#1 Jeopardy Classroom Review Game - Factile Manual

Factile User Doc
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Table of Contents
1. Getting Started ....................................................................................................................................... 1
2. What’s New ............................................................................................................................................. 4
3. Logging in ............................................................................................................................................. 10
4. Browser support ................................................................................................................................... 13
5. Creating and Editing a Game ............................................................................................................... 14
6. Playing and Scoring a Game................................................................................................................ 25
7. Playing and Scoring-Pro Features....................................................................................................... 45
8. Final Factile .......................................................................................................................................... 62
9. Share a Game ....................................................................................................................................... 68
10. Organizing Games .............................................................................................................................. 72
11. Printing an Answer Key – Pro ............................................................................................................ 85
12. Buzzer Mode – Pro.............................................................................................................................. 91
13. Customize Games-Pro........................................................................................................................ 97
14. Save a Game for Later ...................................................................................................................... 112
15. Copy a game-Pro .............................................................................................................................. 117
16. Adding Images, Videos, Math Equations-Pro.................................................................................. 131
17. Using Math Equations-Pro ............................................................................................................... 140
18. Flashcards-Pro ................................................................................................................................. 144
19. Account Management....................................................................................................................... 147
20. Subscription Plans ........................................................................................................................... 148
21. Additional Resources ....................................................................................................................... 149

Solis Creative, llc Factile User Doc - 1
1. Getting Started
Thank you for using Factile – the #1 Jeopardy-style learning platform!
We are committed to providing a fun and engaging learning experience. The number of uses of Factile
constantly amazes us and we love to hear about each and every one of them. We’ve heard about uses in
the classroom, government, businesses, and even social occasions. We’ve seen review games on world
geography, state capitals, languages, books, multiplication tables, calculus and much, much more. What
you can do is totally up to your own creativity.
There are three account levels in Factile: (1) Free, (2) Home/School Pro and (3) Business Pro. Learn more
about the features included in each here.
Be sure to learn about creating a game, and how to play and score a game.
Learn more about what’s new!
If you have questions at any time please email us at team@playfactile.com
Here is a brief video tutorial. Check the link – Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/005gG6UqA68
Here is a brief overview of creating and editing games!

https://youtu.be/gfOckIh63no
You can check a brief video tutorial on using Flashcards – Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/EwPAf4AD5Yo
Here’s a brief video tutorial on customizing your Factile game – Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/l5kj8_y6Y-s
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2. What’s New
2018-October-15
Our October release brings some more fun new features and performance improvements! Thanks to all the
great user feedback that makes this possible :)
Here are all the new features for this release:
• Daily Double . This is probably the most requested new feature! First turn on “Daily Double” on the
Customize page. Second, choose the type of Daily Double you would like – either “Select” or
“Random”. If you choose Select, then choose the Daily Double tile by clicking the “DD” on that tile (the
selected DD will turn yellow). Then you can click “Select” again to hide the “DD” on each tile for the
Edit page display. Selecting Random will surprise you with a Daily Double during your game. :) (Pro)
• New Spell checker is added for the question / answer editor (Pro).
• Added “paste” to the question / answer editor (Pro) so you can paste from MS Word
• Display questions/answers on edit page. This is a great way to quickly find a

