> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.lobyco.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Game types > The 17 game types in Gameplay design, what customers do in each, and how to preview one before you choose. The game type decides what kind of gameplay your customers play, such as a scratchcard or a quiz. You pick it first when you [design the gameplay](/business-documentation/activities/games/design-a-game), and you can't change it afterwards. ## At a glance **Gameplay design** opens on **Games types**, with a card for each type. The badge on each card shows its group. | Group | Game types | | - | - | | [Luck](#luck-games) | Wheels of fortune, Scratchcard, Spin the bottle, Rock paper scissors, Slot machine, Roll the dice, Roulette, Tap to reveal | | [Skill](#skill-games) | Memory game, Drop game, Shoot it, Slice it, Match matrix, Bounce battle | | [Knowledge](#knowledge-games) | Quiz, Calendar, Guess the image | ![The Gameplay design start page, with Toolbox open in the side menu and Gameplay design selected. Under the heading Games types are 17 cards, each with an icon, the type's name and a badge for its group. Wheels of fortune, Scratchcard, Spin the bottle, Rock paper scissors, Slot machine, Roll the dice, Roulette and Tap to reveal carry a purple LUCK badge. Memory game, Drop game, Shoot it, Slice it, Match matrix and Bounce battle carry a blue SKILL badge. Quiz, Calendar and Guess the image carry a coral KNOWLEDGE badge. Below the cards is the Latest games list, with a Search for game field and the columns Name, Date, Type and Status. Its first three rows are Wheels of fortune test gameplays, one Expired and two Draft, each showing the days left in its period, its creation date, and Copy, Edit and Delete buttons.](https://mintcdn.com/lobyco-4c9fb3ad/rG971_5ZfS49bcjM/images/games-05-gameplay-design-start-page.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=rG971_5ZfS49bcjM\&q=85\&s=a64b5f982f3f38605de0227f523e58c1) *Each card's badge shows the type's group* ## Luck games Luck games copy games people know from real life, like spinning a wheel or scratching a card. They're quick to understand and take little effort, so they suit giving out coupons to many customers. | Game type | What customers do | | - | - | | **Wheels of fortune** | Spin a wheel to see if they've won. | | **Scratchcard** | Scratch fields to reveal whether they've won. | | **Spin the bottle** | Spin a bottle in the middle of a wheel, instead of the wheel itself. | | **Rock paper scissors** | Play a round of rock, paper, scissors. | | **Slot machine** | Pull the lever for three matching pictures in a row. | | **Roll the dice** | Shake dice in a cup and roll them onto a table. | | **Roulette** | Guess the number the ball lands on. | | **Tap to reveal** | Tap a chest or another object to see what's behind it. | ![Two views side by side. On the left, the Game Template page in Gameplay design, opened with Create new on the Wheels of fortune card and scrolled to the templates: Game Type locked on Wheels of fortune, then three template cards, Content Template - Basic Winner Pool Wheel of Fortune (6 fields), Content Template - Basic Instant Win Wheel of Fortune (8 fields) and Content Template - Basic Winner Pool Wheel of Fortune (8 fields), each with a placeholder picture, a tick box and a preview link, on the last page of templates, 21 – 23 of 23. On the right, under the label The same game type, as customers see it, a Wheels of fortune game on a phone in Lobyco branding. Under the Lobyco logo it says Land on the Lobyco symbol to win a prize, and Touch the wheel to spin, with an arrow pointing at a green and purple wheel whose purple segments carry the Lobyco symbol.](https://mintcdn.com/lobyco-4c9fb3ad/rG971_5ZfS49bcjM/images/games-08-wheels-of-fortune.