# Duck Race

> A cheerful race on the river: players pick a duck and tap their phones to swim faster — or run it as a lucky draw.

Source: https://engageslide.com/knowledge-base/quiz-games/duck-race · EngageSlide Help Center · Quiz & Game Slides

## What is Duck Race?

A **Duck Race** is a light-hearted race for your whole audience. Every player picks one of 42 racers — rubber ducks in costumes (pirate, viking, wizard, astronaut…), a mallard, a duckling, swans, a penguin and even flamingo and unicorn pool floats — and joins the race on the river. With **audience boost** on, players tap their phones as fast as they can to make their duck swim faster and whoever is in front when time runs out wins. With boost off, the winner is picked at random — a fun way to run a raffle or a lucky draw.

Video tutorial: [Duck Race — video tutorial](https://youtu.be/N-KOJk4_Z8U)

Presenter creates the slide → Click Present → Share code / QR → Audience enters code → Respond & submit → Real-time results

## Create a Duck Race slide

1. On **Home**, click + Create new presentation (or add a slide to an existing one).
2. In **Choose Slide Type**, pick **Duck Race**. You can also type it into Search slide types….
3. The slide is created and the right panel opens on the **Content** tab.

## Set up the content

1. Click **New Slide**, open the **Games** tab and choose **Duck Race**.
2. Set the **Race Duration** in seconds (at least 5; 15–30 seconds works well).
3. Turn **Let the audience boost** on for a tapping race, or off for a random-winner draw. New Duck Race slides start with it on.
4. Pick a **Theme**: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, Lunar New Year, Christmas or Halloween.
5. Present the slide, let everyone join and pick a duck, then press **GO** (or Enter).

![The Duck Race editor — slide list, live screen with join code & QR, and the content panel](https://engageslide.com/images/kb/duck-race-editor.webp)

## Duck Race settings

- **Race Duration (seconds)** — How long the race lasts. The finish line arrives exactly when the time runs out.
- **Let the audience boost** — On: players tap their phones to swim faster and the leader at the buzzer wins. Off: the winner is picked at random (great for a lucky draw) and phones just show the race status.
- **Theme** — Seven seasonal looks for the river, from spring blossom to a Halloween night.

![Duck Race settings in the right panel](https://engageslide.com/images/kb/duck-race-settings.webp)

## Present & share the join code

1. Click **Present** in the top bar to put the slide on the big screen.
2. A **join code** and a **QR code** appear (e.g. `36Y56`).
3. Participants open the **Audience** app at **join.engageslide.com**, type the code and press **Enter** — or simply scan the QR.
4. When everyone has joined, the responses start flowing in live.

## How the audience responds

Players join with your code, pick one of 42 racers (or tap **Random duck**) and enter their name — they can switch duck until the race starts. During a boost race the phone shows a big **TAP TO SWIM!** button with their live rank (for example **#1 of 5**). When the race ends every phone shows **You won!** or the place they finished.

## View results

The racers paddle along the river leaving a foam wake, with slips, spins, dives, wing-flapping bursts and the odd bump into a lily pad. In a boost race the fastest tappers get speed streaks and flap their wings. The last metres play in slow motion while the camera zooms onto the leader; the leader crosses the finish line with a splash and a burst of confetti and a **WINNER!** card shows their duck, name and — in a boost race — how many times they tapped. Press **AGAIN** to race again.

![On the phone: pick one of 42 racers](https://engageslide.com/images/kb/duck-race-phone-pick.webp)
![During a boost race: TAP TO SWIM! with the live rank](https://engageslide.com/images/kb/duck-race-phone-tap.webp)
![After the race: You won! — or the place you finished](https://engageslide.com/images/kb/duck-race-phone-result.webp)

![The big screen during a boost race: fast tappers get speed streaks](https://engageslide.com/images/kb/duck-race-play.webp)

![The finish: the WINNER! card with the duck, name and number of boosts](https://engageslide.com/images/kb/duck-race-winner.webp)

## Frequently asked questions

### How is the winner decided?

With audience boost on, whoever has swum furthest when time runs out wins — tapping faster makes your duck faster. With boost off, the winner is picked at random.

### Can I use it as a raffle or lucky draw?

Yes. Turn **Let the audience boost** off: everyone who joins gets a duck and the winner is random, so it is fair for everyone.

### Can players cheat with an auto-clicker?

No. Taps are capped at about 13 per second, so very fast tapping beyond that does not help.

### Does it use quiz scores?

No. Duck Race is a standalone game. Use a Leaderboard slide to show quiz scores.