Dealmaker

Dealmaker combines question-answering with risk decisions. Teams answer to earn the right to open cases, and values are revealed as play proceeds — creating suspense that pure recall formats don’t generate.

What Makes It Work

Dealmaker is the format for a session where you want energy and tension rather than efficient coverage. The decision layer — whether to press on or take what’s on the table — is genuinely engaging, and it holds attention from students who tune out of straight quizzing.

Use it when the room’s energy needs lifting, or as a change of pace after several sessions of the same format.

Setting Up

Open the Dealmaker hub and click New Game. Title, class, then the editor.

Questions

Each question has four options and one correct answer, same as Millionaire.

Because the game’s tension comes from the case mechanic rather than question difficulty, questions can sit at a more even level here. You don’t need a steep difficulty ramp.

Importing a CSV

Format: Question, A, B, C, D, CorrectAnswer

Download the sample from the editor. Import replaces existing content; save afterward.

Cases

The case mechanic is part of the game format — you don’t configure values in the editor. Play proceeds through cases as teams earn the right to open them.

Running a Session

Open Run for the control screen, Open display for the projector.

During play:

Present a question
The team answers
On a correct answer, they make a case decision
Values are revealed and the game continues

The control screen holds the answers and the controls. The display shows the board and revealed values.

On the Display

Students see the questions, the case board, and what’s been revealed. No student devices — the room responds verbally.

Practical Notes

Let the decision breathe. The moment before a team commits is the most engaging part of the format. Don’t rush past it.

Ask why. “What made you decide that?” surfaces reasoning that a right-or-wrong answer never would.

Watch the clock. Dealmaker runs slower per question than Categories. Plan fewer questions for the same time.

Next Steps

The Dual-Screen Experience — control vs display
Game Types Overview — choosing between formats