Quizmaster — a free-to-try team quiz game for the classroom

A free-to-try Baamboozle alternative for the classroom

Quizmaster is a free-to-try alternative to Baamboozle — a whole-class team quiz game you run from the front on the whiteboard. Split the class into teams, take turns picking a numbered tile, and answer to score, with hidden power-ups (Bonus, Steal, Sabotage and Double) that shake up the points and keep everyone on their toes. Same device-free, team-versus-team fun, with no pupil devices and no student logins.

If you love the tile-grid quiz format but want to build your own without hitting a paywall, this is for you: writing your own questions costs nothing, you can drop in a ready-made quiz, or generate a fresh quiz on any topic — one token to host, whichever route you take for a chosen age range. It works for any subject from primary upwards: maths, English, science, history, geography, languages or general knowledge.

How to run a quiz

  1. Choose how to make it — pick a ready-made quiz, generate one from a topic, or write your own questions.
  2. Pick your teams (2–4), optionally pulling names from a class list.
  3. Host it on the whiteboard: each team picks a tile and answers its question.
  4. Mark it correct or incorrect — the score updates, and undo/redo is there if you mis-tap.
  5. Reveal the power-up tiles as they come up; the highest score at the end wins.

Why teachers switch to it

  • Free to try, and no student devices — the whole class plays from one screen.
  • Write your own questions for free, pick a ready-made quiz, or generate one on any topic.
  • Power-ups add luck and excitement, so it’s not just the strongest team that wins.
  • Undo/redo means a mis-tapped score is never a problem.
  • No pupil accounts or logins, and it sits alongside 90+ other Sage Teachers apps.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a free Baamboozle alternative?

Yes — Quizmaster is a free-to-try team quiz game for the whiteboard with the same tile-grid-and-power-ups format. Writing your own questions costs nothing until you start; hosting a quiz uses one token, ready-made or your own, with no pupil devices and no student logins.

How is Quizmaster different from Baamboozle?

It plays the same device-free, team-versus-team way with hidden power-ups, but you can write your own questions for free, and generating a quiz on any topic uses one token from your allowance. It runs inside Sage Teachers alongside 90+ other classroom apps.

Do students need their own devices?

No. Quizmaster is a whole-class game run from the front on the whiteboard — teams take turns answering, no pupil devices required.

What are the power-ups?

Hidden tiles mixed into the board that change the score when revealed: Bonus, Steal, Sabotage, Shield, Go again, Everyone scores, Mystery and Double down. The team in last place tends to find them, so no one is out of it.

Is Quizmaster free?

Free to try. Writing your own questions costs nothing until you start. Hosting a quiz uses one token; replaying that quiz is free. Every account gets 20 free tokens, and Pro gives 50 a day.

Related apps

After a faster-paced starter? Try Lightning Round. Spin the Wheel picks who answers next, and Groupings splits the class into teams.