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

Topic: [Interactions and logic](https://mindstamp.com/help/interactions) · Updated: 2026-09-25

## 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**.

## Steps

1. Add a multiple-choice question and mark the **Correct Answer**.
2. 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.
3. Add a button with the text Try again, a short time after the question.
4. In the button’s **Content** section, set **Click Action** to **Change Time** and select the start of the explanation.
5. In the button’s **Variables & Logic** section, turn on **Conditional Logic** and set **Show if** q1 **Equals** wrong.
6. Tell the viewer what to look for on the second pass, for example with a text interaction next to the button.
7. 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](https://cdn.mindstamp.com/website2026/help/question-variables-per-answer.webp)

_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.

## Go further

- [Logic tutorial](https://mindstamp.com/tutorials/logic)
- [Quizzes with correct answers](https://mindstamp.com/features/correct-answers)

## Related answers

- [How do I show or hide an interaction with conditional logic?](https://mindstamp.com/help/how-can-i-create-a-video-with-conditional-logic)
- [What does Change Time do?](https://mindstamp.com/help/understanding-the-change-time-feature-in-mindstamp)
- [How do I add questions to an interactive video?](https://mindstamp.com/help/how-to-add-questions-to-your-interactive-videos)
- [How do passing scores and retries work in a video quiz?](https://mindstamp.com/help/quiz-passing-score-and-retries)

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