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Quiz — rules and features in the BluGame app

Host + players

The host reads the questions and answer options aloud, and each player picks one answer in the app — they can still change it until the round ends. The app only times the round and collects answers; the host sees live who picked what and can pause the clock.

Rules

How to play Quiz

These are the same rules the app shows players in the game menu.

Goal

A quiz for a group: the host reads each question and its possible answers out loud, and every player picks one answer in the app. The app times the round and collects the answers — it is the host who decides what is correct and who scores.

Roles

The table host creates the table, reads the questions and runs the game. The other players join over Bluetooth and answer. Players can join at any moment, and the number of players isn't limited.

Creating the table

The host sets one round length for the whole table (15 to 180 seconds, 60 by default). It applies to every question.

How a question goes

Before each question the host sets the number of answers (2 to 8, labelled A–H) — it can be different for every question. They read the question and answers out loud from their own source, then tap Start. Players pick one answer and can change it until the round ends — the last choice counts.

Clock and live view

The host sees live who picked what (a letter next to each player), can pause and resume the clock, and can end the round early with "End round". The round also ends by itself when time runs out.

Judging and points

The app knows neither the questions nor the correct answers and keeps no score — it only collects what players picked. The host announces the correct answer and keeps the score (e.g. on paper). The quiz has no "finish" button: the game ends when the host closes the table screen.

Example

What a game looks like

Step by step, the way it plays out at the table.

Setting up the table

Ala creates a Quiz table and sets 60 seconds per round. Bartek and Celina join over Bluetooth.

First question

Ala sets 3 answers, reads out loud: "Capital of France? A — Berlin, B — Paris, C — Madrid" and taps Start. Bartek picks B, Celina first picks A but a moment later switches to B.

Live view and end of round

Ala sees on her phone: Bartek — B, Celina — B. After 60 seconds the round ends by itself. Ala announces that B is correct and writes a point for both on a sheet of paper.

More questions

Before the next question Ala sets 4 answers and taps Start again. The game goes on until Ala closes the table screen.

In the BluGame app

What the app does for you

What happens in the phones and what stays at the table.

Clock and pause

The app times the round. The host can pause and resume it, and players can keep picking and changing answers in the meantime.

Live view

The host sees who picked what before ending the round.

Changing your mind

A player can change their answer as many times as they like until the round ends; the last choice counts.

Questions live outside the app

The app neither stores questions nor judges answers — the host reads questions from their own source, so you can play with any questions you like.

Joining mid-game

New players can join at any moment, and the number of players is not limited.

Platform

The same in every BluGame game

No internet, no server

Phones connect directly over Bluetooth — game data never reaches the internet.

No account

You don't create an account or log in — you sit down and play.

Everyone in their own language

Each phone picks up its own language, so at one table everyone plays in theirs.

Quiz with Custom

What a quiz evening with Custom looks like, step by step

In the Standard version one table host runs the quiz. Custom is for venues and events: one presenter runs the quiz for many team tables at once, and points are counted automatically.

Standard vs Custom — how the app is used differently

Quiz Standard

  • Who runs itOne table's host reads the questions and judges the answers.
  • TablesOne table.
  • What the app collectsEvery player's pick at the table.
  • PointsThe app doesn't count them — the host keeps score.
  • RankingNone.
  • InternetNot needed — all over Bluetooth.
  • QuestionsThe host reads from their own source; the app doesn't know them.

Quiz Custom

  • Who runs itA presenter in the venue-hub app runs the quiz for many tables at once.
  • TablesMany team tables at once (the code sets no limit).
  • What the app collectsOne answer per team, sent by the table host.
  • PointsThe server counts by itself: 1 point for a team's correct answer.
  • RankingA table of teams, visible to the presenter.
  • InternetNeeded the whole time, by the presenter and at every table.
  • QuestionsStored in the venue's question bank on the server (with the correct answers); the presenter still reads them out loud.

A Custom evening, step by step

1

Preparing the questions (before the evening)

In the client panel on blugame.eu you open the venue's settings and go to "Edit question bank" in the Quiz Custom section. For every question you type the text and 2 to 8 answers and mark the correct one. Saving overwrites the whole bank, and the questions are copied into the session the moment the presenter creates it.

2

The presenter creates a session

The presenter opens "Run a Quiz" in the venue-hub app, pastes the venue's identity and taps "Create session". The server itself fetches the venue's question bank. The app shows the session number and a QR code for the tables.

3

Teams join

At each table one phone (the table host) opens the Custom Quiz team-table screen in the BluGame app. It creates a local Bluetooth table for the players at that table, then scans the QR code or types in the session number and gives a team name.

4

Starting a question

The presenter picks the question number, the number of answers and the time, then taps Start. They read the question out loud from their own source — the app shows it to nobody. They can pause and resume the clock.

5

Teams answer

Every 2 seconds the table host's phone fetches the round state from the server and passes it over Bluetooth to the players at the table. Players pick an answer as in Standard. The table host sees the local tally of votes and chooses and sends one team answer themselves — the app doesn't pick it automatically by majority.

6

End of the round and points

The round ends when time runs out or when the presenter ends it. The server itself awards 1 point to every team whose sent answer matches the correct one in the question bank.

7

Ranking and more questions

The presenter sees a table of all teams: name, total points and whether the team has already answered in this round. Only the presenter sees the ranking, so they announce it out loud. Then you repeat steps 4 to 6 for the next questions.

What isn't there yet

A button to end the whole session — individual rounds end.

A ranking visible to players and table hosts — only the presenter sees it.

Playing without internet — the presenter and every team table need a constant internet connection.

Custom

Standard and Custom

Standard is the full game for everyone. Custom is an option for venues and events — it adds the venue's logo and welcome text and a few extras.

In the Standard version

  • The full game, freeAll the rules described on this page, tables over Bluetooth, no account and no internet needed during play.
  • A quiz run by the table hostOne table: the host reads the questions, sets the round time and the number of answers, and the app collects the answers. The host judges what is correct.

With Custom enabled

  • Venue logo and welcomeThe venue's logo and its own welcome text on the app's home screen.
  • Your own text on the gameA banner with the venue's own text (e.g. house rules, notes for players) on this game's screen.
  • App themeA ready-made visual theme for the whole app during a session at the venue.
  • Featured gameThe venue can highlight this game on the app home screen.
  • Presenter and team tablesOne person in the venue-hub app runs the quiz for many tables at once; each table plays as a team.
  • Automatic points and rankingThe server knows the correct answers from the venue's question bank and awards a point for a team's correct answer by itself. Only the presenter sees the ranking.
  • Needs internetThe presenter and every team table need a constant internet connection — unlike the rest of the games.
  • Questions stored on the serverYou enter the questions and correct answers beforehand in the client panel on blugame.eu (the question-bank editor) — they are saved on the server.

Learn more about Custom →

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