Range hitting
An over a day
Six questions. 25 seconds a ball. The less obvious your answer, the bigger the hit.
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How to play
- Nudged for one1 run
- Scampered two2 runs
- Four4 runs
- Six6 runs
- Into the stands6 runs
- Out of the ground6 runs
- Out, or timed out0 runs
How do you play Range hitting?
Each day brings an over: six cricket questions, each with many right answers, such as a player who has scored a Test hundred for England since 1980 or a country that has played a T20 international. You have 25 seconds a ball to type one. A wrong answer gets you out and you go again until the time runs out.
How do answers score?
The better known the answer, the smaller the hit. The names nearly everyone thinks of first are nudged for one, then come a scampered two, fours and sixes. Answers few people reach for go into the stands for six, and the ones hardly anyone remembers go out of the ground for six. Within each, the rarer the answer, the further it goes, and out of the ground goes furthest of all. Your day scores in runs and in total distance. Six sixes is 36.
How do you know how well known a player is?
From how often people read about them: a player’s Wikipedia page views over the last year. Countries go by how many matches they have played.
How do I type a name?
Pick a name from the list that opens as you type, or type it in full. A surname is enough (“Tendulkar”), and so are initials or a first name with it (“SR Tendulkar”, “Sachin Tendulkar”). Small spelling slips in longer names are fine. When two answers share a surname, the better-known one counts, so add a first name for the other.
When are there new questions?
Every day at midnight, your time. Everyone gets the same questions on the same date.