You need to enter a Question and Answer for a tile for that tile to display during the game. When a Question and Answer are both entered successfully for a tile, the points value will turn yellow on your Factile game board (You can type a space in any Question or Answer that you want to display blank during the game).
Adding a Question and Answer on a tile
1. Click on an empty tile.
2. Enter the content for your tile in the pop-up that appears. You can type in your question and the correct answer in the space provided.
Tip: Upgrade your account to Pro to have advanced formatting features and to make your game more interactive by adding images, videos, and sounds on your question and answers.
3. Once you’ve entered your question and answer, click Save. Tip: When adding questions and answers on your tiles, you can use the arrows to save and advance to the next tile on the board.
Final Factile
After completing all of the game tiles, the game moves on to Final Factile. This is the last question of the game. Here’s how you can set up your Final Factile:
1. Click the Final Factile button to enter its contents.
2. (Optional) Select a category from the dropdown menu to add your Final Factile category.
3. Enter your Final Factile question and answer in the space provided.
4. Click Save.
Tip: Upgrade your account to Pro to have advanced formatting features and to make your game more interactive by adding images, videos, and sounds on your question and answers.
Uploading Questions
For Pro accounts, you can upload questions directly from a comma-separated values (CSV) file, an Excel file, or your Question Bank, saving you from manually entering content for each tile.
A downloadable template is available to help you enter your game categories, questions, and answers. After filling out the template, you can save the file in either CSV or Excel format.
To upload your CSV or Excel file, select the Upload from File option on the left side of the Factile board and choose the appropriate file format.
Select the file from your device and click Upload.
You will be prompted to select the categories from your imported file to include in your game. Tick the boxes next to the categories you wish to import and click Import to proceed.
Uploading from a Question Bank
You can also upload your questions directly from your Question Bank. To learn more about Question Banks, click here.
To upload from your Question Bank, click Upload From Question Bank on your game board.
Select a question bank from the dropdown to view its categories and questions.
There are two ways to add questions to your game from a question bank:
- Click and drag the question to the corresponding tile.
- Select a tile from the game board and click the
next to the question you want to add.
Note that you can add questions from multiple Question Banks that you have created.