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# Using the Duck Race Slide in AhaSlides
> Duck Race turns everyone into a duck and races them across a pond, crowning a winner purely by luck — nothing is scored and no winner is fixed in advance.
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](/using-slide-types/using-the-spinner-wheel).
## Duck Race at a glance
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| - | - |
| Type | Unscored — luck only, nothing is scored |
| Find it | **New slide**, then **Duck Race** in the **Game** tab of the slide type picker |
| Limits | Up to 40 ducks race on the pond at once |
## How to run Duck Race
1. In the editor, click **New slide** and choose **Duck Race** — it sits in the **Game** tab with the Spinner Wheel. A new slide is already a complete, playable race.
2. Optionally set the race duration, race sound effects, or scene theme (see the settings below).
3. Leave **Racers** on **Audience join**, 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. Once at least one duck has joined, a **Start race** button appears in the middle of the pond on your presenting screen. Click it, or press Space, Enter or the right arrow key. 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.
On the big screen, every racer lines up in the pond behind the start line, ready for you to start the race.
On their phones, each participant gets their own duck and can restyle it with **Change duck** until the race begins.
## Duck Race settings
| Setting | What it does | Default |
| - | - | - |
| Racers | Who races. **Audience join** (the default) turns everyone who joins into a duck. **My list** lets you type the racers yourself, one per line or separated by commas, with at least two. | Audience join |
| Race duration | How long the race animation runs, adjustable from **5 to 60 seconds**. | 15 seconds |
| Race result | What the finish screen shows. **Full leaderboard** shows the ranked standings of everyone who raced; **Winner only** announces just the winning duck. | Full leaderboard |
| Race sound effects | Plays the race sounds. Switch it off for a silent race. | On |
| Scene theme | Changes the scenery only — a green **meadow**, a tropical **lagoon**, a wintry **frozen** scene, or a desert **canyon**. | Meadow |
## Ideas for using Duck Race
* **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.
## Duck Race vs. other slide types
* **Not a scored quiz** — for a graded competition, use a [quiz slide](/using-slide-types/how-to-make-and-run-a-quiz).
* **Not a name spinner** — to spin one pre-entered name or option, use the [Spinner Wheel](/using-slide-types/using-the-spinner-wheel).
* **Not a poll or vote** — to gather opinions, use a [poll](/using-slide-types/creating-a-poll-question-on-ahaslides) or [rating scale](/using-slide-types/how-to-use-rating-scale-slides-on-ahaslides).
## Frequently asked questions
### Does the duck design affect who wins?
No — it is purely cosmetic.
### Do I have to add the racers myself?
No. With **Racers** on **Audience join** (the default), everyone who joins is added as a duck automatically. To choose the racers yourself, switch **Racers** to **My list** and type at least two names.
### Is Duck Race free to use?
Yes — it is available on every plan, including the Free plan.
### How many players can join, and how many ducks show at once?
Duck Race has no player limit of its own, so every participant in the presentation races. How many people can join the presentation at all depends on your plan; your **My Plan** page shows the limit that applies to you. 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.
### 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.
**Have a question?**
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