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# Run a line for open play

> Players join the line on their phone at your venue, the courts rotate by themselves, and a TV shows who is up next.

Open Play Queue replaces the paddle rack and the whiteboard. Players booked into an open play session join the line on their phone when they arrive. Onsuki calls the next four onto each free court, players say who won, and a TV at your venue shows who is playing and who is up next.

## Before you start

* Set up open play. See [Run open play sessions](https://help.onsuki.com/business/catalog/courts/open-play.md).
* Turn on **Open Play Queue**: go to **Settings**, **Business**, then **Features**, turn on **Open Play Queue** under **Booking**, and select **Save**. It needs **Open Play** and **Classes**. See [Turn features on and off](https://help.onsuki.com/business/settings/features.md).

## Turn on the line for an open play

**1. Open the open play**

In the menu, go to **Catalog**, then **Open Play**, and select the open play.

**2. Turn on the queue**

Under **Queue**, turn on **Run a queue for this open play**.

**3. Choose the rotation**

Under **Rotation**, choose **Everyone off** (all four come off after each game) or **Winners stay** (winners stay on and split up). With **Winners stay**, choose how many games in a row under **Winners can stay for**.

**4. Choose who records the winner**

Under **Who records the winner**, choose **Players and staff** or **Staff only**.

**5. Choose what the screen shows**

Turn on **Show names on the screen** to show each player's first name and last initial. Off shows player numbers instead.

**6. Save**

Select **Save**. Every session of this open play now has a line.

## Run the line at the desk

**1. Open today's session**

In the menu, go to **Open Play Queue**. Today's sessions show with how many are booked and in line. Select one to open its desk screen.

**2. Show the line on a TV**

Select **Show on a TV** on a computer connected to your venue's screen, then **Full screen**. The TV shows each court's game, who is up next, and a QR code players scan to join.

**3. Let players join**

Players scan the code on the TV, or a link you share with **Copy join link**, and select **Join the line**. Under **Not in line**, select **Add to line** for anyone booked who has no phone with them.

**4. Record results**

When a game ends, players select **We won** or **We lost** on their phone, or you select **A won** or **B won** on the court's card. The next four go on that court.

![The Open Play Queue desk with three courts playing, the line with a pair, and Last games](https://mintcdn.com/onsuki/D_0sQuBU4ldqxljc/images/business/open-play-queue-1.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=D_0sQuBU4ldqxljc\&q=85\&s=160c72898ef0995c154a921aa6fd10f9)

The desk screen for an open play session

To change the order, drag a player in the **Line**, or select the three dots beside them for **Move to front**, **Move to back**, **Take a break**, **Split pair** or **Remove from line**. To stop filling a court, select **Pause court** on its card, then **Resume court** when it's free again. If a result was wrong, find the game under **Last games** and select **Correct**.

![The TV screen showing each court in play, who is up next, and a QR code to join the line](https://mintcdn.com/onsuki/D_0sQuBU4ldqxljc/images/business/open-play-queue-2.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=D_0sQuBU4ldqxljc\&q=85\&s=f96072d2e947f3d2d30a79b774f10fc4)

The line on a TV at the venue

## How the line works

* Players join only at your venue, and only if they have a place booked in the session. A player who isn't booked is asked to book a place first.
* Players can join with a partner: one shows their code, the other enters it under **Pair up**. A pair is always called together.
* Players can take a break and come back to the same place, or leave the line.

## Good to know

* The desk reorders the line; Onsuki picks who plays next. There's no way to pick four by hand.
* A player on a court can't leave or take a break until the game ends.
* The TV page needs someone signed in on that computer. Keep the desk screen open on a tablet at the counter.
* The line never changes a booking, a payment or the roster. Mark who came and take payment on the session's roster as usual.

## Related articles

* [Run open play sessions](https://help.onsuki.com/business/catalog/courts/open-play.md)
* [Join the open play line](https://help.onsuki.com/customers/booking/join-the-open-play-line.md)
* [Use the court calendar](https://help.onsuki.com/business/calendar/court-calendar.md)


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