Using Rounds with TriviaFlow: Build Your First Round-Based Game

Using rounds with TriviaFlow means grouping your questions into named sections, arranging their order, assigning points per correct answer in each round, and previewing the complete game before launch. During game setup, select Enable Rounds, then organize your content around the rounds you want players to experience.

The preparation sequence is:

1. Choose your starting questions or game.
2. Give each round a clear name.
3. Add questions directly to rounds and drag them into order.
4. Check each round’s question count and point value.
5. Preview the whole game and finish your edits before going live.

We’re the TriviaFlow team. In this guide, we’ll follow one illustrative three-round game through that sequence. The goal is a checked, ready-to-host structure—not just a collection of questions. Games cannot be edited after they go live, so the final preview is your last preparation checkpoint.

Have your TriviaFlow account, a browser, and an idea of your audience ready. We recommend preparing on a laptop; for an in-person event, connecting it to a TV or projector lets you check the shared presentation too. Players use their own devices during the live game, rather than your editing setup.

Choose a starting point:

• Ready-made package: Use an existing question set when you want less content preparation. Duplicate and customize the complete package when you want your own version.
• Saved game: Duplicate an existing game before adapting it if you want to preserve the original.
• Custom questions: Build your own questions and answers when the subject matter needs to be specific to your group.
• Question library: With Premium library access, search by keyword, category, and secondary topic, or use random selection as a starting point before reviewing the results.

Rounds and custom game creation are included on Free, which supports up to five player devices. Premium supports up to 100 devices. For team play, one team shares one device and submits one answer together; multiple devices cannot be linked to one team.

Need topic inspiration before you start? Browse our trivia question collections, then decide which subjects belong in each round.

For this walkthrough, we recommend a small practice game: three rounds with five questions each. This is an illustrative structure, not a required format or a built-in package.

Once rounds are enabled, create and name the rounds to match your plan. Use names that tell players what to expect: “Screen and Sound” communicates more than “Round B.”

This example contains 15 questions and offers a maximum of 20 points. The final round accounts for half the available points. If you prefer equal weighting, give all three rounds one point per correct answer instead.

If you’re reorganizing an existing game, use the same table as a sorting plan. Decide where each question belongs before you start moving it.

Add each question to its intended round, then check its wording, answer, and format. You can mix formats within a round; a theme does not require every question to use the same answer method.

For our example:

• Put the multiple-choice and true-or-false questions in General Knowledge Warm-Up.
• Add the movie questions and music clips to Screen and Sound.
• Place the harder typed-answer questions in Final Challenge.

Multiple-choice questions support up to four options and one correct answer. Standard questions can contain one image or one GIF. Avoid writing a prompt that requires players to select several correct options.

For a music question, add a YouTube URL, choose the clip’s start point and end point or duration, and decide whether to show the video. For an audio-only identification question, hide the video and optionally display an image or GIF instead. Make the requested answer explicit: ask for the artist or the song title rather than an ambiguous “Name this.”

TriviaFlow uses AI-assisted grading for typed, music, and video answers. It handles common answer variations while keeping you in final control through live grading review and overrides. Clear prompts and accurate reference answers still matter.

Use drag and drop to reorder questions within a round or move a question into another round. Review the resulting sequence after each change.

Suppose you notice a movie question in General Knowledge Warm-Up that would fit Screen and Sound better. Move it into Screen and Sound, then move a broad general-knowledge question back into the warm-up if you want to retain five questions in each round.

Check three things after the move:

• Placement: Does the question now sit in the intended round and position?
• Count: Did the move leave one round short and another too long?
• Weighting: Did it move into a round with a different point value?

In our example, moving a question from the warm-up to Final Challenge places it in the two-point round. Reorganization can therefore change scoring as well as presentation order.

We recommend opening each round with a question that clearly introduces its theme. Arrange deliberately: TriviaFlow does not currently randomize an existing game’s question or answer order.

Set the points awarded for a correct answer in each round. This is a per-answer value, not a total score to divide among the round’s questions. Answer speed does not affect scoring.

For the example game, five correct answers in a one-point round earn five points. Five correct answers in the two-point final round earn ten.

After moving or replacing questions, check the actual question counts against your plan. A round with six questions at two points each offers 12 points, even if your original outline assumed five questions and ten points.

Closest-number questions have a different scoring rule: only the nearest answer scores, and all participants tied for nearest receive points. We have left that format out of the example so its maximum-score calculation stays straightforward.

With rounds enabled, the leaderboard appears after each round. That makes each round boundary a natural moment for players to see the standings.

Run through the complete game before launching it. Review the whole sequence, not just the questions you wrote yourself or the last round you changed.

Use this preview checklist:

• Structure: The three rounds appear in the intended sequence, with the correct names and questions.
• Question clarity: Every prompt says exactly what players must supply.
• Answer accuracy: Correct answers, spelling, units, and multiple-choice selections have been checked.
• Media: Images are readable, music and video clips start and stop where intended, and visible media does not accidentally reveal an answer.
• Presentation: Long prompts and answer options are readable on your planned display.
• Scoring: Question counts and round point values match your plan.

Test audio through the equipment you intend to use. A clip that is audible on laptop speakers may need a different volume setting in the event space.

Return to editing whenever you find a problem, then preview the affected content again. Do not launch the event as a substitute for previewing it. Once the game is live, you cannot edit its content. Live grading overrides let you correct answer judgments, but they do not replace pre-launch question editing.

TriviaFlow supports duplicating, customizing, saving, and replaying complete games and premade packages. It does not currently support duplicating an individual question or round.

For your next event, duplicate the complete three-round game and adapt that copy. You can retain the overall format while changing the questions, round names, or point values. Check the counts and preview again after making changes.

Keep the distinction clear:

• Move a question when it belongs elsewhere in the game you are editing.
• Duplicate a complete game when you want another editable version while preserving the original.
• Replay a saved game when you want to use the same content again.

For recurring events, we recommend treating your complete game as a reusable starting structure—not assuming that individual rounds can be copied between games.

Before you launch, confirm that you can answer yes to each item:

• Rounds are enabled and named clearly.
• Every question belongs to the intended round.
• Question order and counts match your plan.
• Each round awards the intended points per correct answer.
• Questions, answers, and media have been reviewed.
• You have previewed the complete game after your final changes.
• Your player-device count fits your plan, with one shared device per team if you’re using teams.
• Your display and audio equipment are ready.

For our example, the finished structure is three named rounds, 15 questions, and a possible 20 points. Your game can use a different structure; the same checks still apply.

Using rounds with TriviaFlow is a preparation workflow: name the sections, organize the questions, confirm the scoring, and preview before launch. Once those checks are complete, start your live game and let players join by game code or QR code.