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HAJMA
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Before kickoff

How to play Hajma

A soccer trivia match between two teams on one screen, run by a ref. Every rule on one page.

The match board

Match steps

  1. Split into two teams and pick a ref

    Split the room into two teams of any size, and pick a ref to hold the phone or run the screen.

  2. Name your teams

    Type each team’s name, and each team picks three lifelines before kickoff.

  3. Pick six categories

    Teams take turns picking three categories each, filling the six-category board.

  4. Play the questions

    The team on the clock picks a 200, 400 or 600 point question (each team gets one of each value); the ref reads, reveals and judges.

  5. Full time

    When the board is cleared, most points wins. Level on points? It ends in a tie.

Scoring

Every category has six questions: two for 200 points, two for 400 and two for 600. Higher points mean harder questions. The ref taps the team that got it right to award the points, or “Nobody.”

Rules on every question

The Steal

If the team on turn gets it wrong, the rivals can answer, and a correct answer takes all the points. Stay sharp, even on their turn.

The Hat-trick

Every third right answer in a row earns the team 100 bonus points, and whoever breaks a rival streak of three or more takes 100 too. A steal breaks a streak but doesn’t build one.

The Hint Ladder

In the Hints category, the ref reveals the hints one at a time, and each one lowers the value: the first is worth it all, then 60%, 40%, 25%, and 20% for the fifth. So a 600 question pays 120 on the fifth hint.

Special Rounds

The slot’s value is the most a round can pay: each correct answer earns its share, and finishing the round earns it all.

The Clock

Easier questions get a shorter clock and harder ones a longer one, and the last 10 seconds tick out loud. When time is up, the answer shows and the ref makes the call.

Lifelines — three per team: Double pointsSnatchPassTwo answersPoint drain

Categories (97)

Legends

  • Ibrahimović — Ibra
  • Beckham — Free kicks and style
  • Pelé — The King
  • Ronaldo — The Don’s career
  • Ronaldinho — The Magician
  • Zidane — Zizou
  • Salem Al Dawsari — Star of Al Hilal and the Green Falcons
  • Sami Al Jaber — Four World Cups with Saudi Arabia
  • Omar Abdulrahman — The pride of Al Ain and the UAE
  • Maradona — The Golden Boy
  • Mbappé — From Monaco to Real Madrid
  • Messi — The Flea’s career
  • Neymar — Samba skills
  • Haaland — The goal machine

Clubs

  • Arsenal — The Gunners
  • Inter — The Nerazzurri
  • The Big Clubs — Titles, stadiums, and nicknames
  • The City — Which city is the club from?
  • Paris Saint-Germain — Stars of the Parc des Princes
  • Bayern Munich — The Bavarians
  • Barcelona — The Blaugrana
  • Chelsea — The Blues
  • Guess the Club — A real match XI shown as their flags
  • Real Madrid — Los Blancos
  • Liverpool — The Reds
  • Manchester City — The Citizens
  • Manchester United — The Red Devils
  • Milan — The Rossoneri
  • Juventus — The Old Lady

General Knowledge

  • Records — Records that still stand

Managers

  • The Managers — Who managed whom?
  • Guess the Manager — His photo — who is this manager?
  • The Manager's Career — The teams he managed, in order — who is he?

Tournaments

  • The AFC Champions League — Asia's club champions
  • The Champions League — Old Big Ears
  • The Asian Cup — The best of Asia
  • Africa Cup of Nations — AFCON
  • The Gulf Cup — The Gulf Cup from 1970 to today
  • The World Cup — Champions, scorers, and results
  • Copa América — The oldest continental tournament
  • The Euros — Europe's national-team crown

Big Rounds

  • The Lie — One reads a fact and defends it — rivals judge
  • The Sequence — Three clubs in a row from his career — what comes next?
  • Taboo — Describe him without his name or club — 60 seconds

Leagues

  • The German League — The Bundesliga
  • The Spanish League — La Liga
  • The UAE League — The ADNOC Pro League
  • The English League — The Premier League
  • The Italian League — Serie A
  • The French League — Ligue 1
  • Roshn League — The Saudi league and its stars
  • Qatar Stars League — Qatar's clubs and big names

Pictures and Sound

  • The Blurred Crest — A blurred club crest — it clears with the answer
  • Guess the Crest — A club crest, no name — which club?
  • Guess the Flag — A flag, no name — which country?
  • The National Crest — The federation badge on the shirt — which nation?

National Teams

  • Germany — Die Mannschaft
  • Spain — La Roja
  • England — The Three Lions
  • Argentina — La Albiceleste
  • Kuwait — Kuwait's Blues
  • United Arab Emirates — The Whites
  • Bahrain — Two-time Gulf Cup champions
  • Brazil — The Seleção
  • Portugal — Euro 2016 champions
  • Iraq — The Lions of Mesopotamia
  • Morocco — The Atlas Lions
  • Saudi Arabia — The Green Falcons
  • Guess the Nation — A real match XI shown as their club crests
  • Oman — Oman's Reds
  • France — Les Bleus
  • Qatar — The Maroons
  • Egypt — The Pharaohs

Quick Categories

  • Nicknames — The Phenomenon, the Flea, the Don…
  • The Celebration — Who celebrates like this?
  • The Missing Move — A career with one club missing
  • The Link — Link two players through teammates
  • Hidden Nationality — He played for a country he wasn’t born in
  • The Starting XI — Complete the historic lineup
  • The Buried Number — Age, height, or year — closest wins
  • The Family — Brothers, fathers, and sons in soccer
  • Rank Them — Four players — oldest to youngest
  • Shirt Number — Number, club, and position — who is it?
  • True or False — Did he play for this club?
  • Before and After — Who followed whom?
  • Nationality — The player’s nationality
  • The Academy — Which club did his career start at?
  • Current Club — The player’s current club

Who Is the Player

  • History Legends — Retired players’ careers — 600 for names only a historian knows
  • Initials — Initials and nationality
  • Career — The clubs, with the years
  • Clues — The ref reveals the hints one by one
  • Common Team-mate — Three players from three clubs — who played with all of them?
  • Photo — A clear photo — 200 for stars, 600 for unknowns
  • Photo (copy) — A clear photo — 200 for stars, 600 for unknowns
  • Cropped — Just his eyes — a strip of his photo
  • Blurred — The player’s photo stays blurred for the whole question

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