adds when they consider their event family-friendly. It's a signal from the organizer, not something TableRally verifies.

If you're under 18, you can optionally check a box confirming a parent or guardian is aware of your registration. It's entirely self-attested -- TableRally doesn't verify anyone's age, and leaving it unchecked doesn't stop you from registering. It exists to create a clear record, not to gate sign-ups.

A Group is a circle you can create with friends to organize your own events -- separate from any store. By default, a Group is private: free, invite-only, capped at 30 members, and only an existing member can invite someone new. A Group's Admin can also apply to make it public instead -- discoverable by everyone via Find a Group, the same way a store is, once a TableRally staff member has reviewed it.

A private Group's events are only visible to its members -- they never show up in public search. If a private Group event is hosted at someone's home, any member can see the exact address regardless of whether they've personally registered for that specific event, since membership itself is what makes you trusted with that information. A public Group's events are viewable by anyone, same as a store's, and are labeled "Group event" wherever they appear -- but you still need to actually be a member of the Group to register for one, even though you can see it.

Visit the Group's page from Find a Group and click "Request to join," optionally with a short note. The Group's own Admins review each request and approve or decline it -- there's no automatic approval, and a public Group has no member cap.

Yes -- TableRally requires two-factor authentication for any account that's an Admin of a Group (private or public), the same requirement a store's Owner or Event Manager already has. The first time you visit a Group you admin, you'll be walked through a quick setup using an authenticator app like Google Authenticator or 1Password. Regular Group members don't need it.

Every event, store, and venue page has a "Report a problem" link, and you can report a specific attendee from an event's attendee list too (you can't report yourself). Pick the issue that fits and add any details -- our team reviews every report by hand.