Plain Game Guides & Tips
Understand the game, choose your next mode and practise making closer estimates.
How to Estimate Years and Dates in Plain Game
Calendar-year questions are scored by years away, not by ratio. Learn what each miss costs and use anchor events to land closer to the right year.
Why Being Twice as Big and Half as Small Score the Same
Plain Game scores positive estimates by ratio, not by subtraction. See the points for 10%, 50% and 5× misses and learn how to aim your guesses.
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How to Get Better at Estimation Games
Use units, reference points and ratios to make better guesses, then practise a repeatable seven-round routine in Plain Game.
How to Think Fast in 30-Second Estimation Rounds
A timed Plain Game round gives three free seconds and then costs four metres of altitude per second. Learn when to commit to an answer and when to wait.