question or answer during editing.
• Remote View for playing distributed games. Remote sites can now connect to the game and “screen
share” the main game board during play. Project teams across multiple sites can now play a game at
the same time. Just turn on “Remote View” on the Customize page and then click “Remote User”
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when playing a game. You will get a PIN for the remote site to use to join! (Business Pro)
• Print Quiz. This is a new Print option that prints the game questions in a multiple choice quiz format.
To use this, just fill in the answers for the Multiple Choice game “Choice”. Then the “Print Quiz” will
print a multiple choice quiz using the correct answer plus the two incorrect answers you enter for
Choice on the Edit page. Students are to circle the correct answer out of the three choices.
• Hide “public games” on the My Games page. Just click on the “green -” next to “Public Games” to
hide the list of public games, and click on the “yellow +” next to “Public Games” to expand the list of
public games.
• Rename games. Now you can rename games on the “My Games” page by clicking on the “pencil
icon” in the top right of the name box.
2018-September-1
Our September release brings some more fun new features – all suggestions from our great users!
• Folders for organizing games. You can now “file” games into folders to satisfy that organizing instinct!
Games can be viewed in the “all games” folder and you can assign games to one or more folders. You
can rename folders and move games from one folder to another. On the “My Games” page, you can
select games by clicking on the small square box, then click on the three dots on a folder to select
“add to folder”. All of the selected games will be added to that folder.
• Show Score at the end of the game. At the end of the game, there is a new button “Show Score” that
will display the final scores of each team. It shows the base score, the Final Factile wager and final
score. You can even download the .csv file to track your team scores during the year :)
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• Mascots names in English, German, French and Spanish. During Mascot selection, you can now
select in what language you want to view the Mascot names. This is a great idea from one of our
users for making language reviews more fun!
• Mascot Favorites. Now pick your favorites for easier future selection
• Autoselect Mascots. One click randomly picks your Mascots for you.
• New Double Factile option to play a second game at 2x the points after the first game. On the “My
Games” page, each game now has a “D” in the top left corner. Just select “D” for the game to use as
your Double Factile game.
• New account management features including the ability to delete your credit card number and to
delete your account. Go to the “Account” menu for all of your account management needs.
2018-August-6
We are so excited about this upgrade! So many fun new features – including advanced editing, ability to
play games as Memory or Multiple Choice games, and many new “human” avatars for Mascots! Once
again, these are all feature requests from our fantastic users so keep sending feature suggestions.
• Drag and drop Question / Answer tiles on the Edit screen from one tile to another. This is a great
way to move Questions / Answers from one category to another or from one point tile to another.
• Move Categories from one column to another. Just click on the arrows at the bottom of each
Category column.
• Copy / paste Categories from one game to another. Just click on the 3 dots at the top of each
Category column above the Category title.
• Advanced editing to Questions and Answers to add bold, italics, color, change fonts, add bulleted or
numbered lists, super and sub scripts and more! You can even add Emoticons :) (pro)
• Play games as Multiple Choice games. Just input two “incorrect” answers in the Edit screen and then
“Play as Choice”. Players can play from their Buzzer devices and are presented with three answers
(one correct and two incorrect) to choose from directly on their device. (pro)
• Play games as Memory games. Users try to match Questions and Answer tiles. The game board
displays numbered tiles and the users select which tile to “flip” and then try to match that tile with its
corresponding Question or Answer. (pro)
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• 40 new “human” avatars to choose from for team mascots.
• You can also organize mascots more easily and quickly find the mascot theme you are looking for.
Do you feel like selecting “Sensational Sea Creature” mascots, “Friendly Fruit”, or “Adventurous
Human Avatar” mascots?
• Support for up to 25 teams. (pro)
• Added button to “skip to Final Factile” during play, so if you are running out of time you can jump
ahead to Final Factile.
• Embed Factile games (go to “share” on My Games) into other web sites. (pro)
• Ability to add math equations inline in the Question or Answer. Just put the equation using LaTeX
between $#$ delimiters (eg $#$x^2$#$). Use $##$ delimiters to put that equation on its own line. (pro)
Example: $#$\pi r^2$#$ will be displayed as and it can be used in line for a question or answer
such as
Pi times the radius squared is $#$\pi r^2$#$
For more info on the syntax, please see In line Math Equations
• Rename saved games
2018-June-20
We are happy to announce another exciting update to Factile! Among other new features, Factile now
supports mobile devices (the iPad, iPhone, and Android devices)! You can create, edit, and play a game
now from mobile devices. Best of all, flashcards are supported on mobile devices so it is easier for
students to take advantage of flashcards :)
• Mobile device support for Creating, Editing, and Playing a game! Also for Flashcards!
• New Multi-Member teams in Buzzer Mode. Now each team can have multiple members making
team events even more fun!
• Improved display of math equations using the equation editor.
• Improved printed answer key options.
• New option for teams to enter the Final Factile answer on their Buzzer devices. This is one of many
great suggestions from our users – thank you and keep the suggestions coming :)
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Here’s the user suggestion behind this cool new feature: “I wanted to make a suggestion regarding
the final factile. I have been using buzzer mode which my class really enjoys, and it helps me to know
which team to call on first. I would like to suggest that for the final factile, the teams can enter their
response into their cellphone from buzzer mode. This edit would be really helpful as right now they
have to write it down on a sheet of paper. It would be great to have them enter from the buzzer on the
cell phone and then their answer could populate on the screen for me to score them.”
• General UI improvements and we have brought the Twitter and Pinterest buttons back.
• Bug fixes, stability improvements, and performance improvements.
• TIP – During Final Factile, if a Team’s Buzzer gets disconnected, just click the mascot to enter a
wager and continue the game.
2018-March-17
A big shout out to our great users who keep the feature requests coming in!
This update brings support for 18 teams (up from 5) and 24 fun new team mascots! Check out the new
Sea Creatures, Safari Animals and Arctic Animals to jazz up your games ;)
Here are the new features for this release:
• support for 18 teams (up from 5) (Pro) and 24 fun new team mascots!
• Save games in progress (Pro).
• Sorting of the list of “My Games” by name, date modified, date played
• New ability to mark your favorite games on the “My Games” page (by clicking the heart) to keep
them at the top of the list
• New support page with links to user documentation and other help
• New “Answer First” mode to display the Answer and then have your users answer with the Question
(Pro)
• Ability to change your login email address in the “Account” menu
• Improved printed answer key formatting (Pro)
• Easier access to common game customizations (now available on the “Play” screen)
• Buzzer sound is disabled after the first buzzer hit of each question – so players don’t keep making
noise ;)
• Bug fixes, stability improvements, and performance improvements
• TIP – Now during Final Factile, if a Team’s Buzzer get disconnected just click the mascot on the “Tile
Board” to enter a wager and continue the game.
• New video tutorial
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2018-Feb-03
This is a big upgrade that brings lots of new customization options and theme music! These are all
feature requests from our fantastic users so keep sending feature suggestions. Learn more here.
• Play “thinking music” during the timer countdown!

