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Nov 6, 2024

Introducing Multiplayer: A New Way to Learn and Compete in Drops!

Making language learning fun, interactive, and effective has always been part of our mission at Drops. Today, we’re taking it up a notch with our first multiplayer learning game that lets you compete with friends and learners around the world.

Collaborative learning is excellent at keeping you motivated, maximizing your focus, and bringing fun to your sessions. That’s why we’re so excited to share Multiplayer with you—the first-ever synchronous multiplayer learning game on any language app. 

So, read on to learn more. 

What Is Multiplayer?

Multiplayer lets you experience language learning in a whole new way by connecting you with up to six other Drops learners in a real-time, fast-paced language competition. Whether you’re looking to sharpen your skills, challenge yourself, or simply have a blast learning, Multiplayer delivers on all fronts.

Who can you play with? 

There are two Multiplayer game modes on Drops, making it possible for individuals to compete with others around the world or host sessions and play with friends. Here’s what you can expect from our two multiplayer learning game modes:

Matchmaking: Instant Language Play

Jump into a multiplayer session and we’ll match you with up to six other Drops users for a friendly competition. You’ll learn and compete together against the clock, testing your language skills and each other!


What can you play? | Two new multiplayer games!

  1. Learning Showdown: Battle for the Best Learner Title

Get ready for a two-minute learning frenzy! In Learning Showdown, you and your fellow players will be introduced to six new words or phrases. The goal? Learn them before the timer runs out. But it’s not just about memorizing—you’ll need to hit a specific number of interactions to qualify for the next round. Miss the target? No worries! You can always try again.

  1. Review Rush: The Ultimate Language Showdown

If you make it through the Learning Showdown, the real competition begins in Review Rush—a fast-paced review challenge where you compete against others to see who has truly mastered the material. Speed is key! The faster and more accurately you answer, the more points you earn. Keep an eye on the live leaderboard at the bottom of the screen, where you can track your position in real time as you and your competitors battle for the top spot.

With every correct answer, your ranking will shift—adding to the thrill as you watch streaks flash across the screen and strive for that coveted number one spot. Bonus awards like “Fastest Answer” and “Most Accurate” will be given at the end to highlight each player’s strengths!

Why Multiplayer is a Game-Changer

Multiplayer isn’t just about competition—it’s about learning more effectively together. Learning in a social, competitive environment can improve focus, retention, and motivation, making your language journey faster and more enjoyable. What’s more, with Drops’ seamless integration of gameplay and language learning, we’re ensuring that every minute spent in Multiplayer helps you build vocabulary and improve recall so you can use it in real life!

Multiplayer also creates new possibilities for using Drops, making our well-loved learning game relevant for a variety of groups:

Friends and family: Friends and family members who are learning languages together can battle it out at social events, putting their skills and progress to the test. 

Individual learners: Drops has always been well loved by individual learners, but now they have new ways to play and learn. Adding variety to practice sessions is an excellent way to stay motivated and engaged with a language. 

Teachers: Teachers looking for multiplayer games for school can run hosted sessions on Drops—the perfect way to create fun, interactive, language learning competitions for students. Stay tuned, hosted sessions are coming soon!

Ready to Dive In?

Multiplayer is available now! Whether you're a free user or a Premium member, you can jump into a match or host a session today. To get started:

  1. Update your app to the latest version of Drops.
  2. Head to the Multiplayer tab to join a session, invite friends, or start your own hosted session.
  3. Let the learning (and the competition) begin!

We can’t wait for you to try out this exciting new way to learn. Whether you’re competing against strangers or challenging your friends, we know Multiplayer will add a whole new level of fun and motivation to your language-learning journey.

As always, we’d love to hear your feedback. Got questions or suggestions? Reach out to our team—we’re here to help.

Happy learning, and good luck reaching the podium in your first multiplayer session 🎉

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