THE NOTEBOOK

A different way to answer.

Rare Answer Game is an open-answer daily word game: one category, five different ideas, and no displayed points. These notes explain the approach, with examples you can use in your next collection.

How to think of uncommon answers ↗

Change the context, narrow a broad category and use your own experience. A practical guide with worked examples and the limits of rarity labels.

Seldom game: rules and an independent comparison ↗

Find the official game, understand the rare-answer format and compare its scoring with Rare Answer Game’s discovery approach.

The rules of Rare Answer Game ↗

What happens when you add an idea, repeat an answer or submit something the preview cannot assess.

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