Avatar Ambush

The Avatar Ambush power-up lets you sabotage a specific opponent by throwing a disruptive visual distraction onto their screen. It is chaotic, it is fun, and it is incredibly effective at breaking someone’s focus.

At a Glance

How It Works

1. During the Power-Up Selection phase, pick Avatar Ambush.
2. Select which opponent you want to ambush.
3. When the next question starts, the targeted player sees a disruptive visual effect overlaid on their screen, making it harder to focus and answer quickly.
4. The distraction lasts for a portion of the question timer, eating into their thinking time.

What the Target Sees

The targeted player gets hit with a distraction overlay on their screen along with a message: “You’re under attack!” The visual effect makes it harder to read the question and select an answer, putting them at a real disadvantage.

Conflict Rule

To keep things fair, there is a limit on how many times a single player can be ambushed:

• You cannot ambush the same player more than a set number of times per session (this limit is configurable by the host).
• If you try to target a player who has already been ambushed too many times, you will get a “target locked” notification and need to choose a different target.

This prevents everyone from piling on one player and keeps the competition balanced.

[!TIP] Strategy tip: Target players who are on a hot streak to break their momentum. A well-timed ambush can turn a confident leader into a flustered one, especially on tighter time limits.

When to Use It

• When a specific player is dominating and you want to shake things up
• On questions with short timers where the distraction eats into valuable seconds
• When you want to play the villain (in a fun, friendly way)