• Huge customization upgrades. Now you can
- Turn the timer on or off
- Turn thinking music on or off
- Turn scoring sound effects on or off
- Change the symbol displayed with points on Tiles (ie change $ to something else or remove it)
• New Positive Score Mode to not deduct points when the answer is incorrect. This request was from
a user who wanted the students to feel great about earning points and to not be afraid of losing points
when answering a question.
• New Exact Case Mode to display the font exactly as it is input for Questions and Answers. Now you
can display lower case font for music topics, chemical equations, math equations, language topics
and many other uses. Another great suggestion from our users!
• New Show Answer before Score Mode displays the answer prior to scoring, so this is helpful for
users playing without a moderator.
• Click on an image in a question or answer to make it full screen. This was a suggestion from a
user that makes using images for questions and answers so much better for projecting to a screen.
• New +/- buttons on the podium score board allows adding or subtracting 100 points to a score at
any time. These allow the moderator to correct scoring (if for instance a team is mistakenly awarded
points) or make adjustments for any reason during gameplay.
• New Event Mode for running one or more games in a loop with a preset configuration (ie number of
teams, mascots, buzzer mode etc). This had been requested by users for using Factile at events such
as science fairs, history days, or trade shows.
• Bug fixes, stability improvements, and performance improvements
2017-Dec-03
• New Buzzer Mode. Teams each get a “buzzer button” on a mobile device or computer!
• Click here for directions on how to use Buzzer Mode.
• Enhanced Pro subscription management page in Settings
• Added ability to print receipts for Pro subscriptions in Settings
• Added “Business Pro” subscription option; includes Verification Mode and Private games
• Click here to see the subscription options for Home/School and for Business
• Updated code and database to improve performance.
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3. Logging in
You log into your account using the email address as your username at https://www.playfactile.com/signin
Please note that your login username is case sensitive. You need to use the same case as your sign up.
For instance if you signed up with Firstname@gmail.com you will not be able to login with
firstname@gmail.com.
From the “Sign In” page, you can also reset your password (or go to https://www.playfactile.com/
forgotpassword). Upon resetting it, you will receive an email with a link to click to reset your password
You can change your password from the “Account” page.
How do I Change my Password?

You can change your password on the Account page. Click on the Account link at the top of your My
Games page.
On the Account page, enter your current password and your new password. Then click “Save”.
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Can I Change my Login Email?.
Toward the bottom of the* Account* page, enter your new login email.
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4. Browser support
Supported browsers: Chrome (on any Chromebook, PC or Mac platform), Netscape, and Safari on the Mac.
Microsoft Internet Explorer is not supported.
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5. Creating and Editing a Game
“My Games” Screen

On the My Games screen, you can search for games in the search bar, create new games, edit games you
already have, and play games.
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Creating a Game
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1. Start by creating a title and categories for your game. You can create up to 6 categories.
2. Click on each Tile to write a Question and an Answer for each point value.
3. 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 board (You can type a space in any Question or Answer that you want to display blank during the
game).
4. Add bold, italics, color, change fonts, add bulleted or numbered lists, super and sub scripts and more to
your Question and Answer text. You can even add Emoticons :) (Pro subscription)
Tips:
• Move Categories from one column to another by using the arrows at the bottom of each Category
column on your Factile board.
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• Copy / paste Categories from one game to another. Just click on the 3 dots at the top of each
Category column above the Category title.
To delete your game, click on the trash can icon in the side toolbar.
Using Spell Checker (Pro option only)
Use the spell checker when typing or pasting in Questions and Answers.
Misspelled words will be underlined in red. Click on the misspelled words for suggestions on the correct
spelling.
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Tip: The spell checker is on by default. Turn spell checker on and off by pressing the abc button.
Editing a Game
1. Click “Edit” on the game you want to make changes to.
2. Click on the Tile, category, title or Final Factile you want to edit. You can also change the order of your
categories.
You can Drag and drop Question / Answer tiles on the Edit screen from one tile to another. This is a useful
way to move Questions / Answers from one category to another or from one point tile to another.
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Changes will save automatically.
You can also delete the game, access flashcards or share your game from the toolbar on the right side of
the screen.
Entering the Question/Answer

You will see two tabs on the Question/Answer pop up.
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Final Factile
Enter one Question and one Answer when you open a Tile.
Once you’ve entered your Question and Answer successfully, click Save.
Tip: Upgrade to Pro to add pictures, videos, and equations to your Question/Answer.
Display Options (Pro option only)
When editing, you can choose to see the point value, Questions, or Answers of the Tiles. This can be useful
for seeing what content is in your game, or for easily finding content you wish to update or change.
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Questions will show a preview of all the Questions you’ve entered into your Tiles and Answers will show
the Answers.
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Tip: Only text will appear when using the Questions or Answers display option. To view any pictures
you’ve uploaded, you’ll need to open the individual Tile.
Pro subscriptions
Pro subscriptions can enter multiple choice options.
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Choice
Once you enter the Question and Answer under Factile, you can choose to show multiple choice options.
Click on Choice to enter two Incorrect Answer options.
This will display multiple choice options on your Tile during game play.
Click Save when you’ve entered your options.
Tip: To add accent marks for non-English languages, you can use the keyboard commands described here:
Spanish, French or here is a great general purpose tool for typing non-English accents.
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6. Playing and Scoring a Game

Play Overview:
This is a jeopardy-style game. Check out the following video tutorial for playing Factile!
There are two key roles in Factile:
• Moderator- this person manages the gameplay.

• Teams- there can be up to 5 teams in a game (25 teams in Pro). Each team may have as many team
members as desired.
1. The game will show the Factile board with all the Tiles.
2. Click on the Tile you want to play first to open the question. Ex: Presidents for $200
3. The Moderator monitors which Team raises their hand first (or play in “Buzzer Mode” if you have a Pro
subscription and each team can “hit the buzzer” when ready to answer).
Tip: You can allow anyone on the team to answer or elect a team leader to raise their hand.
4. The selected Team answers the question.

