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🔄 Round options

Each round has a specific type. The default is Trivia, but we invite you 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 types 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, 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 time-based 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.