Help

How do I invite a friend?

Open any game and pick “Private room” in the “Start a game” block — it is created instantly and opens by link only. Inside the room press “Invite a friend”: the link lands in your clipboard. Your friend opens it and appears right in your room, no sign-up needed. Want a join code or a room open to everyone? That is the access lock inside the room.

Do I need an account?

You can play as a guest with no in-game limits. An account (Discord sign-in) adds permanence: your nickname, avatar, win stats and rating survive browser cleanups and follow you across devices. Guest progress is attached to the account on first sign-in.

What is a party for?

A party is your crew for the evening. One person creates it and shares the code, the rest type it in — and from then on the group moves around the site together: when the leader enters a game, everyone gets an invite to the same room. No more re-sending links before every match.

Can I watch other people’s games?

Yes. Ongoing matches in the room list have an eye button — “Watch”. Spectators see the game live but cannot interfere. In Croco spectators see both the canvas and the chat.

How do I play again with the same people?

After the match press the rematch button (“Play again” or “Rematch”, depending on the game): your opponents get an invite, and the whole lobby moves to a fresh room with the same settings.

What is the “Connection” pill on the game page?

That is a connection check before you enter a match: the number is your latency (ping) to the game server in milliseconds. Green means it will feel smooth, yellow is tolerable, red means expect lag. Sampling starts after the page has fully loaded and is averaged over a few seconds, so the first number may take a moment to settle.

The game lags on my phone — what can I do?

Almost always it is the Wi-Fi rather than the game itself, and it takes about a minute to fix. The list below is ordered by how much each step helps, based on our own measurements.

Connect to the 5 GHz network, not the plain 2.4 one. This matters most. Home routers usually expose two networks, the second one named something like “MyWiFi_5G”. On a congested 2.4 GHz band we measured connection stalls of almost a full second where 5 GHz gave 150 ms — a sixfold difference on the very same phone.
If 5 GHz does not reach far enough, tune 2.4 in your router panel: channel width 20 MHz instead of 40, and channel number strictly 1, 6 or 11. Forty megahertz on 2.4 overlaps your neighbours and multiplies interference — the most common cause of stutter.
Move microwaves, Bluetooth speakers and baby monitors away from the router: they live in the very same 2.4 GHz band.
Mobile data usually beats a congested Wi-Fi. If home is bad, try LTE — that is a fair test, not a last resort.
Close other tabs with the game. A second connection from the same account kicks the first one, and that looks like a dropout mid-match.
Do not lock the screen or background the game during a match: while the phone sleeps your moves are not sent.
Check your VPN and low data mode. Low data mode is set separately for each Wi-Fi network and separately for cellular — easy to switch on once and forget.

Someone is abusive or cheating

Open the player’s card in the room and send a report — moderation will check the logs. Abuse and cheating earn bans.

How do I change the language or mute the sound?

The language switcher (RU/EN) sits in the top-right corner, with the sound button next to it. Settings are remembered on this device.