How to create a custom map – QuizWhizzer

Maps are the race setting for your quiz. Players can race each other on one of the thousands of custom maps created by QuizWhizzer members. You can choose a map at the time of starting a quiz, or create your own.

Below in an example of a map. They consist of a background image and numbered “spaces”. Spaces are just like in a board game where you move around a track which consists of spaces and your piece will always be on a particular space, marking your position on the board. In QuizWhizzer, these digital “board games” are called maps.

The spaces can either be coloured circles or one of our graphical image spaces. In this example map, the spaces are meteors to fit with the space theme.

Choosing a map

Once you press the start button and have selected a mode (Live Race or Homework), you will be presented with the a screen to choose a map.

Community made maps

These are maps created by the QuizWhizzer community. This tab is smart as it will find maps optimized for the number of questions in your quiz based on the forward movement you choose (1 space or random).

Featured maps

These maps are created by QuizWhizzer and usually are good for a variety of quizzes of different lengths. Keep an eye on this tab at Christmas and Halloween as we will add some special themed maps!

Create your own map

Want to create your own map? You can do it in only a few minutes with the map editor. Click the button on the “Created by me” tab to create your own:

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You can also create a new map from your maps screen within the dashboard area. 👉 Click here to go to your maps.

The new map editor is super simple to use. First just add a background image, then click anywhere to add the spaces. You can click and drag them to reposition.

At the bottom you can choose what kind of spaces you want to use (coloured circle or one of the graphical ones) and use the slider to change the size.

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Teleport spaces

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Teleport spaces allow for even more exciting maps. For example, you can use these to create snakes and ladders games. Click here to try our snakes and ladders map!

Teleport spaces work like shortcuts. When a player lands on a teleport space, the next answer they get to a question will teleport them to a different space based on what you configure.

Right click on a space and then select “Options”. Then you can choose where the space will move the player to based on whether they get the question correct or not.