Battle Typing guide

A live typing race for up to twelve players. Type the passage faster and cleaner than everyone else to cross the finish line first.

How to play Battle Typing

  • 2 to 12 players
  • Same text, live race

Goal

Out-type your opponent in a head-to-head race.

How to play

  • Both players are given the same text at the same moment.
  • Type it accurately - mistakes have to be corrected before you can continue.
  • Your opponent’s progress is visible in real time as you race.
  • First to finish the passage wins.

Technique

Accuracy beats raw speed here, because a correction costs more than the keystrokes it saves. Read a few words ahead of your fingers rather than the word you are typing, which is what keeps a fast typist from stalling at each word boundary.

Match format

  • Real-time against another player, in a private lobby or through Find a game.
  • Matches are quick, so rematches are the norm.