5. The Moderator determines whether the Team answer is correct or incorrect. If correct, the Moderator
clicks on the “Check Mark”. If incorrect, the Moderator clicks on the “X”.
5. If the team answers incorrectly, the Question is open to other teams to provide the Answer.
6. After clicking the “Check Mark” for a correct Answer or all teams have provided an incorrect answer
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(Moderator has clicked “X” for all teams), the game will show the answer and adjust the team score based
on the Title amount.
Alternatively, the Moderator can click “Skip / “See Answer” to not score that particular question and advance
the game to show the answer.
7. Once all the tiles have been played, the Final Factile will appear.
8.After all teams offer their answer, click the “Check Mark” or “X” on all teams’ podium.
9.The team with the most points wins.
If you have a pro subscription, visit Playing and Scoring-Pro Features to learn about more play options!
How to Open Your Factile Game

1. Click “Play” under the game you want to play. Then click “Play Now!”.
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2. Choose the number of teams playing.
If you have a Pro account, select Yes/No to use Buzzer Mode. Buzzer Mode lets participants “Buzz in” from
a mobile device or computer.
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3. Choose a mascot to represent each team.
Tip: Use the Group by… button to choose mascot by category.

Mascot Categories:
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• Friendly Fruit
• Vanquishing Vegetables
• Super Safari Animals
• Amazing Arctic Animals
• Sensational Sea Creatures
• Adventurous Human Avatars
Tip: Change mascot names to French, German or Spanish names.

Use the arrows at the bottom to scroll through mascot options.
You can favorite mascots by clicking on the “heart” to make selection easier for future games.
4. When you’re ready, press “Start Game”.
How do I Play?
Tip: Click the button in the top right corner to expand into full-screen mode.
1. Select a Tile to play and click on that Tile to open a question.
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When the question appears, the timer will start (if you don’t want the timer, you can turn it off before starting
the game).
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Tip: You can click on an image in a question or answer to make it full screen. Click on it again to shrink to
normal size.
2. The Moderator chooses the first team to answer.

3. The team answers and the Moderator determines whether the Team answer was correct or incorrect. If
correct, the Moderator clicks on the on the team podium. If incorrect, the Moderator clicks on the
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4. After the moderator clicks the “Check Mark” or “X”, the game will show the answer.
Tip: Click “Skip / See Answer” in the top right corner of the screen to skip scoring the question and show the
answer. This is useful if none of the teams raise their hands to answer.
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5. Once all the Tiles answered, the Final Factile question will appear.
Final Factile
Use the Final Factile button on the left side of the Factile board to skip to the Final Factile question at any
time during the game. This is great in case you are short on time, but still want to use this question during a
game.
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Playing with More than 5 Teams

Your game will show 5 of your teams at a time.
Use the arrows at the bottom of the screen to see the other teams.
Show Score at the End of the Game

At the end of the game, there is a “Show Scores” button that will display the final scores of each team.
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You can see the base score, the Final Factile wager and final score. You can also download the .csv file to
track your team scores.
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Double Factile (Pro option only)

Use this feature to play a second game at 2x the points after the first game. You can play the same game or
any other game.
On the My Games page, select “D” in the top left corner of the game you want to use.
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“D” will turn yellow when the game is selected successfully for Double Factile mode.
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Positive Scoring Mode (Pro option only)

This mode will not deduct points if the answer is incorrect. This is useful if you don’t want to discourage
players from answering due to fear of losing points.
1. When the Moderator clicks on the , the game advances to display the answer and increments
the score by the amount on the Tile.
2. Note that the answer will not display and the game will not advance until after points are awarded/
subtracted by either clicking a or by clicking an for each Team.
Daily Double (Pro option only)
Daily Double will double the number of points a tile is worth for that particular
game. Daily Double tiles can be either chosen during editing the game or can be
set to be random. There is one Daily Double tile per game.
1. Turn on “Daily Double” on the Customize page.
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2. Choose the type of Daily Double you would like – either Select or Random.
Select will let you choose which tile is the Daily Double. Random will surprise you with a Daily Double
during your game.
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If you choose Select, then choose the Daily Double tile by clicking the “DD” in the top corner of that tile (the
selected DD will turn yellow). Click Select again to hide your selection.
During your game, the tile will make a special sound when opened and the background of the question will
be a different color.
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Adjusting Scores
Use the and buttons to adjust a team’s score.
Save a Game and Resume Later

If you need to stop mid-game, you can now save your progress and come back to it later by using the Save
button on the left side of the Factile board.
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Event Mode (Pro option only)

Run one or more games in a loop with a preset configuration (ie: number of teams, mascots, buzzer mode).
Great for playing at large events like science fairs, exhibits, and conferences.
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7. Playing and Scoring-Pro Features

With your Pro subscription, you can play in different modes.
• Show Answer before Score

• Answer First
• Play as Choice
• Play as Memory
• Play as Flashcards (visit Flashcards-Pro to read more about using this mode!)
• Double Factile
• Daily Double
Before starting a game, you can add Show Answer before Score and Answer First to your game from the
Game Setting box on the Play screen.
Check the features you want to use during your game.
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Tip: Both can be used in one game.
Show Answer before Score

This mode displays the Answer before you click the “Check Mark” or “X” on a team’s podium to award
points.
Tip: Click this button each time you want to show the Answer prior to scoring. It toggles the display between
showing the Question and the Answer.
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What is the difference between Skip/See Answer and See Answer/Score?

