Creating your first race

How to start creating

Tap the plus button in Lawa and choose Start new race. You can also open Public races and tap Create a race. If Lawa says you have too many active races, finish or leave one first.

Step 1: choose a game mode

• Time Race: everyone walks for a fixed amount of time. The player with the most steps wins.
• Distance Race: everyone races toward a step goal. The first player to reach the goal has the advantage.
• Elimination Race: shown as Coming Soon and cannot be selected yet.

Step 2: choose the duration or step goal

• For a Time Race, choose between 1 and 21 days. The default is 5 days.
• For a Distance Race, choose a goal from 4,000 to 100,000 steps in 4,000-step increments. The default is 12,000 steps.
• Short races are easier to finish quickly. Longer races give people more time to join and walk.

Step 3: choose a race map

Maps decide how the race looks and which route players move through. Lawa only shows maps that work for the race type you selected, plus universal maps.

Step 4: invite friends

The invite step is optional. Select friends if you already know who should join. After the race exists, joined players can also invite friends from the lobby.

Step 5: name and visibility

• Race name is what players see in the lobby, public search, and race screens.
• Public race on means other players can find it in Public races.
• Public race off means the race is mainly for invited players.

Starting the race

After you tap Start Race, Lawa creates a lobby. By default the race has a start countdown, and the host can start it early once at least two players have joined.