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Lightning round

The Lightning round is all about speed and excitement. Players answer a rapid series of questions with very short timers — all set to continuous timer music for maximum energy and tension.

📝 How it works​

  • Questions are presented one after another with minimal delay.
  • Timer music plays continuously throughout the round, only stopping after the last question.
  • Players must answer quickly; there’s no break between questions.
  • By default, feedback for each question is postponed until the end of the round, but each question’s feedback is shown separately, not grouped on a single screen.
  • If you want to group all feedback on one screen at the end, you can enable this in the round settings.

⚙️ Feedback settings​

  • Default (postponed feedback): Feedback for each question is shown after the last question, one by one in sequence.
  • Grouped feedback: If “Show all question feedback at the end of the round” is enabled in round settings, all feedback is combined into a single feedback screen at the end.
  • Force results after question: If enabled in a question’s settings, feedback for that question will always be shown immediately, regardless of round feedback grouping.

See round options for details on configuring feedback timing.

🎵 Attachments — Countdown music​

  • You can set a Round Attachment in the slot “Play during question countdown.”
    This audio attachment will play continuously as the countdown music during the entire lightning round, only stopping after the last question.
  • Use energetic or tense music to boost excitement and keep players on their toes.

For more details, see the attachments documentation.

🏆 Scoring​

  • Time-based scoring is not recommended for this round type.
  • Instead, use a short question timer (typically 15 seconds).
  • Set point values lower than usual (e.g. 500 points per question) to keep the game fair and minimize the impact of wrong answers.

For scoring setup, see the scoring section.

💡 Tips​

  • Keep questions short: This encourages fast, instinctive answers.
  • Use energetic music: Timer music adds to the pressure and excitement.
  • Balance difficulty: Too many tough questions can stall the pace.
  • Lower the stakes: Fewer points and shorter timers mean mistakes aren’t too punishing.

Lightning rounds are perfect for energizing your quiz and ramping up the pace!