Everyone in the room gets the same paragraph. After 3, 2, 1 you all start typing it at the same moment. The first to reach the end wins.
- The highlighted character is the one to type next. Spaces count too.
- A wrong key doesn’t move you on. The character turns red until you hit the right one, so there’s nothing to delete.
- Every wrong key lowers your accuracy.
- You can watch everyone’s progress in the lanes above the paragraph.
Speed
Speed is shown in words per minute (wpm). Five characters count as one word, the usual way typing speed is measured, so long and short words are treated fairly.
The host’s choices
- Paragraph: short (about 30 words), medium (about 55) or long (about 100).
- Capital letters: switch off and everything is lower case.
- Punctuation: switch off and it’s only letters, numbers and spaces.
When a race ends
When everyone has finished. Once the first player is done, the rest get a little longer (at least 20 seconds) before time runs out; whoever hasn’t finished is ranked by how far they got. Join in the middle of a race and you watch it, then race in the next one.
On your own
Practice works the same way, without the countdown: the clock starts on your first key. Your best speed for each kind of paragraph is kept in this browser.
⌨️ Game idea by Junaid. Thank you!