What to Know
- Open the Alexa app on your phone. Tap the Menu button and select Skills & Games in the drop-down menu. Swipe left to browse games.When you find a game you want to play, tap Enable. After the game is enabled, tap the Alexa button at the bottom of the screen.When a black screen appears, say something like, “Alexa, play [game name]” to start playing the game.
How to Play Alexa Games on Your Smartphone
Tap the Menu button, represented by two-and-a-half horizontal lines and located in the upper left-hand corner.
When the drop-down menu appears, select the Skills & Games option.
Several Alexa games will now be displayed, found under the following headings: Staff Picks and Alexa, What Are Your Games Skills? Swipe left to browse these games, selecting skills that may interest you. This will provide more information including a detailed summary, player reviews, age ratings and more. It will also display the syntax needed to play that respective game.
Once a game skill is enabled, tap the Alexa button - located at the bottom of the screen in the center of a row of icons and represented by an aqua blue circle with a speech bubble inside of it.
A black screen should now be displayed, with a multi-colored volume input indicator at the bottom. Speak the appropriate syntax to begin playing the game, such as Alexa, Play Jeopardy!
The game will now begin on your Android or iOS device.
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