How to Start a Factile Game?
To access your created games, simply go to ‘My Games’ page. From this page, you can browse your game collection and pick the one you wish to play.
1. Locate the game you want to play and click the “Play” button.
2. Choose the game style. Note: If you have a Free account, your game choices are restricted to the Factile Jeopardy-style game. But by upgrading to a Pro account, you can unlock access to various game styles, including Flashcards, Choice, Quiz Bowl, Interactive Choice, and Memory.
3. Choose the number of teams playing. For Basic accounts, you can concurrently have a maximum of five (5) teams in play. Upgrade to a Pro account to enable up to 50 teams within each game.
For users with a Pro account, the option to use Buzzer Mode is available. By selecting “Yes” or “No,” you can enable or disable the feature that allows participants to “Buzz in” using a mobile device or computer.
3. Choose a mascot to represent each team. Alternatively, you can use the Auto Select feature to let the system automatically assign mascots to each team.
Tip: If you want to see all the available mascot categories, simply click on the Display All button to explore and choose the one that best fits your game.
Mascot Categories:
- Shark
- Dinosaurs
- Friendly Fruit
- Vanquishing Vegetables
- Super Safari Animals
- Amazing Arctic Animals
- Sensational Sea Creatures
- Avatars
- Professional Human Avatars
Tip: For a more personalized experience, you can change the mascot names to French, German, or Spanish names.
4. When you’re ready, press “Begin Game”.
How to play and moderate a game?
As soon as the game begins, you will gain access to the Factile board which displays your game categories and the corresponding question tiles. You will also notice the team podiums and scoring buttons for each team.
Upgrade your Basic account to Pro to enjoy more features such as the following:
- Display Answer Button
- Display Answer before Question
- Skip Question without Showing the Answer
- Show Final Factile Category Hint at Wager Time
- Positive Score Mode
- Play Memory Game with 100 Points
- Leader Board
Tip: Click the 
button in the top right corner to expand into full-screen mode.
Here are the steps to begin playing and moderating the game:
1. Click on a tile to select it. Once selected, the question will be displayed on the screen and the timer will begin counting down. If you prefer not to use the timer, you can choose to turn it off before starting the game.
Tip: If an image is included in a question or answer, you can view it in full-screen mode by clicking on it. To return the image to its original size, click on it again.
_*Tip:_ The *Hint mode, activated by the Moderator, offers valuable insights into each button’s functionality.
In the screenshot below, you can see an example of how to view more information about a button. Simply hover your mouse pointer over the button and a description of its function will appear in a tooltip. In this example, the moderator hovers over the “Manage Teams” button and its description appears above the Hints button.
2. Once a question is displayed, teams will be given the chance to provide their answer. The first team to raise their hand (or press the buzzer in a “Buzzer Mode” game) will have the opportunity to respond.
3. After a team answers, the Moderator will assess whether their response is correct or incorrect. If the team’s answer is correct, the Moderator can click on the 
located on the team podium. If the answer is incorrect, the Moderator can click on the 
instead.
If a team’s answer is correct, the value of the tile will be added automatically to their score. In the event of an incorrect answer, the value of the tile will be deducted from the team’s score.
4. After the moderator selects either the or , the game will show the answer.
Tip: If no team responds to a question, you can choose to skip scoring by clicking on “Skip/See Answer” displayed in the top right corner of the screen. This will reveal the answer to the question.
5. Once all the Tiles have been opened, the Final Factile question will be displayed. All teams will have an opportunity to provide their answer, and the winning team will be automatically displayed.
Adjusting Scores
Team scores are automatically awarded when the moderator scores a question, but you also have the option to adjust scores manually using the 
and 
buttons.
Show the Score at the End of the Game
Once the game is over, you can view the final scores of each team by clicking on the “Show Scores” button.
When you click on the “Show Scores” button, you can view each team’s base score, Final Factile wager, and final score. Additionally, you can download a .csv file to keep track of your team scores.
Languages
If you want to change the language of your games, go to the top right corner of the My Games page and choose the language you prefer.
Supported languages include English, Arabic, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Mandarin.
Playing with More than 5 Teams
If you have more than five teams playing a game, don’t worry! Your game will display five teams at a time. You can easily navigate through the other teams using the arrows at the bottom of the screen. Please note that this feature is exclusively available to Home/School Pro, Home/School Plus, and Business Pro accounts. Up to 100 teams can play at a time.
Positive Scoring Mode
With the Positive Scoring mode, players won’t lose points for incorrect answers. This is helpful if you want to encourage participation without worrying about penalizing mistakes.
1. Once the Moderator clicks on the , the game will move forward to reveal the answer and adjust the score if points are awarded. In the event of an incorrect answer, the moderator will still click on the , but the team’s score will remain the same.
2. Once the correct answer has been given, or if all teams have provided incorrect answers and their scores have been updated, the answer will be revealed, and the game will proceed.
What is the difference between Skip/See Answer and Toggle Question/Answer?
The “Skip/See Answer” button displays the answer without scoring the question. This is helpful when no player or team has buzzed in or raised their hand to answer the question. The “Toggle Question/Answer” allows you to toggle between the question and answer tile.
Global and Game-Specific Settings
There are two ways you can customize your games.
1. Global Customization. You can customize the game settings to suit your preferences and apply them to all your games, unless a specific game has “Game Specific” settings turned on. This feature allows you to streamline the game setup process and ensure that all games adhere to your preferred settings.
2. Game-Specific Customization. When “Use Game Specific settings for this Game” is turned ON, it means that the settings applied to the game will be specific to that game, and “Global Customizations” will not affect this game. This allows you to customize settings for individual games and override any global settings that may have been set.
Read more about customizing settings for your games here.
Live Leaderboard
The Live Leaderboard is an exciting new feature that enables your players to monitor scores in real time as the game unfolds. This feature enhances excitement during gameplay. The Live Leaderboard is available when you play your game in Factile, Choice, Memory and Quiz Bowl modes.
Here’s how you can grant access to the game leaderboard:
1. On the moderator screen, click on Leaderboard.
2. Share this link to your players https://www.playfactile.com/leaderboard or have them scan the provided QR code to open the link.
3. Instruct your players to enter the provided PIN and click Join.
By following these steps, your players and other audience members can monitor the game scores in real-time.
Remote View
Remote view allows other players or audience members to observe the current game in real-time using their own devices. This feature enables convenient access to the game online, promoting inclusivity and engagement regardless of physical location. Please note that the Remote View feature is only available for the Business Pro account.
Here’s how you can use the Remote View feature:
On the Factile board, click the Remote View button. This action will open a pop-up window showing the PIN and QR code for the remote view.
There are two ways to access the Factile board through remote view. First, share the link with your viewers and instruct them to enter the provided PIN.
Once they enter the PIN, they can click Join to view the Factile Board.
Alternatively, they can scan the provided QR code on their devices to access the board.
Please note that viewers will only have access to the Factile Board and the team scores. They can watch the game in real-time through this view and keep track of the scores and tiles.