Both buttons will display the answer, but Skip/See Answer will skip the scoring for that Question whereas
See Answer/Score will show the Answer and allow you to score that Question by clicking on the “Check
Mark” or “X”. Note that See Answer/Score will “toggle” between displaying the Question and the Answer
each time you click the button.
Answer First
This mode displays the Tile’s answer and allows the teams playing to answer with the question.
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For example, if your answer is “George Washington”, teams need to answer with the Question “ Who was
the first American president?”
Play as Choice
Play games as Multiple Choice games. When creating or editing your game, input one or two “incorrect”
Answers.
After opening a game for play, click on Play as Choice.
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When you open a Tile, all answer options you input will show (1 correct and 1-2 incorrect options).
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If you’re playing in Buzzer Mode, teams can choose their Answer directly from their device.
Play as Memory
Play games as memory games. Players try to match Questions and Answer tiles. The game board displays
numbered tiles and the players select which tile to “flip” and then try to match that tile with its corresponding
Question or Answer.
1. After opening a game for play, click on Play as Memory.
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2. Select up 3 categories to use during the game.
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3. Click Continue.
4. Select your team mascots.
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5. The Factile board will have a number on each Tile. Click on Tiles to try and match Questions with
Answers.
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Tiles the do not match will have an “X” at the bottom of the Tile. Tiles that match will show a “check
mark”.
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Q/A Hint
Using the Q/A Hint button on the right side of the Factile Board will provide hints. Cards will show a small
“Q” or “A” so players know which cards are Question tiles and which are Answer tiles.
Double Factile
any other game.
1. Select a game for Double Factile. Click on the “D” on the My Games page (the “D” will turn yellow to
denote it is selected).
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2. Before starting a game, turn on “Double Jeopardy”mode from the Customize page.
3. Play your first game. At the end of your first game, a message will pop up asking if you want to continue
with Double Factile. Press “yes” and you will go straight into Double Factile.
Daily Double
Daily Double will double the amount a tile is worth if a team provides a correct answer.
1. Turn on “Daily Double” on the Customize page.
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2. Choose the type of Daily Double you would like – either Select or Random.
during your game.
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During your game, the tile will make a special sound when opened and the background of the question will
be a different color.
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8. Final Factile
After completing all of the game tiles, the game moves on to “Final Factile”. This is the last question of the
game.
You can also use the “Final Factile” button on the side of your Factile board to skip to the Final Factile
question. This may be useful if you are short on time, but still want to play this Question.
Tip: Be sure you have entered a Final Factile Question before starting a game. Editing a Game
Each team wagers points (from 0 to the max points the team has) for the question in Final Factile.
1. First fill in a wager for each team in the box that appears above the mascot.
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2. The “Enter Valid Wagers” box turns blue (The box will not turn blue until valid wagers have been entered)
and will say “Play Now”.
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3. Press “Play Now” to show the Final Factile Question.
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Tip: It helps to have each team write down their Final Factile answer that they will show when their turn is
called. If you’re playing in Buzzer Mode, teams can write in their Answers from their devices.
Tip: If a team is disconnected while in Buzzer Mode, you can click on the mascot on your screen and enter
a wager for the team.
4. After answers have been given, the moderator will click on the “Check Mark” or “X” on all teams’ podium.
5. The winner will be displayed.
Show Score at the End of the Game

At the end of the game, there is a “Show Scores” button that will display the final scores of each team.
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You can see the base score, the Final Factile wager and final score. You can also download the .csv file to
track your team scores.
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9. Share a Game
You can share your game by using the share button at the top of each game on the My Games page or
from the Edit page.
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You can copy the game URL and share the link, or you can post the game directly to Twitter, Facebook or
Pinterest.
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Tip: The receivers of the game link do not need a subscription to play the game or to use flashcards.
Embedding a Game
Click on the “Embed” option next to “Share”.
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Then choose your embed option and press “Copy code”.
Options:
1. Default – Your user will have the option to play as a normal Factile game, as flashcards, or a memory or
choice game.
2. Factile – Opens play link directly for the user.
3. Flashcards – Opens flashcards for your user.
4. Memory – Opens your game as a memory game.
Paste the code in the body section of your website.
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10. Organizing Games

Organizing Games
Sort games from your dashboard by your games’ name, modified date, or date played.
Favorited games will be sorted and listed at the top of the list.
Other games will be sorted and listed below your favorited games.
Make a Game a Favorite

Have a great game you want to find easily? Mark it as a favorite by clicking on the heart at the top of your
game.
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A game is favored if the heart turns yellow.
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Favorited games will always be listed at the top of your games.
Create Folders
You can create folders to further organize your games.
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Name your folder and press “Save”.
On the My Games page, you’ll see all of your folders above the games.
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How do I add a game to a folder?
1. Click on the white square at the top of the game.
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2. The box will show a “check mark” when it’s successfully selected.
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3. Click on the “…” on the folder icon and select “Add Selected Games”.
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This will add the game to the folder you’ve chosen and you’ll get a message pop up.
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You can then click on your folder to find your games more easily.
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Public Games
To use a public game, you can use the links under the “Public Games” heading, or use the search function
to find a topic.
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Once you find the public game you want, click on it and click “Play Now!” to start.
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11. Printing an Answer Key – Pro

Print an answer key for your game or print your game as a quiz from the My Games page or the Edit page.
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Printing an Answer Key

You can print your answer key in multiple formats.
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Standard: print all Tile information including the category name, tile value, Question and Answer. Will not
include images.
With Images: print all Tile information including pictures.
In Flashcard Form: print game content as flashcards.
In Quiz Form: print your game as a quiz.
Answer Key: print only the Answers.
The game will create a .pdf and download it for you. You can then open the .pdf in whichever pdf viewer you
have.
For printing “with images”, you’ll be directed to a new tab in your browser and you can print the page by
right clicking and selecting “Print Page”.
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Printing a Quiz
Use this option to print your game in quiz form.
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12. Buzzer Mode – Pro

