Set up Gather on Apple TV and open a room

1. Open Gather on Apple TV

   Launch Gather on your Apple TV. The home screen lists the games by category, plus “Continue Playing” with open rooms and your recent games.

2. Pick a game

   Use the remote to select a game tile. This takes you to the “New Game” screen.

3. Choose who’s playing

   Under “Who’s playing?” pick, for example, “With your phones” or – for games that support it – “With computer opponents”. For Chess you also set the time control.

4. Open the room

   Select “Open a room”. The TV now shows a QR code, the six-character “ROOM CODE” in large type, and the Wi‑Fi address below it.

5. Let the others join

   Everyone scans the QR code with their phone’s camera or types the code into the Gather app. Each player appears on the TV with their name and avatar as they join.

6. Get ready and start

   Everyone taps “Ready” on their phone. Depending on the game, it either starts by itself or someone selects “Start game” on the TV or a phone.

Keep the room open, remove players, close the room

From the lobby menu you can choose “Go to Home Screen (room stays open)”, “Remove player …” or “Close room”. A room you leave open shows up again on the home screen under “Continue Playing”.

Tips

• In Corner Chaos on Apple TV, game controllers can race too: pair a PlayStation or Xbox controller in the Apple TV settings and choose “Race with a controller” in the lobby.
• Newcomers can only join while the room is in the lobby, not in the middle of a game.