Stick Scholars

Stick Scholars is an online party game where players race through 2D parkour, answer trivia and try to identify the hidden Class Clown. Scholars aim to graduate, while the Class Clown secretly tries to make the group fail. The Clown can deliberately miss trivia answers, pretend to struggle with parkour or use items to make the course harder, but must avoid drawing enough suspicion to be suspended by a vote.

Parkour and trivia

Before each quiz, players must reach school through a chaotic parkour course filled with obstacles such as fiery trash cans and large locks. Anyone who fails to arrive on time or dies along the way automatically fails their part of the quiz, making it harder for the group to pass. The Class Clown can also place items such as Fake Blocks along the course.

Each player who reaches school gets a trivia question specific to them. The group must score high enough collectively to pass; the Class Clown can answer incorrectly on purpose or initially blend in by giving correct answers.

Voting and graduation

After each quiz, everyone votes for the player they suspect is the Class Clown. The player with the most votes is suspended for the next quiz only and does not answer a question or affect that quiz’s score. Scholars graduate if they pass more than the required number of quizzes; otherwise, the Class Clown wins. By default, the group must pass at least 6 of 10 quizzes.

Items and scoring

A perfect quiz score earns the group 10% extra credit on the next quiz. For example, if the passing grade is 60%, the group then needs only 50% on that quiz.

The Class Clown receives one Smoke Grenade and one Fake Block per quiz. Unused items stack up to three of each, and even a suspended Class Clown can use them to sabotage the group. Heavy Tungsten cubes can be moved by pushing them.

Game modes and settings

Hosts can adjust settings to tailor parkour and trivia difficulty to different knowledge and skill levels. A single-player practice mode lets you play parkour and trivia and earn grades and achievements, without social deduction. In 2-player CO-OP MODE, you and a friend work together to graduate without interference from a Class Clown.