The Buzzer Mode allows users to “buzz” into a game from a mobile device or computer. You can use Buzzer
Mode in all play modes and in event mode.
How it Works:
1. Launch your game.
2. Select Yes when the “Do you want to play with buzzer mode?” screen appears after launching your
game.
2. Direct team captains to playfactile.com/join on their devices of choice.
3. Have players enter your PIN to join the game. Once all teams have joined, click “Begin Game” to start
playing. Then have fun!
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Tip: For Final Factile, teams can type in their wagered amount directly into their devices.
Tip During Final Factile, if a team’s Buzzer get disconnected, you can just click the mascot on the “Tile
Board” to enter a wager and continue the game.
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Multi-Member Teams (Business Pro)

This mode allows multiple members on the same team to “buzz” in to answer a Question. Each team can
have as many team members as desired. One team captain is designated.
Team captains are the only team members who enter the Final Factile wager and Final Factile Answer.
How to Play
1. Before you launch your game, select “Multi-member teams” on the Customize page. You can also
access this page after you launch your game by pressing “Advanced” in the game settings box.
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2. Direct all players to www.playfactile.com/join
3. Team captains should choose to join as “Captain”. Other team members should choose to play as “Team
Member”.
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4. After the Captains have chosen the team mascots, the Team Members will select see all of the mascots
and choose the one that represents their team.
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5. Once all teams are connected, you can start the game!
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13. Customize Games-Pro
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Customize the appearance, features, and game play of your game from the Customize page.
Custom logos (Business Pro option): You can upload your own logo and place it at the top, the side, or in
both locations of the game board. The logo must be a .png file, and the filename should contain letters and
numbers only (ie: no special characters).
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Custom Mascots: You can upload your own images to use as Mascots. The Mascot images must be .png
files, and the filename should only contain letters and numbers (ie: no special characters).
Click on the “+” to upload a new image from your computer. Once your image is uploaded successfully, you
can manage it within this section of the Customize page.
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Tip: You can name your mascots. Click on the space below the mascot image to enter in a name.
Business Pro users can also select to only show their custom Mascots and not the built-in Mascots on the
“Choose Team Captains” page before starting a game.
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Sounds: You can upload an .mp3 file to play your own music during the timer countdown while the question
is showing. You need to select the “Timer Music On/Off” option for your music to play. If you do not upload
music and you select the “Timer Music On/Off” option, then the default theme music will play.
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To upload your own music, click on the “+” and choose a file from your computer. Once your .mp3 file is
uploaded successfully, you can manage it within this section of the Customize page.
The “Scoring Sounds On/Off” selection turns on sound effects when scoring. A “bing” is played for a correct
answer and a “buzzer” is played for an incorrect answer.
Custom Game Background Images and Colors: You can include a custom image and change the colors
for the background, the game board, the questions, the $, and the text. The custom game background
image needs to be a .png file and the filename should only contain letters and numbers (ie: no special
characters).
Click on the “click on the “+” and choose a file from your computer to add a background picture.
To change colors, click on the current color to see the color options for the background. game board,
question tile, dollar amount, and text.
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Game Settings
1. Exact Case: By default, text shows in all caps. Click “exact case” to have the text display exactly as you
input it. This is helpful for inputting equations.
2. Show Answer Before Score: The Answer to a Question will be shown prior to scoring.
Tip: Helpful when players play without a moderator.
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3. Changing Symbols: You can change the $ on the “Tiles” to other symbols or remove it entirely.
5. Custom timer: The timer can be turned on or off (the default is on), and the timer countdown value can
be customized (the default is 30 seconds).
Game Scoring Settings
1. Positive Score Mode: When in this mode, the “X” does not subtract points during scoring. This is useful
for cases where the user wants to award points for a correct answer and not subtract points for a wrong
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answer. This can help if students hesitate to answer because they are afraid of losing too many points for
the wrong answer.
2. Play Memory Game with 100 points: All Tiles will have a value of 100 points.
Game Play Settings
1. Double Factile
any other game. Before starting a game, turn on “Double Jeopardy”mode from the Customize page.
Then select a game for Double Factile. Click on the “D” on the My Games page (the “D” will turn yellow to
denote it is selected).
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Play your first game. At the end of your first game, a message will pop up asking if you want to continue
with Double Factile. Press “yes” and you will go straight into Double Factile.
2. Daily Double
Daily Double will double the amount a tile is worth if a team provides a correct answer. Turn on the Daily
Double feature before playing your game.
Choose the type of Daily Double you would like – either Select or Random.
during your game.
3. Display Answer before Question: When opening a Tile, players will see the Answers first. They will try
to guess the question. e.g. “George Washington” is the Answer and “Who was the first US president?” is the
Question.
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4. Answer Before Timer(if ON) Expires for Choice Devices: When playing in Choice mode, this option
will prevent players from answering from their devices after the timer has expired. The timer must be turned
on to use this.
5. Enter Final Factile Answer: Teams will be able to type in their Final Factile Answer while playing in
Buzzer Mode.
Timer Settings
Turn the timer On/Off and customize the length of your timer for game play.
Business Pro Features
1. Verification Mode:
Tip: This is useful for using games for training purposes and ensuring participants have completed the
training.
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After a game is completed, a pop up will appear with a message certifying that the player has reviewed each
question and answer. The user will type in their name and click Submit to email the certificate to the
administrator of the game. The player can also Print the certificate.
*2. Multi-Member Teams*-this is useful if you want to play in Buzzer Mode and allow multiple members from
one team to “Buzz” in.
3. Remote View: This allows you to share screens with players who are playing from a remote location.
4. Make Games Private: Prevents your game from being searchable under Public Games. Only you and
people you share the game with will be able to access it.
*5. Prevent Copying of Games*-This option keeps your content secure by preventing anyone from copying a
game to their own account for use.
Event Mode
In this mode, up to 5 games will be played repeatedly using a preconfigured setup. Use the options in Event
Mode customization to preconfigure the number of teams, whether to select Mascots between games, to
play in Buzzer Mode, and/or to skip the Final Factile.
This mode is intended for events such as a science fair or a trade show where topics are displayed to
visitors to a “booth”. Event Mode makes it easy to repeatedly play games to engage visitors during the
course of an event.
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To use Event Mode, select the configuration that you would like. If running multiple games, select that
option, enter the number of games you will run sequentially and then position those games to the top of the
list shown using the up/down arrows. In Event Mode, it is important to click on “Save” when any changes are
made.
The “Activate Event Mode” button needs to be selected for Event Mode to be in effect. Then you just start
the play with the first game in your sequence.
Customizing a Factile game for Play after Opening a Game

