How do I add a “Try again” button with conditional logic?

Q: How do I add a “Try again” button with conditional logic?

Store the viewer’s answer in a variable, show a Try again button only when the answer is wrong, and give the button a Change Time click action that returns to the explanation. If you do not need a button, turn on Repeat Until Correct on the question, or set each wrong answer’s Action to Change Time.

Add a Try-Again Video Loop with Conditional Logic

Short answer

Store the viewer’s answer in a variable, show a Try again button only when the answer is wrong, and give the button a Change Time click action that returns to the explanation. If you do not need a button, turn on Repeat Until Correct on the question, or set each wrong answer’s Action to Change Time.

How to do it

Add a multiple-choice question and mark the Correct Answer.
In the question’s Variables section, turn on Set individual variables. Give every answer the same variable, such as q1, and a value: right for the correct answer, wrong for the others.
Add a button with the text Try again, a short time after the question.
In the button’s Content section, set Click Action to Change Time and select the start of the explanation.
In the button’s Variables & Logic section, turn on Conditional Logic and set Show if q1 Equals wrong.
Tell the viewer what to look for on the second pass, for example with a text interaction next to the button.
Test in Preview: answer wrong, use the button, then answer right on the second pass.

Variables section of a Mindstamp question with Set individual variables on and a value for each answer, right and wrong — Turn on Set individual variables, then choose a variable and a value for each answer.

Three ways to build a retry

Repeat Until Correct on the question: the viewer must answer correctly before they can move on. No variable is needed.
An Action on each wrong answer: set it to Change Time to send the viewer back to the explanation as soon as they answer.
A variable and a conditional button, as in the steps above: the viewer sees their result and chooses to review.

Make sure there is a way out

When the viewer answers correctly, q1 changes to right and the Try again button disappears. Check this in Preview.

Decide what happens after several wrong answers. You can count attempts with a variable: set its value with Increment +1 on the wrong answers, then show a Continue button when the count Is a number greater than 2.

Expected result

A viewer who answers wrong sees Try again, returns to the explanation, and meets the question again. A viewer who answers right does not see the button and continues. Every attempt is recorded in the question’s report.

Plan

Variables are on Core and higher plans. Conditional logic is on Pro and higher. Repeat Until Correct and answer actions do not need either.