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Live Race

Live Race: active player and late spectator

Active players receive the same question sequence and deadline; late joiners spectate this race.

Available locallyScreen guide

Before you start

Start or join a race before its shared countdown finishes.

Steps

Play the active round
Answer using the shared game's keypad or keyboard. The display remains focused on the equation and does not show a leaderboard over it.
Open the Live Race: active player and late spectator guide
If you join late
A participant who arrives after race start is marked as spectating and can play in the next race.
Open the Live Race: active player and late spectator guide
If you leave the view
Your shared deadline continues; return before it ends to resume the attempt if its saved prefix is available.
Open the Live Race: active player and late spectator guide

What to expect

A disconnect does not pause the timer or create extra time.

Other paths

Reconnect before the deadline
Restore the current attempt with its original deadline.
Open guide: Reconnect to a Live Race
Leave and return
See the confirmation and return controls.
Open guide: Leave and return to a Live Race

Visual guide

Annotated screens

Each numbered note names the control or state marked on the screen.

Actual active player gameplay with a synthetic accepted-answer prefix and the game’s real numeric keypad. Numbered arrows identify Leave, the answer field, and every keypad option. — Annotated Random Adding screen.
What the numbered markers show
1LeaveOpens the Stay or Leave race view confirmation.Open guide: Leave and return to a Live Race
2Answer fieldAccepts a typed whole-number answer for the current question.Open guide: Join a Live Race
3Number keypadOptions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, Delete last digit, 0, and Submit answer.Open guide: Join a Live Race

Actual joined racer gameplay showing a saved synthetic score prefix and the real answer controls. — Additional annotated screen state.
What the numbered markers show
1LeaveOpens the shared-clock leave confirmation.Open guide: Leave and return to a Live Race
2Answer fieldAccepts the current whole-number answer.Open guide: Join a Live Race
3Number keypadOptions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, Delete last digit, 0, and Submit answer.Open guide: Join a Live Race

Actual late-join spectator state: the observer can watch this race and play in the next one; private invite details stay masked. — Additional annotated screen state.
What the numbered markers show
1Back to gameLeaves the spectator room view and returns to the solo game.Open guide: Join a Live Race
2Copy codeCopies the private room code for an invited player to enter locally.Open guide: Join a Live Race
3Copy invite linkCopies the private invite URL; its actual value stays hidden in this capture.Open guide: Join a Live Race
4Private QR inviteOpens the same local private invitation when scanned; QR contents remain hidden.Open guide: Join a Live Race

Actual game after refresh: the same two-answer score prefix, attempt ticket and original shared deadline are restored. — Additional annotated screen state.
What the numbered markers show
1LeaveOpens the leave confirmation without changing the saved attempt.Open guide: Leave and return to a Live Race
2Next answerContinues the same seeded question sequence from the saved prefix.Open guide: Reconnect to a Live Race
3Number keypadOptions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, Delete last digit, 0, and Submit answer.Open guide: Reconnect to a Live Race

Actual Leave race view confirmation with both choices and the real close control numbered. — Additional annotated screen state.
What the numbered markers show
1Stay in raceCloses this sheet and returns to the same active answer prefix.Open guide: Leave and return to a Live Race
2Leave race viewReturns to the room while the shared race clock continues.Open guide: Leave and return to a Live Race
3CloseCloses the confirmation and stays in the current race view.Open guide: Leave and return to a Live Race

Actual room view after confirmed Leave: the room says the shared clock kept running and offers Return to race before the deadline. — Additional annotated screen state.
What the numbered markers show
1Return to raceRestores this participant to the same active race before its original deadline.Open guide: Leave and return to a Live Race
2Shared clock kept runningConfirms leaving the view did not pause or restart the race.Open guide: Leave and return to a Live Race
3Back to gameLeaves the room view and returns to the solo game.Open guide: Leave and return to a Live Race
4Copy codeCopies the private room code for an invited player to enter locally.Open guide: Join a Live Race
5Copy invite linkCopies the private invite URL; its actual value stays hidden in this capture.Open guide: Join a Live Race
6Private QR inviteOpens the same local private invitation when scanned; QR contents remain hidden.Open guide: Join a Live Race

Actual gameplay after Return to race: the original one-answer prefix and original race clock continue. — Additional annotated screen state.
What the numbered markers show
1LeaveOpens the same confirmation if this participant leaves again.Open guide: Leave and return to a Live Race
2Answer fieldContinues the original question sequence from the saved prefix.Open guide: Leave and return to a Live Race
3Number keypadOptions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, Delete last digit, 0, and Submit answer.Open guide: Leave and return to a Live Race