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THE PARTY QUIZ
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FEATURE · SOLO PLAY

No teams? Everyone plays for themselves.

Play individually in gameshow or Quickfire: each player has their own score. Up to 10 solo players on Quiz Starter, or 24 on Quiz Host, Quizmaster or a Quiz Night event.

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What is solo mode?

Solo mode, “Everyone for themselves” in the new-quiz wizard, plays a board or quickfire quiz with no teams. Each player joins from their own phone, types a first name and becomes a player on the scoreboard. Nobody picks a team, and nobody's points are shared.

It's the right call when the group is small, when everyone came to win, or when picking teams would take longer than the first round. For a big crowd, teams still work best, and a pub quiz is always played in teams, on the board and in quickfire, the choice is yours.

Solo mode at a glance

Formats
Gameshow and quickfire. The pub quiz is played in teams
Players
Play individually in gameshow or Quickfire: each player has their own score. Up to 10 solo players on Quiz Starter, or 24 on Quiz Host, Quizmaster or a Quiz Night event.
Set-up
None, whoever joins is in, in the order they arrive
Names
The first name each player types on their phone
In Gameshow
The first to buzz answers for themselves; you award or dock their points
In quickfire
Each player's speed-weighted points are their own, no averaging
Scoreboard
A row each up to eight players, then a ranked leaderboard in two columns
When to choose it
When you create the quiz, like the format

How a solo game runs

  1. Create the quiz

    Pick gameshow or quickfire, then “Everyone for themselves” under “Who is competing?” There are no team names to think up.

  2. Players join

    They scan the QR code on the TV or type the room code, then a first name. Your lobby shows each one as they arrive.

  3. Everyone plays

    On the board, the first to buzz answers. In quickfire, everyone taps an option. Every point goes to the person who earned it.

  4. The leaderboard

    The TV ranks the room, and every player keeps the colour and shape they were given, so their row is easy to find.

THE SCOREBOARD

A row for every player, and a ranking past eight

Up to eight players get a row each, with their name, their colour and a shape. From nine, the TV switches to a ranked leaderboard in two columns, top of the room first.

Someone who puts their phone down after round one keeps their row and their points. Once a player has joined, they stay on the scoreboard until the game is over.

Play quickfire solo

Made for playing alone, together

  • No team to pick

    Players go straight from typing their name to playing.

  • Your own colour and shape

    Every player gets a colour and a shape, so nobody is told apart by colour alone.

  • Your buzz, your points

    Buzzes are credited to the phone that pressed. Two players both called Sam are still two players.

  • A real leaderboard

    Past eight players the TV ranks everyone, numbered, in two columns.

  • Nobody drops off

    Put your phone down after round one and you keep your row and your score.

  • A clear limit

    Play individually in gameshow or Quickfire: each player has their own score. Up to 10 solo players on Quiz Starter, or 24 on Quiz Host, Quizmaster or a Quiz Night event.

Teams or solo?

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TeamsEveryone for themselves
Best forBig groups, pub quizzes, a bit of rivalrySmall groups, families, anyone who came to win
PlayersUp to 4 teams on Quiz Starter; 20 on Quiz Host, Quizmaster or a Quiz Night event. Connected phones: 10 on Quiz Starter, 100 with those paid offers.Play individually in gameshow or Quickfire: each player has their own score. Up to 10 solo players on Quiz Starter, or 24 on Quiz Host, Quizmaster or a Quiz Night event.
FormatsGameshow, pub quiz and quickfireGameshow and quickfire
Set-upName the teams; players pick oneNothing, whoever joins is in
Quickfire scoringA team scores its players' averageEvery player scores for themselves
Without phonesYes, score by handNo, each player is a phone

How The Party Quiz works as of September 2026. The mode is chosen in the new-quiz wizard and stays with the quiz.

Questions about solo play

Which formats can be played solo?

The board and quickfire. The pub quiz is played in teams, because its marking gives every team a column, twenty people marked one by one on ten questions is two hundred taps.

How many people can play solo?

Quiz Starter: up to 10 phones in 4 teams, or 10 solo players. Quiz Host, Quizmaster and an event with Quiz Night: up to 100 phones in 20 teams, or 24 solo players. Solo play is available in gameshow and Quickfire; pub quiz is team-only.

Can I switch a quiz from teams to solo later?

No. Like the format, it's chosen when you create the quiz, because the scoreboard, the phones and the lobby are all set up around it. Create a new quiz in solo mode for the next game.

Does solo mode work without phones?

No, in solo mode each player is a phone, and the scoreboard is built from the phones that join. Without phones, play in teams and award the points by hand.

What if two players have the same name?

They're still two players: points go to the phone that earned them. An initial helps the room tell them apart, “Sam B.”

Is solo mode like Kahoot?

Solo quickfire is the closest thing here to a Kahoot round: a question on the TV, options on every phone, faster answers scoring more. The difference is the rest of the evening, the same room can play a game show board or a pub quiz next.

Also worth a look

Every player for themselves

Build a board or a quickfire quiz, choose solo, and there's nothing else to set up.

Host a free quizPlay quickfire solo

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