Skip the first thought.
The obvious answer is the one nearly everyone gives. Set it aside and look for a different angle.
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A LITTLE GAME WITH A VERY DEEP OCEAN
KRILLION
THE UNCOMMON ANSWER DIVE
Think past the obvious. Sink past the sunlight.
✦ 0 METRES DOVE
CHOOSE YOUR DIVE
25 seconds each · rarer answers earn more depth
✦ 10—100 PTS PER ANSWER↓ 10 METRES PER POINT
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THE RULES OF THE DEEPThe answer everyone knows
The answer everyone knows
is just the surface.
Every prompt has a crowd-favourite answer and a long, quiet tail of stranger ones. Name something that fits. The less expected your answer, the further you sink.
01Plankton10POINTS · 100 M
02Too Clever15POINTS · 150 M
03Schooler30POINTS · 300 M
04Rare60POINTS · 600 M
05Deep Cut85POINTS · 850 M
06One in a Krillion100POINTS · 1,000 M
Find a real rarity.
Try another country, another era, or a corner of the subject you know well. It still has to fit.
Go deeper every round.
Every point sends you ten metres down. A perfect Classic run takes you 7,000 metres below the surface.
0 M · SUNLIT1,000 M · MIDNIGHT4,000 M · ABYSSAL6,000 M · HADAL