During the Game

Once the host starts the game, everyone answers the same questions at the same time. A countdown timer, instant feedback and a live leaderboard keep the energy up.

Game Phases

Countdown

A 3-second countdown ("Get Ready!", 3, 2, 1, "GO!") plays before the first question.

Answering

A question appears with four answer options, A to D, and a timer bar counts down.

Waiting

After you answer, you see "Waiting for next question..." until the game moves on.

Question Result

If the host turned on Review Questions, a result card follows each question. If not, there's no result card and the next question appears automatically once everyone has answered or the timer ends.

Game Over

After the final question you see "Game Over!" for a few seconds, then the results page.

The Question Screen

• Progress bar and counter — for example "Question 4 of 10"
• Player count — a small pill such as "5/5"
• Quit — leave the game (see below)
• Timer bar — shows the seconds left, for example "14s", and changes colour: teal while more than half the time is left, amber below half, and red in the last quarter
• Answer options — four rows labelled A, B, C and D
• Leaderboard strip — a narrow strip on the right edge, only if the host turned on Live Leaderboard

How to Answer

Scoring

• Correct answers earn points, and answering faster earns more. Your speed is measured against the question's time limit, not against other players.
• Wrong answers earn zero points, and there's no penalty beyond that.
• No answer (the timer ran out) also earns zero.

The Live Leaderboard Strip

When the host turned on Live Leaderboard, the strip appears after the first answers come in. It shows player avatars in rank order with rank badges, and a "+X" pops up when someone scores. With a small group it shows everyone. With a bigger one it shows the top 3, the player just ahead of you, and you.

Question Results (Review Questions on)

Each result card shows:

• Correct! or Incorrect, and the points you earned
• Correct answer — shown if you got it wrong
• Explanation — if the question has one. Long ones collapse, with a "Read more" link.
• Leaderboard — up to 5 players, with medals for the top 3 and arrows (▲ and ▼) for rank changes. If you're ranked 6th or lower, you see the top 3 plus you and your neighbours.

Then the game waits for everyone:

• Players tap Ready, which counts down the review time. They're marked ready automatically when it hits zero.
• The host taps Next Question (or See Final Results on the last one). It unlocks only when all connected players are ready.

Host Controls During the Game

The host plays like everyone else: answering, scoring and appearing on the leaderboard. The host also has:

• Quit — "End Game?" ends the game for everyone and takes them to the results screen
• Next Question / See Final Results — on review screens

There's no skip, pause or remove-player button during play. Players can only be removed in the lobby.

If a Player Leaves

The host briefly sees "A player left the session" and the player count drops. The game carries on. If everyone except the host has left, the game ends automatically.

A player who taps Quit sees "Leave Game?": "You will lose your progress for this session. Your answers so far will still be recorded."

Troubleshooting

The timer ran out before I answered

You get zero points for that question. Even a guess is better than letting the timer run out.

The screen says "Waiting for next question..."

You've answered. The game is waiting for the timer or for the other players, or, with Review Questions on, for the host to move on.

I was sent back to the Group Study tab

Leaving the app during a game removes you from the session. Stay in the app until the quiz is over.

Tips for Better Scores

• Read carefully — misreading costs more points than not knowing
• Don't overthink — your first instinct is often right
• Watch the timer — answer before it turns red
• Learn from the explanations — they help on similar questions next time

Next Steps

• Results & Leaderboard — what happens after the final question
• The Lobby — review the pre-game experience