The Room

Difficulty Is a Property of the Room

There is no absolute difficulty — only difficulty for these people, tonight. How setters read a room, and why a question that works in one pub dies in another.

The Shape of a Round

Opening gently, peaking, and finishing on something everybody can attempt. Why sequencing matters as much as content.

The Tie-Break

A question nobody can know but everybody can estimate. The specific craft of a good numeric guess.

Scoring, and What It Encourages

How a scoring scheme changes behaviour — bonus rounds, jokers, negative marking — and what each rewards.