How to play Quasi

Set up the table

Use one phone for 2–8 players. Add names in seating order, choose 6, 10 or 15 questions and pick categories. Choose a timer or leave it off.

Take your turn

The opener enters a whole number within the displayed limits. After that, choose Pump to raise it to at least the shown minimum, Hold to stay in at that number, or Let go to leave the question. A pump brings the other remaining players back into the decision.

Reveal and settle

Once nobody owes another decision, reveal the answer. A final number at or below the answer floats. A number above it pops. The final pumper carries that number; earlier pumps do not each earn points.

Points for a normal question

Air starts at 1 with the opening number. After that, each pump adds 1, up to 5. If the final number floats, the final pumper earns the Air value in points.

The final pumper gets 2 extra only if the final number floats and the next legal raise would pass the answer.

A made-up example

Imagine the answer is 47 and the final number is 40 at Air 3. It floats: the final pumper earns 3 points and each player still holding earns 1. If the final number were 50, it would pop: the final pumper loses 1, and players who let go at that final number earn 1. These numbers illustrate the rules; this is not a trivia fact.

If scores are tied

Compare precision bonuses first, then the number of floats as final pumper. If those are tied too, share the win.

The Big finish

The final question multiplies every points change by 2, including penalties and the precision bonus.

Time and interruptions

With a timer on, the opener gets twice the chosen turn time. A timed-out opener uses the displayed floor; a timed-out later player lets go. With the timer off, there is no countdown. Pause for a conversation whenever your group needs it.