DokoDoko Quick Start
2026-10-06 edition | Windows venue PC | No internet required | Full manual: Guide at the bottom of TOP or More → Guide in the left menu
The first time (once only)
☐ 0. Extract the zip and place the license — right-click the downloaded zip → Properties → check Unblock → OK (no more Windows warnings). Right-click the zip → Extract All and put the DokoDoko folder inside anywhere you like (avoid Program Files; it cannot start from inside the zip). Save the license.json from our email to the Desktop or Downloads (do not re-save it with Notepad). Step 1 below loads it automatically. "The publisher could not be verified" → Run; "Windows protected your PC" → More info → Run anyway
Preparation checklist (top to bottom, before the show)
☐ 1. Start — double-click Start_DokoDoko.bat. A black window minimizes and the browser opens the TOP screen (if not, type the http://localhost:xxxx/ address from the black window). The first time, click "Allow access" in the firewall prompt
☐ 2. Choose a game — on TOP press "Let's play this →" on Find the Prize (one prize, guess where it is) or Prize Pick (three prizes, the guest keeps what is under the chosen cover). The left menu appears and Live opens
☐ 3. Copy the output URL — left menu Outputs → URLs (outputs and control page). Press Copy URL on the line of the output you use (e.g. LED Main); every line has its own button and copies exactly that URL. The localhost line for this PC, a LAN address line for another PC (with several, the one on the same network as the board PC). Use the port shown in the application
☐ 4. Show it at the venue — full-screen browser: open the URL in Chrome / Edge and press F11. OBS: add a Browser source with the URL, width and height as in Outputs, FPS Custom 60, and turn OFF "Shutdown source when not visible" and "Refresh browser when scene becomes active" (also listed under Settings for capturing in OBS)
☐ 5. Apply the look — left menu Live → choose a Template → Apply template (only while the status is Idle). Check Duration (sec) and Difficulty. Find the Prize: Prize start position and Winning position. Prize Pick: the names under Prizes inside and Where it ends up. To change the look, edit and save in Design (Prize Pick: the prize names under Three prizes); rename, duplicate or delete saved templates in Templates
☐ 6. Confirm Ready — under Output status the output you use says Ready (green). If it says Not connected, open the URL again. The audience language is Design → Display language (separate from the header language buttons)
The control page and Show preview reveal the winning position. Show only the output page to the venue.
Run the show and recover
One round
☐ Insert prize → wait for the animation (status Ready)
☐ Shuffle → wait (status Waiting for reveal)
☐ Open with 1, 2, 3 — Find the Prize marks the winner with ★ (operator only). Prize Pick shows the prize name under each button, so open the number the guest chose (no ★)
☐ Reset for the next round
Disabled buttons are dimmed and the line below explains why. "… is live right now. You cannot run this game from this screen." means the other game is applied: press Go to that game or apply a template of this game.
Hide the output and finish
☐ Hide output in the header hides the venue picture (the red Show output brings it back). The game does not pause
☐ To finish, hide the output and close the black DokoDoko Server window, or double-click Stop_DokoDoko.bat in the folder and press Y at the confirmation. Closing the browser alone does not stop the app (the venue browser does not close on its own — close it by hand)
Quick troubleshooting
| Symptom |
First check |
| Blank / Not connected |
Is the output URL open? Is the output hidden? In OBS right-click the browser source → Refresh |
| Tablet cannot connect |
Same Wi-Fi / LAN as the PC; use the Open the control page from the LAN URL, not localhost. Allow the firewall once |
| Slow animation (Low fps) |
In Outputs lower that output's Quality to Standard or Light. Close previews and heavy apps |
| Buttons disabled |
Is the status Idle (Apply template works only then)? If the other game is live, press Go to that game |
| Names show as "Prize 1" |
The template was edited after being applied. Press Apply template again |
| No connection after restart |
Check the address and port in the black window and update the output URL. Progress is restored within 6 hours |
☐ DokoDoko will not start (the browser does not open) — check whether the license period has ended, and read the message left in the black window. Save the license.json from our email to the Desktop or Downloads and double-click Start_DokoDoko.bat again (Detailed Manual 12.6)
☐ How many rounds you have run is shown in the left menu under More → Records. You can export it as CSV
☐ App version and delivery details are under More → License. Read this screen out loud when you contact us
Rehearse one full round before the show and check the result text. For detailed settings, recovery, backup and the Prize Pick chapter, open the Detailed Manual from Guide at the bottom of TOP or More → Guide in the left menu (it opens in a new browser tab). Both HTML and PDF work offline.
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