Using the Duck Race Slide in AhaSlides

Duck Race is a zero-prep party game for your presentation. Everyone who joins becomes a duck, and when you press Start the flock races across a pond at random until one duck crosses the finish line — the winner is pure luck, with nothing scored and no one picked in advance. Players pick their duck’s design on their phone before the race. It is AhaSlides’ second gamified slide type, after the Spinner Wheel.

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How to run it

1. In the editor, click New slide and choose Duck Race — it sits in the gamification group with the Spinner Wheel. A new slide is already a complete, playable race.
2. Optionally set the race duration, background music, or scene theme (see the settings below).
3. Turn on audience joining, then click Present. Everyone who scans the join code appears as a named duck and can change their duck’s design until you start.
4. Press Start. The winner is announced on the big screen and on every phone. Use Race again for another round, or the participants panel to add or remove a racer between races.

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Settings

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Common use cases

• Random prize draws and giveaways — every attendee is already a duck, so the pond picks a winner with nothing rigged.
• Pick a volunteer or the next presenter fairly, without singling anyone out.
• Icebreakers and energisers — a quick, luck-based laugh for a room of any size.
• Celebrate the group with a no-stakes shared moment.

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What Duck Race is not

• Not a scored quiz — for a graded competition, use a quiz slide.
• Not a name spinner — to spin one pre-entered name or option, use the Spinner Wheel.
• Not a poll or vote — to gather opinions, use a poll or rating scale.

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Frequently asked questions

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Does the duck design affect who wins?

No — it is purely cosmetic.

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Do I have to add the racers myself?

No. Everyone who joins is added as a duck automatically.

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Can I change the music or race length?

Yes — both are in the slide’s settings (duration 5 to 60 seconds, default 15).

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Is Duck Race free to use?

Yes — it is available on every plan, including the Free plan.

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How many players can join, and how many ducks show at once?

Up to 40 ducks race on the pond at once. In a larger room everyone else still races with the same odds and is shown by name, and the slide stays smooth well past 1,000 participants.

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Can I pick who wins or rig the result?

No. The winner is chosen at random the moment you press Start — there is no setting to preselect one.

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Have a question?

Contact our support team — if you’re logged in, use the chat bubble in the bottom-right of your dashboard; otherwise contact us here or email hi@ahaslides.com.