How to Use dinked.in

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Create your account in seconds using one of three options:

• Google — Tap “Continue with Google” and sign in with your Google account.
• Facebook — Tap “Continue with Facebook” and authorize the app.
• Email & Password — Enter your email, choose a password (8+ characters), and verify your email.

Log In

Use the same method you signed up with. Forgot your password? Tap “Forgot password?” on the login page and we’ll send a reset link to your email.

Install on Your Phone

dinked.in works as an app on your phone — no app store needed. Once installed, it launches full-screen just like a native app.

iPhone (Safari)

1. Open dinked.in in Safari (not Chrome — only Safari supports this on iPhone).
2. Tap the Share button at the bottom of the screen (the square with an upward arrow).
3. Scroll down in the share menu and tap “Add to Home Screen.”
   
4. Tap “Add” in the top-right corner. The dinked.in icon will appear on your home screen.
   

Android (Chrome)

1. Open dinked.in in Chrome.
2. Tap the three-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner.
   
3. Tap “Add to Home Screen” or “Install App.”
   
4. Tap “Install” to confirm. The app icon will appear on your home screen.

1. Go to Play and tap New Mixer.
2. Give your mixer a name and optionally set a location.
3. Choose a rotation type (see below for details on each).
4. Set the number of courts you have available.
5. Choose scoring mode: play to points or timed games.
6. Set points to win and win by margin.
7. Set number of rounds or leave unlimited.
8. Tap Create Mixer. You’ll land in the lobby.
9. Share the join code or link with your players.
10. Once everyone’s in, tap Start.

There are two ways to join:

• Join code — Go to Play, tap Join, and enter the code the organizer shared with you.
• Direct link — Tap the link the organizer sent you. It opens the mixer lobby directly.

Once you’re in the lobby, you’ll see other players who have joined. Wait for the organizer to start the session — you’ll be assigned to a court automatically.

🔼 Bump

Winners bump up a court, losers bump down. Two knobs shape the feel:

• Games per cycle — 1 is classic Bump: per-game movement, partners split each round, fast and social. 3 gives the Up-Down River feel: you partner with everyone on the court before any movement, more structured.
• Decide by — Win/Loss sends the winning team up. Total Points ranks players by points scored across the cycle and bumps the top scorers up (the “Monarch” variant; available when games-per-cycle is 2 or more).

🔄 Round Robin

Every player or team is scheduled to face every other player or team. Games are played to points and standings are tracked across all rounds. This gives the fairest ranking since everyone plays the same number of games.

Other Rotation Types

• Tandem Ladder — You and your partner are locked for the whole session. Win and you climb together, lose and you slide down together.
• Random — Players are randomly shuffled into new teams and courts every round.
• Winners Stay — Winning team keeps the court. Losers rotate off and the next team rotates in.

Entering Scores

Tap your court card on the dashboard to open the scoring view. Each team has:

• + / − buttons to adjust the score one point at a time.
• A number display you can tap to type a score directly.

Submitting Scores

When the game is over, tap Submit Score. What happens next depends on the mixer settings:

• Auto-complete (default) — The score is finalized immediately and standings update.
• Approval required — The score goes into “Review” status. The opposing team or the organizer can Approve to confirm, or Dispute to send it back for correction.

Disputing a Score

If a submitted score is wrong, tap Dispute. The game goes back to in-progress so the score can be corrected and resubmitted.

Tap Standings during or after a mixer to see the leaderboard. It shows each player’s:

• Win-loss record
• Win percentage
• Point differential (points scored minus points allowed)

Standings update in real time as games are completed.