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Baamboozle is an engaging team competition game hosted and controlled by the teacher. Students do not need devices to play this game. A teacher could easily host a Baamboozle game online or in person. When I tested this game out on the coaches in my office it was a blast. We had intense competition and teams learned quickly to use strategies to win.
One thing I really like about this game is that it gives everyone a chance to win compared to games like Kahoot or Gimkit that reward the fastest and smartest only. Each team/person gets an equal chance to answer questions.
Let’s take a quick look at how to create a Baamboozle game. I wouldn’t call it super user friendly or obvious but it is not hard either once you figure it out.
The first step will have you create Title and a Description. You can also upload a cover image for your game.
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You can type in a question or upload an image for a question. If you choose to upload an image you must also enter text on the question line. After you enter a question and correct answer click save
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From the game preview screen you can click play to launch the game
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How to Play explains how the game works. You can have up to 4 teams on the free version.
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These are the options with the paid account version.
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Here are the available options on the free account. I like to turn on the pass option and lose points for guessing wrong.
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Here is what the game board looks like when you are playing.
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Students choose a question number and that question is displayed on the screen. After students provide you with an answer click check answer.
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Then decide if they earned the points or not.
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The more teams you have the more questions you need to give everyone multiple opportunities to answer.
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Some questions are bonus cards. The game adds bonus cards in addition to your questions.
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After all of the questions have been answered a winner is announced.
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