How to play ping pong online with friends in RealTT

Playing ping pong online with friends is the best part of any table tennis game. In RealTT, friend matches are live, one on one, with the same physics as Ranked, and they never use energy. You can call someone with a link in your group chat, or build a friends list and challenge whoever is online.

This guide shows both ways to play with friends in RealTT, step by step.

Two ways to play with friends

On the home screen, tap Friends. The screen has two tabs:

How to create a room and share the link

A room is the fastest way to play someone right now:

1. In Friends, open the Rooms tab and tap Create room.
2. Pick the Format: 1 game or Best of 3.
3. If you want, set a Password. With no password, anyone with the link can join.
4. Tap Create and share. The game shows the room code (in the format RTM-7KQ2) and the link.
5. Tap Share to send it on WhatsApp or another app, or Copy link.
6. Wait in the room. When your friend joins, the match starts by itself.

Whoever taps the link lands right in your room. Since RealTT runs in the browser, your friend does not need to install anything to play. If the room has a password, it goes along in the invite message.

Room rules

When you create a room, you can also set two things:

• Allowed levels: which game modes count in the room (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced). A player in another mode is asked to switch to the highest allowed one; if they refuse, they cannot play.
• Speed: how fast both players move in the room, from 80% to 100%. 100% is the full speed of Advanced mode.

That way you can play on equal terms with someone who just started: both in the same mode, at the same speed. Not sure which mode to pick? See how to play RealTT.

How to join a room

If a friend sent you the link, just tap it. If they only sent the code:

1. Open Friends and the Rooms tab.
2. Tap Join.
3. Type the code (for example RTM-7KQ2) and the password, if there is one.

The same tab lists Open rooms, with the host's name, the format and the rules of each one. Rooms with a lock need a password.

How to add friends

The Friends tab shows Your friend link and your code (something like JOAO-7K2Q). You can:

• tap Share link and send it to anyone you want to add;
• tap Add friend, type someone else's code and tap Send request.

Incoming requests show up under Requests. Once accepted, friends are listed under Online and Offline, and anyone playing shows as In match.

Fast match and challenges

Once your list is set, you have two shortcuts:

• Fast match: calls every online friend at once. The first one to accept plays.
• Challenge: tap the button next to a friend to call just them.

The invite pops up on your friend's screen with a timer to accept. Challenge matches are best of 3 games.

What you get for playing with friends

• No energy: friend matches never use energy, as the energy help page explains.
• Duo bonus: once a day, a live match with a friend gives both of you extra energy.
• Coins and history: matches go into your match history and give coins.
• Invite and earn: if your friend is new and starts playing through your link, you both get rewards after they play a few online matches.

Room matches do not count for LP. That is what Ranked is for. Leaving mid-match counts as a loss, and if someone crosses the line, you can Report or Block player from their profile. See also the play with friends help page.

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