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🏃 First come first served

In a First come first served round, speed is everything. The fastest correct answer earns the most points, and every correct answer after it earns a little less.

📝 How it works​

  • Questions are asked one by one, just like in a Trivia round.
  • When a question ends, all correct answers are ranked from fastest to slowest.
  • The fastest correct player or team gets the full points of the question.
  • Every next correct answer gets a smaller share. Each place down the ranking loses the question's points divided by the number of players or teams in the game.
    • Example: a question is worth 1000 points and 10 teams are playing. The fastest correct team gets 1000 points, the second 900, the third 800, and so on.
  • Wrong answers earn no points and don't take a place in the ranking.

⚙️ Settings​

  • Question types: every question type can be used.
  • Time-based scoring: the ranking already rewards speed. If time-based scoring is also enabled, it is applied on top of each share. Turn it off in the question settings if you only want the ranking to count.

For more about scoring, see the scoring section.

💡 Tips​

  • Use questions with one clear answer: players race to be first, so there should be no doubt about what is correct.
  • Keep questions short: the round is about reacting quickly, not about reading long texts.
  • Mix it with slower rounds: a speed round is a great change of pace after a Traditional or Common Thread round.

For more on round settings, see Round options.