New Blooket Game Modes 2026: Complete Teacher Guide
Last verified: August 11, 2026
Quick Answer: Blooket has added several newer game modes: Busy Bees, Coco Cabana/Cocoa Cottage, Laser Tag, Mini Mine, and Star Grazer (all Blooket Plus exclusive), plus two seasonal modes, Egg Hunt and Tag or Treat. Most are fast, self-paced action games ideal for short review sessions.
New Blooket Game Modes for Teachers
If you have not checked Blooket’s mode selector recently, there is a good chance you are missing several newer game modes. This guide covers seven modes that have been added since the platform’s original lineup: five Blooket Plus-exclusive modes and two seasonal ones.
Complete Overview About → Blooket Game Modes for Teachers
Busy Bees (Blooket Plus)
“Hire Bees and Make Sweet Honey!”
| Stat | Value |
| Skills | Speed and Luck |
| Difficulty | Simple |
| Ideal Time | 7 minutes |
| Questions | Self-Paced, High Frequency |
| Min Players | 1 |
| Ideal Players | 6+ |
| Max Players (Plus) | 300 |
| Team Mode | No |
Busy Bees has students answer questions to hire bees for their hive, then use those bees to earn honey. After each correct answer, students choose between two bee options, each with a different effect. Some bees add honey right away, some boost the honey earned per correct answer on an ongoing, stacking basis, and others can steal honey from opponents or distract them.
As bees are hired, they appear visually in the player’s hive. The game ends when the timer runs out, or a player reaches the honey goal, and the player with the most honey wins.
Busy Bees works well for teachers who want a Gold Quest-style luck-and-strategy feel with a fresh visual theme. The choice between honey boosts, multipliers, or disruptive bee effects gives it a similar decision layer to Blook Rush.
Coco Cabana / Cocoa Cottage (Blooket Plus)
“Collect Ingredients and Stir Up a Festive Drink!”
| Stat | Value |
| Skills | Speed and Accuracy |
| Difficulty | Normal |
| Ideal Time | 5 minutes |
| Questions | Self-Paced, Normal Frequency |
| Min Players | 2 |
| Ideal Players | 8+ |
| Max Players (Plus) | 60 |
| Team Mode | Yes |
Coco Cabana (also called Cocoa Cottage) has students collect ingredients and stir a drink to earn points for their team, climbing the team leaderboard. This is one of only two newer modes that is a Team mode by design, alongside Laser Tag, making it a strong option for classes that respond well to group-based competition rather than individual rankings.
Its 5-minute ideal time and Normal difficulty make it a fast, approachable team activity, closer in pace to Classic than to the platform’s more complex resource-management modes.
Laser Tag (Blooket Plus)
“Fire and Dodge Flying Lasers!”
| Stat | Value |
| Skills | Dexterity and Speed |
| Difficulty | Normal |
| Ideal Time | 7 minutes |
| Questions | Self-Paced, Normal Frequency |
| Min Players | 1 |
| Ideal Players | 8+ |
| Max Players (Plus) | 60 |
| Team Mode | Yes |
Laser Tag has students dodge laser beams and blast opponents in a retro arcade-style showdown, powered by correct answers. It is a Team mode, like Coco Cabana, and its dexterity-driven format gives it a similar feel to Monster Brawl but with a distinct visual style and combat mechanic.
Laser Tag suits classes that enjoy reflex-based gameplay and want a competitive alternative to Battle Royale with a different theme.
Mini Mine (Blooket Plus)
“Mine Ores and Discover Treasure!”
| Stat | Value |
| Skills | Speed and Dexterity |
| Difficulty | Normal |
| Ideal Time | 7 minutes |
| Questions | Self-Paced, Normal Frequency |
| Min Players | 1 |
| Ideal Players | 8+ |
| Max Players (Plus) | 60 |
| Team Mode | No |
Mini Mine has students answer questions to mine blocks, collect ores, and uncover hidden treasures for points. Its mining theme gives it some thematic overlap with Tower Defense’s coin-earning loop, but Mini Mine is a simpler, faster, more arcade-style experience rather than a deep strategy mode.
This mode works well as a change of pace for classes that enjoy resource-collection themes but do not have time for Tower Defense’s full 8 to 10 minute session.
