User Agreement

A microgame party where every game is a setup step, and the Experience never quite begins. Support and help.

How to play

1. Tap BEGIN SETUP. The first time, pre-setup asks a few questions and whether the game may use the camera, microphone and motion. “Not now” is fine: every step works without them.
2. Each step lasts a few seconds. The dark card at the top says what to do (AGREE!, WI-FI!, ALLOW!…); do it before the fuse burns down.
3. Every step is drawn as a setup screen from a different era: a 2001 wizard, a 1992 installer, a candybar phone, a router page, a click-wheel music player and more.
4. Fail a step and you lose an hourglass of patience. Lose five and setup times out. Five wins in a row give one back.
5. Steps come in sections (Network, Devices, Smart Home, Legal…) that get steadily more obscure. Each section fills the bar. It never reaches the end.

On iPhone Duo

Steps spread across both pages, cables cross the fold, codes appear on the cover screen and some steps use the hinge: fold to an angle, close and reopen, dial a lock. Closing the Duo pauses setup, and the cover shows how close you are. On other iPhones the hinge steps become on-screen sliders and dials.

Questions

Will the Experience ever start? That's the game.

A step uses a sensor I don't have, or I said “Not now”. Every sensor step has an on-screen fallback. To change your mind later, go to iOS Settings › Privacy & Security › Camera, Microphone, or Motion & Fitness.

I don't hear anything. Check the sound switch on the title screen and your ringer switch. Game sounds go quiet while a step is listening to the microphone.

What is Today's Setup? The same run for everyone, all day. Your best for the day is kept.

The in-game permission screens: are they real? No. The ALLOW! step and its requests (“Your Inner Monologue”) are part of the joke and ask iOS for nothing.

Contact

Something not working, or a setup step you've always hated? Email showboatsupport@gmail.com.

See also the privacy policy.