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🔄 Round options

Each round has a specific type. The default is Multiple Choice (Trivia), but feel free to test and experiment with all available types. This page explains the settings and attachments you can configure per round.

📘 For a detailed overview of all round types, visit the round types documentation.

🔧 Configuring a round​

To configure a round’s options, click the gear icon in the round panel:

Open round optionsRound options
Opening round optionsRound configuration panel

⚙️ General round options​

The following options are available for most round types:

  • Only show X questions — Limits the round to a specific number of questions
  • Random question order — Shuffle the question order within the round
  • Show round intro — Display an animated title before the round begins
  • Show round outro (interim score) — Reveal rankings at the end of the round
  • Group all feedback in a single screen — Collect question feedback in one block after the round ends
  • Show all question feedback at the end of the round — Delay question feedback until the round ends
  • Force feedback after each individual question — Ensure immediate feedback

    ⚠️ This only takes effect in round and question types where feedback would otherwise be delayed, such as open questions or lightning rounds.

📘 See question modes for more information on feedback timing and behavior.

🏆 Scoring options​

QuizWitz offers flexible scoring to keep things fair and engaging for all players.

  • Time-based scoring — Players earn more points for faster answers.

    • For most question types, time-based points decrease continuously per microsecond: the faster you answer, the more points you score.
    • For open questions only, time-based points are divided into blocks. For example: answers in the first block (e.g., first few seconds) earn 100% of the time-based portion, the next block earns 80%, and so on. This helps level the playing field for slower typers.

  • Fixed percentage of points on timebased scoring — You control how much of the total score is influenced by speed.

    • By default, 75% of the points are fixed (everyone who answers correctly gets these points, regardless of speed).
    • Only the remaining 25% is influenced by how quickly players respond.

💡 Adjusting this setting lets you make rounds more knowledge-based or more speed-based, depending on your quiz style.

These scoring options can be found in the round options panel when editing a round.

📜 Quizmaster instructions​

You can add a custom round introduction text that will appear only on the Quizmaster app at the start of the round. Use this to brief the presenter or add a personal touch.

📎 Attachments​

Enhance your round with media shown at specific moments:

  • Before round — Displayed after the round intro animation
  • After round — Shown after the round outro
  • Before round outro — Shown after the last question, just before the outro
  • During round outro — (audio only) Plays while rankings are displayed
  • ...

📘 For supported file types and usage tips, see the attachments guide.