Scan to keep score — why each table gets its own display URL

Pool Hall Master treats each physical table as its own little broadcast channel. Your staff copies one URL per table (from Account & Settings → Table Displays), opens it fullscreen on the monitor above that table, and leaves it running. That page is purpose-built for the room: scoreboard state, QR for players, and the access code moment when someone pairs their phone.

Why not one giant URL for the whole room? Because players need to land on their table’s session, not the wrong race. A per-table path keeps the mental model simple for staff: “Table 7’s TV shows Table 7.” The phone flow resolves that table, asks the cloud for a fresh six-digit code, shows it on the TV for a short window, and validates it server-side so random guesses do not fly.

There is a separate OBS-style overlay (table-overlay) for streamers who only need scores on a transparent layer — it does not run the full pairing QR flow. For in-room “put this on the cheap TV above the table,” use the table display experience your settings screen links to.

If you are wiring TVs this week, read Setting up TV displays next — it matches what the app and portal actually ship today.