Before playing, you can also customize some common game features right on the “Play” screen.
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You can choose to:

1. Play “thinking music” during the timer countdown
2. Turn scoring sound effects on/off or remove entirely
3. Show Answer before Score
4. Turn the timer on/off
5. Enable players to Enter Final Factile Answer when playing in Buzzer Mode
6. Turn on Double Factile Mode
7. Turn on Daily Double
Just check the boxes for the features you want to use before clicking “Play Now!”.
Tip: The Additional Settings link will take you to the Customize Game page.
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14. Save a Game for Later

You can start a game and save your progress for later. The game will start right where you left off.
How do I Save a Game?

Click on the “Save” link on the left side of your Factile.
Then click “Yes, save game”.
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Enter a name for your saved game.
A popup will show that your game has been saved successfully.
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How Do I Resume My Saved Game?

On the “My Games” page, all your saved games will be listed under Saved Games.
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You can resume a game session from here. If you no longer want to save a session, just click “delete” to
remove it from your list.
Do I Need to Finish a Game or Can I Start Over?

Resuming a game will only resume a specific game session. If you want to start the game from the
beginning, click “Play” on the game in your “My Games” area and click “Start new game”.
Tip: Restarting a game will remove any saved session in your Saved Games area.
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15. Copy a game-Pro

You can use existing games as a template to create your own games. These can be public games you have
found or games that have been shared with you. This will make a separate copy of that game and place the
copy into your account.
You can also copy your own games to create different versions of your game or to recycle content.
How do I copy a game?

1. Launch the game.
2. Click on the Copy Game button in the top left corner of the screen.
3. Create a unique URL for the new game and click “Save & Continue”.
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4. Edit the game to fit your needs.
You’ll find your new game on the My Games page.
How do I copy parts of my own games?

You may want to recycle some of your game content without modifying your original game. You might do
this if you want to create a series of games with some of the same or similar content, or you may want to
create different versions of the same game.
Copying an Entire Game to Modify It

This will let you copy an entire game and save it as a new game. This is useful if you want to modify parts of
a game while keeping the original game unchanged.
1. On the My Games page, launch your game by pressing Play under your game.
2. Click on “Copy Game” in the top left corner of the screen.
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3. Type in a new, unique URL for the new game.
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Press “Save and Continue” once you’ve entered in your new URL successfully.
4. The game will be copied and you’ll see the content from the original game copied into your new Factile
Board.
Tip: Rename your game to avoid confusing it with your original game.
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5. Edit the content you want to change.
Tip: Use the “Display” function to easily find content you want to change. You can choose to display the
Questions or Answers of the Tiles.
Can I copy just part of my game like a category?

You also have the option to copy single categories from game to another. This option is most useful if you
just want to add content to a different game.
1. Start by pressing “Edit” on the game you want to copy content from.
At the top of your Factile board, you’ll see three dots above each category.
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2. Click on the three dots and press “Copy”.
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3. Close your game and return to the My Games page. Press “Edit” under the game you want to copy the
content to.
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4. Click on the three dots above the category that you want to paste the category from the other game to.
Select “Paste”.
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5. After you select “Paste”, press “Yes, Paste it” to confirm you want to paste the category into the spot
you’ve selected.
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Tip: If you do this to a category with content already in it, the new category will replace the current one.
6. A pop up will confirm that you’ve pasted your category successfully.
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7. Press “OK” to return to your Factile board and you’ll see your new category.
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You can launch your game for play or return to the My Games page.
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16. Adding Images, Videos, Math Equations-

Pro
You can add images, videos, and math equations to your game when you create or edit a game.
1. Click on a Tile to edit the Question and Answer, including to add images, videos, or math equations.
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2. Click the picture button to upload an image. You can drag and drop pictures from your computer.
Important Note: When adding images, filenames must only include letters and numbers
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Click the video button to add a video link.

Tip: Videos should be uploaded onto YouTube or Vimeo first.
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3. Entering Math Equations

You can use the equation button under the Question and Answer box or type the equation directly into the
Question and Answer boxes.
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Add equations directly into the Question and Answer boxes by using LaTeX between $#$ delimiters (eg
$#$x^2$#$).
Use $##$ delimiters to put equations on its own line. (Pro) 

Ex: Your question might be “Pi times the radius squared is $#$\pi r^2$#”. Using $##$ instead of $#$ will
move the equation to the next line.
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Your Answer is “Area of a circle”
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Tip: To display chemical formulas or biology diagrams, enter the formula or diagram into your favorite editor
(eg: Microsoft Word) and then take a screenshot or photo and upload the image as the Question or Answer.
For more info on the syntax, please visit https://www.sharelatex.com/learn/

Mathematical_expressions
3. Click Save when you’re finished uploading your picture, link or entering in your equation.
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17. Using Math Equations-Pro

Enter equations using LaTeX syntax. Click the link below for LaTeX reference.
https://www.playfactile.com/LaTeXSymbols.pdf
Entering Equations into the Equation Editor

Equations must be entered in the proper format to show up in the equation editor. You can see a preview of
what your equation will look like in your game as you type it out.
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Entering Math Equations directly into the Question and Answer

You can also type the equation directly into the Question and Answer boxes by using LaTeX between $#$
delimiters (eg $#$x^2$#$).
Use $##$ delimiters to put equations on its own line.

