Important: Items marked with a ⭐below are features being rolled out to all schools (for free) in Autumn 2025. If these features are not available to you, please email support@mathscircle.com and request support.

What is a Battle of the Bands?

A Battle of the Bands is a fun way to get groups of students competing against each other. They are a great way to sustain pupils' enthusiasm for TTRS.

You set the time for the Battle to start and finish and, during that period, the team with the highest average number of correct answers on any game within TT Rock Stars will be the winner.

How do players earn Battle points?

Every correct answer in any game type is worth 1 point towards your team's score. In other words, you can play in Garage, Rock Slam, Soundcheck, etc and earn 1 point per correct answer.
Teachers can earn points for themselves when participating in a students v teachers Battle, but cannot earn points on behalf of their classes in a pupils v pupils Battle.
💰 Don't confuse Battle points with coins! Coins are separate.

How does the scoring work?

The winning group has the highest average score.

Average score = total points / total number of people in group

This means that it's important for everyone to play, as the points are divided by all people in the group, whether they played or not!

Certificates are also generated for the top 3 most valuable players (most points) in each group.

Creating a Battle

Creating a battle can be done in just a few clicks. Please:

Go to Tournaments > Battle of the Bands > New Battle.

⭐ STEP 1 - Give your battle a name and image:

The Battle’s name will be visible to students and teachers in your organisation. Choose a fun name such as “Year 4’s weekly showdown” or “End of Term Rockathon”. Choose an image from the list to identify your battle.

STEP 2 - Choose who will take part:

Choose the groups you'd like to take part in the competition.

STEP 3 - Set the time and date for the Battle to run.

Choose the recur option, if you want the battle to happen on a regular basis (e.g. daily, weekly, or monthly).

FINALLY - Add any optional extra settings:

When you create your battle, you have some additional optional settings:

Hide leaderboard from students: Great if you want to keep the winners a secret to have a BIG REVEAL in an award presentation.
Restrict playing times: To promote digital wellness, restrict the times of the day during which points will count towards the Battle.
Set daily minutes limit: Set a maximum number of minutes per day that each player can contribute to their team’s score (e.g. 30 minutes per day).

Creating custom Battle groups:

As well as your existing groups (e.g. maths classes) you can create completely custom groups containing any players. Groups can even include student and teachers together!

⭐ To create a custom group visit Tournaments > Battle of the Bands > Custom Groups.

Promoting your Battle:

After creating your battle, you'll get resources to promote it to students, parents and teachers in the Resources tab as shown:

⭐ The assembly presentation:

⭐Images for your school's social media:

⭐ Launch video for students:

During a Battle:

Go to Tournaments > Battle of the Bands > "In Play" to view live battles.

Leaderboards will be visible via the "Group Results" and "Player Results" tabs within the battle area:

Group Leaderboard:

Player Leaderboard:

Important:

Leaderboards update automatically every 60 seconds.
Students can also view leaderboards (unless you hide them in settings).

Certificates and award ceremony:

At the end of a Battle, you can download certificates and an award presentation showing the winning group and the highest contributing players from each group.

Go to Tournaments > Battle of the Bands > Completed

Click your battle and select the ⭐ Awards tab:

Certificates include:

Group certificates:
- Highest scoring group
- 2nd highest scoring group
- 3rd highest scoring group
Player certificates:
- Most valuable player in whole battle
- 2nd most valuable player in whole battle
- 3rd most valuable player in whole battle
- The 1st, 2nd and 3rd most valuable player in each group.

Reward Shop

You may also like to reward the winning group in some way, to motivate them to work even harder at practising their Times Tables. Visit our Reward Shop for some rock-inspired prize ideas for your class:

Reward Shop

Frequently Asked Questions

What do the students see when they log in and a Battle is happening?

They'll be a section on their dashboard telling them the battle is happening, and they can click on that to view the leaderboards. They don't need to "do" anything other than play as normal. Every correct question in any game mode, earns 1 battle point for their team.

Also how do I know who the winner is of the battle?

On your teacher dashboard, go to "Tournaments, then click "completed" after the Battle ends. It will have a leaderboard and place where you can download certificates for the winners.

Is the winner based on who is the quickest or who gets the most right answers?

It's the number of correct questions answered in any game mode. To ensure that the competition is fair, we divide the total correct answers per group, by the number of students in that group. So the winning group will be the one with the "highest average points per player".

Do the students see who wins the Battle?

Yes, as default they have access to a leaderboard. But, we also recommend you inform them and hand out certificates. If you don't want them to see the leaderboard, you can choose the "Hide leaderboard" option either as you create the Battle, or once the battle is in play. On your teacher dashboard, go to "Tournaments", then click the Battle. In the "Edit Battle" tab, select "Hide leaderboard".

Can I create a fake student so I can see what it looks like from their perspective?

Yes! Go to Account > Classes. Create a new class (maybe called "fake class") and then create a fake student for yourself. Then create another fake maths class and repeat. You can then create a battle between your two fake classes, then login as a student to see how it looks.