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Game modes
All 13 modes in detail: how they unlock, what they cost, what they reward.
🎯 Classic
Hand-written, hand-curated questions per category. The backbone of the game.
| Difficulty | Cost | Reward 100% / 80% / 60% |
|---|---|---|
| BEGINNER | Free | 3 / 1 / 0 |
| EASY | Free | 6 / 3 / 1 |
| MEDIUM | Free | 15 / 7 / 3 |
| HARD | Free | 35 / 18 / 8 |
| EXPERT | Free | 70 / 40 / 18 |
| LEGEND | Free | 110 / 65 / 30 |
Difficulty progression: each tier unlocks by hitting a minimum score in the previous one (50% for EASY, 60% MEDIUM, 70% HARD, 80% EXPERT, 90% LEGEND). BEGINNER is always available.
Life bonus: from MEDIUM up, ≥80% accuracy can award +1/+2/+3 lives depending on difficulty.
🤖 AI Category
Tap to enlarge AI-generated questions about any topic you type or about the recommended categories.
| Difficulty | Reward 100% / 80% / 60% | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| RECRUIT | 5 | 1 | 20 / 10 / 7 |
| SOLDIER | 10 | 1 | 35 / 18 / 13 |
| VETERAN | 20 | 1 | 70 / 35 / 25 |
| ELITE | 40 | 2 | 140 / 75 / 50 |
| LEGEND | 80 | 2 | 280 / 150 / 100 |
| EXTREME | 200 | 3 | 400 / 220 / 140 |
- Personalized via your topic mastery (1–5 stars) and topic streaks (multiplier up to x2 if you play 7+ consecutive days in the same category).
- Final question = "challenge": nail it for +5
extra. - Personalized intro narrative (greets you, references previous matches).
⚔️ AI Battle
Beat an AI opponent with their own personality.
| Difficulty | Reward 100% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RECRUIT | 2 | 1 | — | 8 |
| SOLDIER | 4 | 1 | — | 14 |
| VETERAN | 10 | 2 | — | 32 |
| ELITE | 20 | 2 | — | 100 |
| LEGEND | 50 | 3 | 8 | 170 |
| EXTREME | 100 | 4 | 20 | 200 |
📚 AI Exam
Tap to enlarge Neutral-feedback mode (no green/red) — tests your honesty and real knowledge.
- Cost: 5
+ extra Mentis for additional questions. - Reward: 25 / 12 / 5
by accuracy band. - Pay 5
at the end to unlock the full review.
🎤 AI Debate
Defend a stance backed by support questions. The AI plays the opponent with its own edge.
| Difficulty | Reward 100% | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| NOVICE | 10 | 1 | 35 |
| DEBATER | 20 | 1 | 65 |
| EXPERT | 35 | 2 | 105 |
| MASTER | 60 | 3 | 180 |
- 1
lifeline: counter-argument hint per question. - Personalized closing summary at the end.
⚡ Lightning Mode
15 questions, 10 seconds per question, on any topic.
- Cost: 1
+ 3
.
lifeline: +5 extra seconds (1 per question).- Reward: 25 / 15 / 8 / 3
based on final score (>180/140/100/60 pts). - Bonus for speed and consecutive correct answers.
🌍 Traveler Mode
Tap to enlarge Tour the world answering 8 questions per destination.
| Route | Stops | Max reward | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BASIC | 3 | 3 | 30 |
| STANDARD | 5 | 4 | 42 |
| GRAND TOUR | 8 | 6 | 63 |
- Life cost: 1
per session. - Lifelines: Interpreter (1
, hint per question) and Emergency Visa (2
, skips a question as correct, once per match). - Bonus: +20 pts per perfect destination.
- Passport: tracks visited countries; partially resets at 150.
🕵️ Detective Mode
Tap to enlarge Solve mysteries with 5 suspects, 6 clues and a free-form interrogation.
- Cost: 1
+ 10
. - Extra clue: 1
. - Free-form interrogation: up to 5 AI questions, 1
each. View +5 via ad (3 ads/day) or buy +5 for 5
(up to 50/day). - Confront a clue: 2
. Suspect face-off: 3
. - Accuse with confidence: Suspect (x1) · Convinced (x2) · Certain (x3) on the reward.
- Contradiction bonus: +3
per detected contradiction from the culprit. - Ranks: Rookie → Apprentice → Experienced → Veteran → Elite (based on cases solved).
🔗 Nexus Mode
Endless chain of connected questions; one wrong answer ends the run.
- Cost: 1
+ 2
. - 3 lives within the mode (not your global lives).
- Rewards: 5 / 12 / 22 / 35 / 60
for chains ≥5/10/15/20/30. - Personalization: starts in your strongest topic and drifts toward your weak spots.
🎓 Smart Review
Appears when you accumulate ≥3 weak sub-topics from playing AI Category.
- Cost: free (no resources spent!).
- 5 questions targeted at your weak spots.
- Each correct answer reduces or removes that sub-topic from your weakness list.
👥 Local Duel
Two players on the same device, 8 questions, 15 seconds.
- Cost: 1
+ 2
(the life is never refunded). - Speed bonus: <3s = +10 pts; <6s = +5 pts; <10s = +2 pts.
- Ties are broken by speed points.
🌐 Online Duel (Classic or AI)
Tap to enlarge Real-time duel against another player.
- Cost: 1
to enter (refunded on win). - Types: Classic (curated questions) or AI (generated questions).
- Rewards: win = +15
+ 1
; tie = +5
. - Cross-language confirmation: if the opponent is on a different language you'll be asked to confirm.
- Reactions: emojis during and after the duel.
- Rematch: both sides must accept within 60 s.
Not sure where to start? If you're new, try Classic on EASY or MEDIUM. If you want a fast reward, AI Category RECRUIT is perfect for levelling up and earning mastery without spending much.