Ex: Your question might be “Pi times the radius squared is $#$\pi r^2$#”. Using $##$ instead of $#$ will
move the equation to the next line.
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Your Answer is “Area of a circle”
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18. Flashcards-Pro
You can run your Questions and Answers as flashcards to practice.
Here’s a video overview of using Flashcards:
Access flashcards from the My Games page or while creating/editing a game.
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How to use the Flashcards:
• Click on the blue area of the card or hit your space bar to toggle between the Question and Answer
• Use the arrow buttons to change cards.
Flashcard Mode Features:
• Star cards you want to save

Tip: You can review all cards or just the starred cards.
• Shuffle the cards
Tip: shuffle the cards when you think you’ve mastered them.
• The “Progress” bar will show you how many cards you have reviewed from the desk
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19. Account Management

Click on the Account link on the My Games page to access your settings.
• view your username email name (note that this is case sensitive to log in)
• change your password
• change your login email
• cancel or change your Pro subscription
• change or delete your credit card
• download a copy of your Pro subscription receipt (current and past)
• delete your account and games (note this can not be undone) (scroll to the very bottom of the page
for “delete”)
Tip
If you cancel your Pro subscription, your account will convert to a free account and all of your games will
continue to be available in the free account. The games are not deleted. If you upgrade again to Pro, you
will once again have access to all the fun Pro features!
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20. Subscription Plans

Learn more about Factile Pro for Home/School and for Business
If you are already a Factile Pro user, learn more about managing your subscription including how to change
your password, cancel your subscription, change your credit card, change your subscription plan, or
download a copy of your subscription receipt.
Go Pro now!
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21. Additional Resources

Here are some great 3rd party resources that provide reviews, video overviews and examples of Factile.
Published by Richard Byrne at Free Technology for Teachers (http://www.freetech4teachers.com)

Factile Video Overview by Richard Byrne
Published by Technology for Teachers and Students (https://www.youtube.com/channel/

UCYUPLUCkMiUgiyVuluCc7tQ)
Factile Video Overview by Technology for Teachers and Students
Peer review published by MERLOT (www.merlot.org)

Factile MERLOT Peer Review
“Real Life Story” published by Profweb (http://www.profweb.ca/en/)

Using Factile to Make Engaging Review Sessions by Simon Côté-Massicotte
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2. What’s New ............................................................................................................................................. 4

4. Browser support ................................................................................................................................... 13

5. Creating and Editing a Game ............................................................................................................... 14

6. Playing and Scoring a Game................................................................................................................ 25

7. Playing and Scoring-Pro Features....................................................................................................... 45

8. Final Factile .......................................................................................................................................... 62

9. Share a Game ....................................................................................................................................... 68

10. Organizing Games .............................................................................................................................. 72

11. Printing an Answer Key – Pro ............................................................................................................ 85

12. Buzzer Mode – Pro.............................................................................................................................. 91

13. Customize Games-Pro........................................................................................................................ 97

14. Save a Game for Later ...................................................................................................................... 112

15. Copy a game-Pro .............................................................................................................................. 117

16. Adding Images, Videos, Math Equations-Pro.................................................................................. 131

17. Using Math Equations-Pro ............................................................................................................... 140

18. Flashcards-Pro ................................................................................................................................. 144

19. Account Management....................................................................................................................... 147

20. Subscription Plans ........................................................................................................................... 148

21. Additional Resources ....................................................................................................................... 149

Learn more about what’s new!

If you have questions at any time please email us at team@playfactile.com

Here is a brief video tutorial. Check the link – Enjoy!

Here is a brief overview of creating and editing games!

You can check a brief video tutorial on using Flashcards – Enjoy!

Here’s a brief video tutorial on customizing your Factile game – Enjoy!

• Display questions/answers on edit page. This is a great way to quickly find a

Here are all the new features for this release:

Here are all the new features for this release:

• 40 new “human” avatars to choose from for team mascots.

Here are all the new features for this release:

Here are the new features for this release:

• Play “thinking music” during the timer countdown!

You can change your password from the “Account” page.

How do I Change my Password?

Can I Change my Login Email?.

5. Creating and Editing a Game

“My Games” Screen

Using Spell Checker (Pro option only)

Changes will save automatically.

Entering the Question/Answer

Display Options (Pro option only)

Click Save when you’ve entered your options.

6. Playing and Scoring a Game

There are two key roles in Factile:

• Moderator- this person manages the gameplay.

4. The selected Team answers the question.

How to Open Your Factile Game

2. Choose the number of teams playing.

3. Choose a mascot to represent each team.

Tip: Use the Group by… button to choose mascot by category.

Tip: Change mascot names to French, German or Spanish names.

4. When you’re ready, press “Start Game”.

2. The Moderator chooses the first team to answer.

Playing with More than 5 Teams

Show Score at the End of the Game

Double Factile (Pro option only)

Positive Scoring Mode (Pro option only)

subtracted by either clicking a or by clicking an for each Team.

Daily Double (Pro option only)

1. Turn on “Daily Double” on the Customize page.