As a host, you are now in an impossible situation. Do you ask 10 students to leave the game? Do you split the class into groups of 10, ruining the real-time competitive dynamic? Do you scramble to start a second game, losing all your leaderboard momentum?
Let’s break down the numbers, the psychology, and the strategy behind Kahoot!’s free participant cap. Currently, the free version of Kahoot! allows a maximum of 10 participants per game for a standard live session.
And until that changes, teachers will keep a second tab open for Quizizz, just in case. Do you have a horror story about the 10-person limit ruining your lesson? Share it in the comments below.
Let that sink in. Ten.
