How to Play Jeopardy
Jeopardy is a quiz game built around a simple twist — you see the answer, and your job is to come up with the question. Categories, point values, a buzzer, and a final round where everyone bets what they've earned. Once you've played it once, the format clicks immediately.
What you need
One screen everyone can see — a projector, a TV, or a laptop works fine — and players with phones or computers to buzz in. The host runs the board from that same screen.
If you're building your own board, Jippis lets you add categories, write clues with point values from 100 to 500, and include images or video alongside text.
How a round works
The host picks who goes first. That player chooses a category and a point value — say, "Geography for 300." The clue appears on screen, and everyone races to buzz in. The first team to buzz gets to answer. A right answer earns those points; a wrong one loses them, and the other teams get a chance.
The player or team that answered correctly picks the next clue. Play continues until all clues are cleared — or you decide to jump straight to Final Jeopardy.
Final Jeopardy
One last clue, in a category that's announced just before the round starts. Before the clue is revealed, every team bets some or all of their points — you can bet nothing, or go all in. Then the clue appears, everyone writes their answer privately, and the wagers resolve at the same time.
It's the part of the game that can flip everything. A team in third place can win if they bet big and the leaders play it safe.
A few things worth knowing
Answers in Jeopardy are traditionally phrased as questions ("What is Paris?") but in casual games most people just say the answer — decide upfront which way you want to play it.
With larger groups, teams work better than individuals. Teams discuss before buzzing, which keeps everyone involved instead of letting one fast thinker dominate the whole game.
Daily Doubles — clues where one player can bet before seeing the question — are hidden on the board and add a nice moment of tension. You can include them when building your board in Jippis.
Build your own Jeopardy board on Jippis and play it live with your group.