How to Play FootyQuiz Game Modes
Learn the rules, hints, lives and scoring for each FootyQuiz game mode. Start here before you dive into a new quiz.
- Step-by-step guides for each game mode
- Tile colour meanings & hint systems
- Tips to improve your scores
About these FootyQuiz How to Play Guides
Every FootyQuiz game mode is designed to test a slightly different part of your football knowledge – from classic trivia to word puzzles, prediction challenges and penalty shootouts. This page brings all of the “How to Play” guides together in one place so you can quickly understand the rules before you start.
Each guide breaks down the core objective of the game, how lives, timers or grids work, and what counts as a correct answer. You’ll also find tips on how to pace yourself, how to read clues and how to avoid the most common mistakes, whether you’re playing a slow, tactical mode like Ten-A-Ball or a fast-paced round like the Quickfire Quiz.
If you’re new to FootyQuiz, a good starting point is the General Knowledge Quiz or the Premier League modes, then you can move on to more specialised games such as Wordball, Guess the Score or Footy Penalty-Shootout once you’re comfortable. Use the cards below to jump straight to the guide you need.
Footy Ten-A-Ball
A Tenable-style game where you have 5 lives to find all 10 correct answers to the football question on the pyramid board.
General Knowledge Quiz
A 10-question challenge covering players, clubs, tournaments, legends and big football moments across all eras.
Premier League Wordball
A Wordle-style puzzle where you have 6 attempts to guess the mystery Premier League player using colour feedback and limited hints.
Guess the Score
You have 5 minutes to predict the full-time scores of 10 real football matches using clues like competition, season, round and date.
Quickfire 180-Second Quiz
A rapid-fire football quiz where you have just 180 seconds to answer as many questions as possible. Think fast, trust your instincts and beat the clock.
Footy Penalty-Shootout
A battleships-style penalty game where you place 6 keeper zones, take turns shooting with the CPU, and try to win the shootout.