Want to do more with Alexa?
What Are Echo Buttons?
Echo Buttons are puck-shaped devices that are a little smaller than the Echo Dot.
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Each Echo Button is powered by a pair of AAA batteries and can connect to an Echo devicevia Bluetooth.
What Can Echo Buttons Do?
When Echo Buttons first launched, Amazon provided a small number of basic games to play with them.
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What Games Can Alexa Play With Echo Buttons?
The Echo Buttons ships with more than 100 Skills.
Insert two AAA batteries into your Echo Buttons and set the equipment on a solid surface.
Say, “Alexa, set up my Echo Buttons.”
If your Echo wake word isn’t Alexa, substitute your personal wake word.
Press and hold the top of the Echo Buttons until it glows orange and then release it.
This should take about 10 seconds.
Listen for Alexa to tell you that pairing is complete.
When pairing is complete, the Echo Buttons turns blue.
If you have additional Echo Buttons to set up, repeat these steps for each one.
Each Echo Buttons can only connect to a single Echo rig.
Wait for Alexa to finish explaining the game if this is the first time you’ve played.
Choose one player to be the trickster and one player to be the watcher.
If you are the trickster, tell Alexa how many Echo Buttons you want to use.
If you are the watcher, keep an eye on the Echo Buttons and remember which one turns red.
Alexa lets you know who won, and you’ve got the option to play again.
What Other Games Can Alexa Play?
Alexa can play quiz games, murder mysteries, and more, even without Echo Buttons.
