Advanced Features
If you've opened this page, you must really want to get into the details of Slam-In's capabilities, so here's a list of them. When we say Slam-In can handle almost any competition format, we mean it!
Match Setup
Number of Rounds: 1-6
Number of Teams in a Match: 1-10
Number of Teams in a Roster: Unlimited, with up to 15 players per team
Ring-In Devices per Team: 1-5 (The maximum number of ring-in devices is 50.)
Starting Score: Any positive integer (Our default is 0.)
Team/Player Name & Sound Setup
Ring-In Sounds:
Standard: On/Off, customizable
Team-Specific: On/Off, customizable by team
Player-Specific: On/Off, customizable by player
Other Customizable Sounds:
Ring-In Time Up
Deliberation Time Up
Answer Time Up
Deliberation Time Up
Deliberation Timer Alert
Alert (Plays every X seconds in Team Questions)
Round Timer
Timeout Time Up
Timeout Timer Alert
Round Options
Play as Teams or Individuals (2-40)
Time Outs: On/Off (1-5 per match with customizable names and durations)
Break End-of-Round Ties: Yes/No
Round Name (text field)
Timed Round: Yes/No (with number of minutes field, if yes)
Each round can contain these question types: Toss-Up Questions, Bonus Questions, Team Questions.
(Lightning Rounds are played using 10-part bonuses. See Bonus Question Options, below.)
Toss-Up Question Options
Question Rules
Point Value: a positive integer
Wrong Answer Penalty: Question Value, Custom Value, or None
Penalty Action: Penalize Team or Reward Opponent(s)
Early Ring-In Detection: Yes/No
Auto-Detect Early Ring-In: Yes/No
Early Correct Answer Bonus: Yes/No (with point bonus field, if yes)
Early Correct Answer Penalty: Yes/No (with point penalty, if yes)
Early Incorrect Answer Penalty: Yes/No (with point penalty field, if yes)
Invoked on First Team Only or All Ring-Ins
Penalty Action either Penalize Team or Reward Opponent(s)
Timer Settings
Timed Ring-In: Yes/No (with seconds field, if yes)
Timed Answer: Yes/No (with seconds field, if yes)
Computation Time: Yes/No (with seconds field, if yes)
Non-Timed Reading Mode: Yes/No
Pause Ring-In Timer During Answer: Yes/No
Reset Ring-In Time After Incorrect: Yes/No (if yes, to either the original or a custom value)
Add Time After Early Incorrect: Yes/No (with seconds field, if yes)
Preserve Minimum Ring-In Time: Yes/No (with seconds field, if yes)
Display Ring-In Timer Alert Level (at X seconds remaining, turn the timer's background red)
Bonus Question Options
Question Rules
Point Value: a positive integer
Bonus Points per Part: 1-5, 8, or 10 (with customizable values for each part)
(10-part bonuses are used for Lightning Rounds.)
Play Bonus Parts: 1 part at a time or as a group
Assign Bonus Control: Prompt, to Toss-Up Winner, or Take Turns
Enable Bounceback: Yes/No
Immediate Bounceback: Yes/No
Answer During Deliberation: Yes/No
(The "yes" setting is for Lighning Rounds & displays right/wrong buttons during the countdown.)
Question Sweep Bonus: Yes/No (with points field, if yes)
(A question sweep bonus is a reward for geting all Lightning Round Questions correct.)
Timer Settings
Timed Answer: Yes/No
Timed Deliberation: Yes/No (with seconds field per question or per part, if yes)
Answer Time - Controlling Team: Yes/No (with seconds field per question or per part, if yes)
Answer Time - Other Team(s): Yes/No (with seconds field per question or per part, if yes)
Computation Time - Controlling Team: Yes/No (with seconds field, if yes)
Start Immediately: Yes/No (if yes, starts rebounding team's answer timer automatically)
Display Deliberation Timer Alert Level (at X seconds remaining, turn the timer's background red)
Team Question Options
Point Value
Timed Deliberation: Yes/No (with minutes/seconds fields, if yes)
Play Deliberation Timer Alert (every X seconds during the timer's countdown)
Display Deliberation Timer Alert Level (at X seconds remaining, turn the timer's background red)
WOW! You made it through Round Setup, but there are still more options in Slam-In...
Display Options
Match Manager Background Color: Customizable
Public Display Background Color: Customizable
Display Banner: On/Off (This allows you to display a customizable graphic - or an ad to raise funds.)
Additional Play Mode Options
Ring-In Test Button (which you use any time you want - especially after substitutions)
Break Ties Pop-Up: In the case of a tie, you can decide whether to end the match or continue.