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=rG971_5ZfS49bcjM\&q=85\&s=0911fe110b493d6f514478477dbcf909) *A luck game, Wheels of fortune, in Gameplay design and on a phone* ## Skill games Skill games take some effort and focus. Customers usually play them for longer than a luck game. | Game type | What customers do | | - | - | | **Memory game** | Flip cards over and match them in pairs. | | **Drop game** | Move a container to catch some falling items and avoid others. | | **Shoot it** | Move a shooter along the bottom of the screen and shoot falling images for points. | | **Slice it** | Slice objects as they're thrown up the screen, and avoid the obstacles. | | **Match matrix** | Swap tiles to make matches of three or more. Each match scores points. | | **Bounce battle** | Move a paddle to keep a ball in play. Each bounce scores points and speeds the ball up. | ![Two views side by side. On the left, the Game Template page in Gameplay design, opened with Create new on the Drop game card: Game Type locked on Drop game, Game name empty, and the first row of templates, \[Template\] Drop Game football, test with its picture blurred, and Ads - content template, each with a tick box and a preview link. On the right, under the label The same game type, as customers see it, a Drop game on a phone in Lobyco branding. A footballer runs up a green pitch while footballs and yellow cards fall towards him, a +10 shows for a ball he just caught, and the game shows 21 Time left and 7 out of 150 points above an orange Terms & Conditions bar.](https://mintcdn.com/lobyco-4c9fb3ad/rG971_5ZfS49bcjM/images/games-09-drop-game.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=rG971_5ZfS49bcjM\&q=85\&s=673e4a55a0a2d65646e7c117a6e36abb) *A skill game, Drop game, in Gameplay design and on a phone* ## Knowledge games Knowledge games let customers show what they know. They work well for questions about your products or your brand. | Game type | What customers do | | - | - | | **Quiz** | Answer a set of questions. | | **Calendar** | Open a new door each day or each week, with a quiz question behind it. | | **Guess the image** | Look at an image and pick the right answer. | ![Two views side by side. On the left, the Game Template page in Gameplay design, opened with Create new on the Quiz card: Game Type locked on Quiz, Game name empty, and the first row of templates, Ads - content template, a second template with its picture and name blurred, and Product Quiz template, each with a tick box and a preview link. On the right, under the label The same game type, as customers see it, a coffee quiz on a phone. Under the heading Irresistibly foamy and delicious, a photo card of an espresso asks whether espresso contains more caffeine than any other coffee based drink, with FALSE to swipe left and TRUE to swipe right.](https://mintcdn.com/lobyco-4c9fb3ad/rG971_5ZfS49bcjM/images/games-10-quiz.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=rG971_5ZfS49bcjM\&q=85\&s=4616de633bd327684ca3b71f07c96ceb) *A knowledge game, Quiz, in Gameplay design and on a phone* ## Preview a game type To see how a type plays, preview one of its templates. Nothing is created unless you select **Save**. 1. In **Toolbox** → **Gameplay design**, select the card for the type. 2. Select **Create new**. 3. Under **Templates**, select **preview** under any template. It opens in a new browser tab. 4. Select **Cancel** when you're done. ## What the type decides, and what it doesn't The type decides which templates you can start from. Every new gameplay is a copy of a template, and you only see the templates of the type you picked. The type doesn't change the settings on the **Game Setting** page. Every type has the same settings there, such as the location and the game period. [Design a game](/business-documentation/activities/games/design-a-game) takes you through them. The type doesn't decide who wins either. Lobyco decides whether each play wins before the customer starts playing, from the settings on the game in its campaign, such as its win rate. In a lottery game, you draw the winners once the game ends. See [Create a game](/business-documentation/activities/games/create-a-game). The gameplay can still turn a win into a loss. For example, in a game that isn't a lottery, a customer picked to win loses if they answer a quiz question wrong. In a lottery game, they lose their entry instead. It never works the other way round, so playing well doesn't win a prize on its own. A right answer in **Quiz** or **Calendar** keeps a win, but it never creates one. ## Related * [Design a game](/business-documentation/activities/games/design-a-game) — design the gameplay in Gameplay design, from its template to the link your game uses. * [Create a game](/business-documentation/activities/games/create-a-game) — run the game for your customers in a campaign, with its rewards and win rate. This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.