How to Enable or Disable Games in Book Taco

The Games settings let you control when and how often students can play games. You can set which days the games page is available, limit how many games students play per day, and enable or disable individual games.

Step 1: Go to Games settings

• From your Teacher Dashboard, click Customize Program in the left sidebar.
• Click the Games tab at the top.
• The Games tab contains two sections: access settings at the top and individual game controls below.
• To manage student coin balances, go to Game Coins (a separate page in the sidebar, not a tab).

Group overrides apply. Both the Games Allowed Days and Limit games per day settings can be overridden at the student group level. If a student is in a group with different games settings, the group setting takes precedence.

Step 2: Set when games are available

• At the top left, find the Games Page dropdown.
• Choose which days students can access the games page:
  • Always Available (default) — games page is open every day.
  • Weekdays Only — Monday through Friday only.
  • Mondays Only through Fridays Only — restrict to one specific day per week.
  • Friday and Weekend — Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
  • Weekends Only — Saturdays and Sundays only.
  • Game Page Off — completely hide the games page from all students.
• Your selection saves automatically when you change the dropdown.

Step 3: Limit games per day

• At the top right, find the Limit games per day dropdown.
• Choose how many games a student can play in one day:
  • Unlimited (default) — students can play as many games as they want.
  • 1–10 games — specific limits from 1 to 10 games per day.
  • 15, 20, 25, 30 games — higher limits in increments.
• Your selection saves automatically when you change the dropdown.

Step 4: Enable or disable individual games

• Below the access settings, all available games are displayed in sections: Bonus games, Holiday games, and Regular games.
• Each game card shows:
  • The game image (in color if enabled, grayscale if disabled).
  • Played X times — click this link to see which students played the game, when, and how many times.
  • Enable game toggle — turn the game on or off.
  • Preview button — click to play the game yourself before enabling it for students.
• Toggle ON — the game is visible to students in full color.
• Toggle OFF — the game is hidden from students and appears in grayscale.
• Toggles save automatically the moment you flip them — no Save button needed.

Holiday games are date-controlled. Holiday games only appear during their designated holiday period. Outside those dates, they are automatically hidden regardless of your toggle setting, so you don't need to manually turn them off.

Step 5: Reorder games

• Within each section (Bonus, Holiday, Regular), drag and drop game cards to reorder them.
• Students will see the games in the new order you set.
• The new order saves automatically after each drag. A toast notification confirms the save.

Q: I set Games Allowed Days to Friday Only but some students can still play games on Monday. Why?
A: Students in groups may have a different Games Allowed Days setting configured at the group level. Group settings override the teacher-level setting. Check your Student Groups to see if any groups have different game access rules.

Q: Can I turn off all games without disabling them individually?
A: Yes. Set Games Allowed Days to Game Page Off. This hides the entire games page from students without changing individual game settings. When you're ready to restore access, simply select a different day option.

Q: Can I give a student extra games beyond the daily limit?
A: No, the daily limit applies to all students equally. Use the Game Coins page to manually adjust individual student coin balances as a reward.

Q: Where do I manage student coins?
A: Go to Game Coins in the left sidebar (not in Customize Program). From there, you can add or subtract coins for individual students or groups.