Edit Scores Button (launches your computer's Excel app and opens a standard spreadsheet)
If you've opened this page, you must really want to get into the details of Slam-In's capabilities, so here's a list of them. When we say Slam-In can handle almost any competition format, we mean it!
Match Setup
Number of Rounds: 1-6
Number of Teams in a Match: 1-10
Number of Teams in a Roster: Unlimited, with up to 15 players per team
Ring-In Devices per Team: 1-5 (The maximum number of ring-in devices is 50.)
Starting Score: Any positive integer (Our default is 0.)
Team/Player Name & Sound Setup
Ring-In Sounds:
Standard: On/Off, customizable
Team-Specific: On/Off, customizable by team
Player-Specific: On/Off, customizable by player
Other Customizable Sounds:
Ring-In Time Up
Deliberation Time Up
Answer Time Up
Deliberation Time Up
Deliberation Timer Alert
Alert (Plays every X seconds in Team Questions)
Round Timer
Timeout Time Up
Timeout Timer Alert
Round Options
Play as Teams or Individuals (2-40)
Time Outs: On/Off (1-5 per match with customizable names and durations)
Break End-of-Round Ties: Yes/No
Round Name (text field)
Timed Round: Yes/No (with number of minutes field, if yes)
Each round can contain these question types: Toss-Up Questions, Bonus Questions, Team Questions.
(Lightning Rounds are played using 10-part bonuses. See Bonus Question Options, below.)
Toss-Up Question Options
Question Rules
Point Value: a positive integer
Wrong Answer Penalty: Question Value, Custom Value, or None
Penalty Action: Penalize Team or Reward Opponent(s)
Early Ring-In Detection: Yes/No
Auto-Detect Early Ring-In: Yes/No
Early Correct Answer Bonus: Yes/No (with point bonus field, if yes)
Early Correct Answer Penalty: Yes/No (with point penalty, if yes)
Early Incorrect Answer Penalty: Yes/No (with point penalty field, if yes)
Invoked on First Team Only or All Ring-Ins
Penalty Action either Penalize Team or Reward Opponent(s)
Timer Settings
Timed Ring-In: Yes/No (with seconds field, if yes)
Timed Answer: Yes/No (with seconds field, if yes)
Computation Time: Yes/No (with seconds field, if yes)
Non-Timed Reading Mode: Yes/No
Pause Ring-In Timer During Answer: Yes/No
Reset Ring-In Time After Incorrect: Yes/No (if yes, to either the original or a custom value)
Add Time After Early Incorrect: Yes/No (with seconds field, if yes)
Preserve Minimum Ring-In Time: Yes/No (with seconds field, if yes)
Display Ring-In Timer Alert Level (at X seconds remaining, turn the timer's background red)
Bonus Question Options
Question Rules
Point Value: a positive integer
Bonus Points per Part: 1-5, 8, or 10 (with customizable values for each part)
(10-part bonuses are used for Lightning Rounds.)
Play Bonus Parts: 1 part at a time or as a group
Assign Bonus Control: Prompt, to Toss-Up Winner, or Take Turns
Enable Bounceback: Yes/No
Immediate Bounceback: Yes/No
Answer During Deliberation: Yes/No
(The "yes" setting is for Lighning Rounds & displays right/wrong buttons during the countdown.)
Question Sweep Bonus: Yes/No (with points field, if yes)
(A question sweep bonus is a reward for geting all Lightning Round Questions correct.)
Timer Settings
Timed Answer: Yes/No
Timed Deliberation: Yes/No (with seconds field per question or per part, if yes)
Answer Time - Controlling Team: Yes/No (with seconds field per question or per part, if yes)
Answer Time - Other Team(s): Yes/No (with seconds field per question or per part, if yes)
Computation Time - Controlling Team: Yes/No (with seconds field, if yes)
Start Immediately: Yes/No (if yes, starts rebounding team's answer timer automatically)
Display Deliberation Timer Alert Level (at X seconds remaining, turn the timer's background red)
Team Question Options
Point Value
Timed Deliberation: Yes/No (with minutes/seconds fields, if yes)
Play Deliberation Timer Alert (every X seconds during the timer's countdown)
Display Deliberation Timer Alert Level (at X seconds remaining, turn the timer's background red)
WOW! You made it through Round Setup, but there are still more options in Slam-In...
Display Options
Match Manager Background Color: Customizable
Public Display Background Color: Customizable
Display Banner: On/Off (This allows you to display a customizable graphic - or an ad to raise funds.)
Additional Play Mode Options
Ring-In Test Button (which you use any time you want - especially after substitutions)
Break Ties Pop-Up: In the case of a tie, you can decide whether to end the match or continue.
Edit Scores Button (launches your computer's Excel app and opens a standard spreadsheet)
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