Picture puzzle: a keyword guessing game

How to play

1. Students answer multiple-choice questions as usual.
2. In Teacher-paced games: after each question, if the share of students who answered correctly reaches the level you set (60% by default), a tile is flipped. The projector clearly shows whether a tile was opened this time.
3. In Student-paced games: each time the class collects the number of correct answers you set, a tile is flipped. If you leave it on “Auto”, Bút Nghiên works out the number so the tiles open evenly over the whole game.
4. Students who have answered at least one question can tap the puzzle button on their phone to guess the keyword at any time.
5. The first correct guess earns a 1000-point bonus, the second 600, the third 400, and everyone after that 200.

How to set it up

1. Create a game as usual. Under “Format”, choose “Individual” or “Team play”.
2. Turn on “Picture puzzle” and enter the “Keyword”: 1 to 40 characters, only letters, digits, spaces and hyphens, with at least 2 letters. Without an image, the keyword can have up to 30 letters.
3. For a picture to guess, add a “Mystery image (optional)”: a PNG or JPEG image up to 5 MB, then choose the number of “Rows” and “Columns” (2 to 6, 3 rows × 4 columns by default). Without an image, each letter of the keyword is one tile.
4. Choose the “Guesses per student” (1 to 10, 3 by default). Leave “Accept typing without accents” on if students type on phones that don't have a Vietnamese keyboard.
5. Adjust when tiles open: “Open 1 tile when the correct rate reaches” (30% to 100%) for Teacher-paced games, or “Correct answers to open 1 tile” for Student-paced games.

• Students must type the keyword's letters correctly. For Vietnamese words that can be spelled with i or y, like “Mĩ” and “Mỹ”, choose the spelling your class is used to. Where the tone mark sits, as in the Vietnamese spellings “hoà” and “hòa”, doesn't matter.
• Picture puzzle can't be turned on together with Golden Bell.

During the game

1. The projector shows the puzzle board, how many students have guessed correctly and how many wrong guesses there have been. Wrong guesses are never shown, so nobody can copy a guess from the screen.
2. When someone guesses correctly, the projector shows their name and the order in which they solved it. The keyword stays hidden so others can keep guessing.
3. Click “Reveal keyword” to open all the tiles and show the whole class the keyword. After that, no one can guess anymore.
4. If you click “End” before revealing it, the projector opens all the tiles and shows the keyword automatically before the award ceremony.

• “Answer at least one question to guess the keyword” → the student needs to answer a question first.
• “Slow down a little, then guess again.” → too many wrong guesses in a short time. After each wrong guess, there's a 3-second wait.
• “You’re out of guesses.” → the student has used up all their guesses.
• “The keyword has been revealed, so no more guesses.”

• Click “Lock room” after starting so nobody can join again under a new name just to get more guesses.

Tips for choosing a keyword

Choose a keyword linked to the lesson: the name of a character, a concept, a place or an event. For younger classes, use a picture and a short keyword of one or two words. Older classes can handle longer keywords and a higher tile-opening level to make the game more exciting.

Frequently asked questions