Game mode
Kaboom
A hot potato quiz game. Answer right to pass the bomb on; hold it when it goes off and your points are shared out among everyone else.
- Everyone against everyone
- Phones, tablets or laptops
- Free to host, and students need no account
How to win
Answer correctly to pass the bomb to someone else. If it explodes on you, you lose points. Most points when the round ends wins.
What happens in a game
- Hot potatoThe bomb ticks down — answer correctly to pass it to another player
- Score pointsCorrect answers earn points and let you choose who gets the bomb
- ExplosionsWhen the fuse runs out, the holder loses points to everyone else
- Nobody is outEveryone plays to the last explosion, and the most points wins
Why it works in a lesson
Kaboom levels the playing field. A student who knows every answer can still get unlucky with timing. A student who struggles can survive by answering one question at the right moment. The tension of the ticking fuse keeps everyone engaged — even students who usually check out during revision.
The other game modes
Every mode plays from the same card set, so changing mode never means rewriting questions.
Boss BattleThe whole class fights one boss. Right answers hit it, wrong ones heal it.
RacerEach right answer moves you forward. Play solo or in teams.
SabotageRight answers earn coins and cards that freeze, steal, swap or shield.
ThroneOne student holds the throne and the rest of the class tries to take it.
SplycrQuick-fire questions. A streak stacks your multiplier up to three times.
CryoA frozen arena of frost charges. Answer a question to reload.
OutbreakA first-person zombie arena for laptops. Answer right to get back in.