Star Grazer (Blooket Plus)
“Graze Among the Stars and Battle Planets!”
| Stat | Value |
| Skills | Speed and Accuracy |
| Difficulty | Simple |
| Ideal Time | 7 minutes |
| Questions | Self-Paced, Normal Frequency |
| Min Players | 1 |
| Ideal Players | 8+ |
| Max Players (Plus) | 60 |
| Team Mode | No |
Star Grazer has students answer questions to fuel a space journey, graze stars for power, and battle planets to score points. Its Simple difficulty and space theme make it an accessible option for classes that enjoy a fun visual setting without much added complexity.
Egg Hunt (Seasonal, Spring)
“Collect Eggs and Get Wacky Power-Ups!”
| Stat | Value |
| Skills | Dexterity and Speed |
| Difficulty | Simple |
| Ideal Time | 7 minutes |
| Questions | Self-Paced, Normal Frequency |
| Min Players | 1 |
| Ideal Players | 8+ |
| Max Players (Plus) | 60 |
| Season | Spring |
Egg Hunt is a springtime seasonal mode where students collect eggs and unlock power-ups by answering questions correctly. Like Blooket’s other seasonal modes (Candy Quest, Santa’s Workshop), it rotates in during its themed window and gives classroom sessions a timely, festive feel without changing the core learning mechanic.
Tag or Treat (Seasonal, Halloween)
“Run from Ghosts and Collect Treats!”
| Stat | Value |
| Skills | Dexterity and Speed |
| Difficulty | Normal |
| Ideal Time | 7 minutes |
| Questions | Self-Paced, Normal Frequency |
| Min Players | 2 |
| Ideal Players | 8+ |
| Max Players (Plus) | 60 |
| Season | Halloween (October) |
Tag or Treat is a Halloween seasonal mode where students race to collect candy from houses as a Trick-or-Treater, or chase down other players as a Ghost to tag them and swap roles. Correct answers power movement and actions. It joins Candy Quest and the Monster Brawl Halloween variant as part of Blooket’s October seasonal lineup.
Source: verified from Blooket’s official Game Mode Previews documentation
Where to Find These Game Modes?
All seven modes appear in the standard game mode selection screen when hosting a game, alongside the platform’s original lineup. The five Blooket Plus modes (Busy Bees, Coco Cabana/Cocoa Cottage, Laser Tag, Mini Mine, Star Grazer) will only be selectable on accounts with an active Plus subscription. Egg Hunt and Tag or Treat appear automatically during their seasonal windows and are available to all users, including free (Starter) accounts.
See our full Free vs. Plus comparison for what else Blooket Plus unlocks.
Where to Go Next
- Want to learn more about the platform? See our full Blooket guide
- Want the full teacher toolkit overview? Visit the For Teachers hub
- Introducing this to students directly? See the For Students hub
Have a different question? Check our Frequently Asked Questions or Blooket Help Center
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need Blooket Plus to play these new modes?
For five of them, yes: Busy Bees, Coco Cabana/Cocoa Cottage, Laser Tag, Mini Mine, and Star Grazer are all Blooket Plus exclusive. Egg Hunt and Tag or Treat are seasonal modes available to all users, including free accounts, during their active windows.
Which of these new modes are Team modes?
Coco Cabana/Cocoa Cottage and Laser Tag are both Team modes, where students compete in groups rather than individually. The other five (Busy Bees, Mini Mine, Star Grazer, Egg Hunt, Tag or Treat) are individual-competition modes.
When are Egg Hunt and Tag or Treat available?
Egg Hunt is a Spring seasonal mode. Tag or Treat is a Halloween seasonal mode, active in October alongside Candy Quest and the Monster Brawl Halloween variant.
How is Busy Bees different from Gold Quest?
Both involve a luck-and-choice mechanic, but Busy Bees has students choose between two bee effects after each correct answer (honey boosts, multipliers, or disruptive effects), while Gold Quest uses a chest-opening mechanic with steal and swap outcomes. Busy Bees is Blooket Plus only; Gold Quest is free.
Are any of these new modes good for younger students?
Star Grazer and Egg Hunt have Simple difficulty ratings, making them reasonably approachable for younger students, similar to Classic or Fishing Frenzy. Coco Cabana, Laser Tag, Mini Mine, and Tag or Treat carry Normal difficulty ratings and suit slightly older or more experienced players better.
Can I assign any of these new modes as homework?
Based on official documentation, all seven are Live game modes, not Solo/Homework-only modes. They can be hosted for a live class session but are not currently listed among Blooket’s solo or homework-assignable modes.
How many total game modes does Blooket have now?
Including these seven, Blooket’s official documentation confirms over 25 total game modes across live, solo/homework-only, and seasonal categories.
