Download & Installation Instructions – Online Customers Only

  • You will receive an email from playjingo.com with a link to download and install the Jingo® game controller.
  • Click the link and download the installer.
  • Make a note of the name and location of the file is downloaded to (most likely your Windows downloads folder).
  • Locate and double click the downloaded file (most likely called ‘Jingo.Controller.Install’). This will start the installation process.
  • Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation of your controller software.

Pre-Game Instructions – Online Customers Only

  • Before playing Jingo®, you should have received a courier delivery of your set of four game cards.
  • You will also find enclosed a four character game code (eg. HC7G), and a nine character download code (eg. 01FGUC7IS).
  • It is recommended that you:
    • Download your game pack prior to playing. Depending on gamepack size this can take some time for the song files to load.
    • Play a few song snippets in test mode to ensure that everything is working as it should.
  • Once the game pack has been activated, the game must be played within a set number of days, as per your Jingo® purchase agreement.

Host Instructions – Online and AMS Music Customers

  1. Click the [Play Jingo] icon on your desktop, or the [Play Jingo] item in your Windows start menu, to launch the Jingo® game controller.
  2. Click the [Load Game Pack] button. The [Select Game Pack] window will appear:
    • If you want to play the demonstration game, click the [Demo] button
    • If you want to play a previously downloaded game pack, click the button with the code that matches the game code you have received.
    • To download a new game, enter the download code and click the download button.
  3. Your game pack will load.
    • Note: Downloading a game pack can take a few minutes, or more, depending on the speed of your internet connection.
    • If the game pack has not yet been activated, then it will play in test mode.
    • To activate the game pack, click the [Activate Game Pack] button.
    • If the game pack has previously been activated, then it will display how many more days the game will remain active for.
  4. Click the [Start Game] button. Your Jingo® game will begin.
  5. The song title and artist being played will be displayed at the bottom of the controller.
  6. To view the full list of songs being played, you can click the [Show Song List] button.
  7. If you are showing the full song list, click the [Hide Song List] button to go back to the original view.

Game Card Validation – Online and AMS Music Customers

  1. Click the [Pause Game] button to pause while validating a game card.
  2. Click the [Verify Game Card] button to show the verification window.
  3. Type in the verification code (found bottom left and top right of each players’ game card).
  4. The verification window will display the songs as shown on the card, and will highlight in yellow the songs that were played.
  5. You can easily identify a line, four corners etc. The verification window will display the word Winner for a full house.
  6. Once done, click the [Close] button.
  7. Click the [Continue Game] button to continue playing the current game.
  8. Once the game is completed, click the [End Game] button. Your game controller will automatically reset itself for the next game (and will automatically change colour to match the game card).
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