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Joining as a participant

No Breachday account required.

What participants need

  • Room code (4–6 alphanumeric characters, e.g. AB12)
  • Room password (minimum 8 characters)
  • Both from facilitator via separate channels

Join URLs

Join a live exercise screen prompting for the room code from your facilitator, with a Continue button. The room password is entered on the next step if one was set.
Participants enter the room code first, then the room password on the next step.

Step-by-step

Participant join flow
  Join page ──▶ Enter code ──▶ Enter password ──▶ Lobby open?
                                              │
                         No ◀────────────────┘
                          │
                    "Lobby not open"
                          │
                         Yes
                          ▼
                   Choose role seat
                          │
              ┌───────────┴───────────┐
              ▼                       ▼
        Rejoin as name          Join as new person
              │                       │
              └───────────┬───────────┘
                          ▼
                    Live room
  1. Go to join page or open join link
  2. Enter room code
  3. Enter room password → Continue
  4. If lobby closed: "The lobby is not open yet. Ask your facilitator to open the lobby."
  5. Choose role — expand a participant role seat (e.g. Incident Commander)
  6. Either:
    • Rejoin as {name} if previously Away, or
    • Join as new person → enter first and last name → Join
  7. Redirected to live room

For the best experience, join from a laptop rather than a phone.

Presence rules

  • In session — name taken; others cannot select it
  • Away — can rejoin as that identity
  • Already in session on this device → opens room without re-joining

What participants see

Session statusExperience
LOBBY"Waiting for facilitator" — keep tab open
ACTIVE / PAUSEDExercise timer, phase progress bar, scenario context, per-phase business context, active inject with response forms, playbook viewer (if attached)
COMPLETED"Exercise ended" + optional hotwash feedback form

Late join: Once exercise is ACTIVE or PAUSED, lobby gate no longer blocks (only LOBBY checks lobby-open flag).

Participant limits: Starter 15 · Plus 30 · Pro 60 participants per exercise

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