Host: How to assign a challenge

 A challenge is a “learner-paced” game, meaning that participants or learners move question-to-question at their own pace. Questions and answer alternatives are displayed on each learner’s device. The host does not actively host challenges in real-time. They simply set a deadline and share the game PIN or game link with learners. Learners must submit a response to every question before the deadline.

This article covers...

• Tech requirements
• How to start a challenge
• How to share a challenge
• How to check on a challenge

Tech requirements

To assign a challenge, you should have the following:

• A desktop, laptop, tablet, or mobile device - make sure a supported web browser or our mobile app is installed.
• An internet connection - be sure to test your venue’s internet at least a few days before any major event. Challenges are less reliant on the internet than live games. But firewalls may block important URLs, preventing access to assigning or playing challenges.

How to start a challenge

To start a challenge, you need to generate a PIN or link that you can then share with intended players. This process differs depending on if you’re using a web browser or our mobile app.

On the web

To start a challenge in a web browser, sign in at kahoot.com, locate a kahoot and click its “Challenge” button. Depending on if the kahoot is on your Kahoots page or the Discover page, this button may look a little different. You may need to click the kahoot’s "options" button [ ⋮ ] to find it.

After you click the “Challenge” button, you’ll need to set an expiration date and time for the challenge as well as set game options.

Date and time: Date can be set up to 28 days into the future. Time is set to a specific hour (not minute or second).

Game options: These modify gameplay before, during, and after your challenge.

• Player identifier is a new feature that allows tracking player performance across multiple games. Once you or your team have hosted multiple games with player identifier on, you’ll be able to combine reports into one. Learn more about it here.
• Personalized learning uses proven learning methods such as spacing and testing to help learners retain information and master content. After a live game, our Android or iOS mobile app will encourage players to repeat questions they got wrong. Learn more about it here.
• Randomize answer order randomizes how answers are arranged on the screen.

Click the “Create” button when you’re ready to get a shareable challenge PIN or link.

In our mobile app

To start a challenge in our iOS/Android mobile app, sign in to the app, tap on a kahoot and tap the “Play” button. Then tap “Challenge”.

After you tap the “Challenge” button, you’ll need to set an expiration date and time for the challenge as set game options.

Date and time: Tap the pencil next to the default end time to edit it. “End date” can be set up to 31 days into the future. “Time of day” is set to a specific hour (not minute or second).

Game options: These modify gameplay before, during, and after your challenge.

• Player identifier is a new feature that allows tracking player performance across multiple games. Once you or your team have hosted multiple games with player identifier on, you’ll be able to combine reports into one. Learn more about it here.
• Personalized learning uses proven learning methods such as spacing and testing to help learners retain information and master content. After a live game, our Android or iOS mobile app will encourage players to repeat questions they got wrong. Learn more about it here.
• Randomize answer order randomizes how answers are arranged on the screen.
• Hide player position can be toggled on to prevent players from accessing a full leaderboard. They can only see the top 5 scorers.
• Question timer can be toggled off to give players unlimited time to respond. Quiz-type questions award points with no time deduction.

Click the “Create” button when you’re ready to start your challenge.

How to share a challenge

Regardless if you started a challenge on the web or in our mobile app, you can copy a PIN or link and share them wherever you’d like. As long as your intended players are able to find either of them, they’ll be able to join your challenge.

How to check on a challenge

Curious how many have joined your challenge, or how well they’re performing? Need to locate the PIN or link again? You can check these anytime from your Reports page using a web browser or our mobile app.

On the web

To check on a challenge in a web browser, sign in at kahoot.com, then click “Reports” at the top of the screen. If your challenge is based on a team kahoot, then switch to your team space in the left navigation bar. Otherwise, you should find the in-progress challenge listed in “My Reports”.

Click the challenge’s title, or click its "options" button [ ⋮ ] and then “View advanced report”, to check on player performance.

An in-progress challenge’s report will show you how much time remains before the challenge ends, as well as its PIN, link, and direct-share options. You can also see how many players have started your challenge, their player identifiers, how many have completed one or both steps in personalized learning, and more.

In our mobile app

To check on a challenge in our mobile app, sign in to the app, tap on “Reports” at the bottom of your screen, then tap on the in-progress challenge you want to check. You’ll be taken to a report that includes general stats that you can top for more detail, as well as a leaderboard.

Need to find the PIN or link for the challenge? Tap the "options" button [ ⋮ ] in the top right of the report and choose “View Kahoot”. Then swipe from the details tab to your in-progress challenge and tap “Share PIN”.