#1301130 - Fri Dec 03 2021 12:16 PM
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Registered: Sat Apr 11 2020
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Please test enter key now on a brain teaser quiz. Look good? Brilliant! Thanks heaps, this will make a positive difference.
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#1301140 - Fri Dec 03 2021 01:20 PM
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Registered: Sun Jan 17 2010
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Loc: Nevada USA
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Terry, it appears that hitting Enter does not work to submit any game. Was that your intention?
Hmm, it now appears to be working. Maybe just slow reaction here. "Never mind."
Edited by CmdrK (Fri Dec 03 2021 02:01 PM)
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#1301152 - Fri Dec 03 2021 06:36 PM
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Mainstay
Registered: Sat Sep 04 2010
Posts: 722
Loc: Alberta Canada
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Would it be possible to standardize print size of questions and answers? Some of them are so small that I've been reduced to guessing (or using a magnifying glass!) Particularly in the Point Tree...question text is HUGE, answer choices are tiny. It would be nice not to have to have my nose against the screen to see them. Thanks!
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#1301180 - Sat Dec 04 2021 12:28 AM
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Registered: Tue Jan 20 2009
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Loc: Briar Hill Victoria Australia
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It is probably the ones with extremely long questions and/or answers, that shrink to fit onto the page.
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#1301265 - Sun Dec 05 2021 02:20 PM
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Enthusiast
Registered: Thu Dec 10 2015
Posts: 298
Loc: Ashgabat, Asia
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Not quiz playing, but a game playing feature I would like to see. Is it possible to show the next 2 or 3 topics in Piece of Cake and Smartest? Some people may like to step out to do grocery shopping or other errands if certain topics don't interest them. Or they may decide to stay home and do those things later to take advantage of the topics coming up that they like. Yes, this would be very helpful. It could be made a level perk if necessary, along the lines of the Level 37 perk: Expert Vision II - Ability to see what the topics for the next 6 hours in Whos the Expert will be.
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#1301268 - Sun Dec 05 2021 02:46 PM
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Registered: Sat Apr 11 2020
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Loc: Whangarei NZ
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I also like the idea of being able to rate Brain Twists at the time of playing.
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#1301271 - Sun Dec 05 2021 06:55 PM
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Prolific
Registered: Tue May 01 2012
Posts: 1749
Loc: New York USA
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That would be good for the people who write popular Brain Teasers, but not for those who write for a niche audience.
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#1301277 - Sun Dec 05 2021 08:35 PM
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Registered: Sun Sep 14 2014
Posts: 356
Loc: Pennsylvania USA
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Not quiz playing, but a game playing feature I would like to see. Is it possible to show the next 2 or 3 topics in Piece of Cake and Smartest? Some people may like to step out to do grocery shopping or other errands if certain topics don't interest them. Or they may decide to stay home and do those things later to take advantage of the topics coming up that they like. I remember reading that the subjects are chosen randomly when they reset subject to the restrictions that the two cannot be the same subject simultaneously and neither can repeat. So if they are not generated in advance, it may not be possible.
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#1301469 - Thu Dec 09 2021 04:26 AM
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Prolific
Registered: Tue May 01 2012
Posts: 1749
Loc: New York USA
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Please test enter key now on a brain teaser quiz. Look good? Could you also do the same for Fill-Me-In? I just played a game and accidentally hit "Enter" after only seven questions, and blew the game. 
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#1301642 - Sat Dec 11 2021 05:31 AM
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Mainstay
Registered: Thu Jul 09 2009
Posts: 911
Loc: Antwerp
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Please test enter key now on a brain teaser quiz. Look good? Could you also do the same for Fill-Me-In? I just played a game and accidentally hit "Enter" after only seven questions, and blew the game. That's something I also experience sometimes, especially when one of my cats comes "helping". 
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#1302561 - Fri Dec 24 2021 06:17 PM
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Prolific
Registered: Tue May 01 2012
Posts: 1749
Loc: New York USA
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Not quiz playing, but a game playing feature I would like to see. Is it possible to show the next 2 or 3 topics in Piece of Cake and Smartest? Some people may like to step out to do grocery shopping or other errands if certain topics don't interest them. Or they may decide to stay home and do those things later to take advantage of the topics coming up that they like. Terry, could you also please extend this to the Fill Me In game? If this can be done for Brain Twister, which is not a timed game, it would be awesome when under the pressure of FMI to not submit the quiz when accidentally hitting enter too soon. Thanks.
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#1303026 - Thu Dec 30 2021 08:15 PM
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Prolific
Registered: Tue May 01 2012
Posts: 1749
Loc: New York USA
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The Cool Quizzes badge now applies to silver, gold, and red stars.
Silver = top 20%
Gold = top 10%
Red = top 5%
(Blue stars are in the top 35%. They don't count toward Cool Quizzes AFAIK, but they are nice to have!)
Edited by gracious1 (Thu Dec 30 2021 08:15 PM)
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#1303062 - Fri Dec 31 2021 12:32 PM
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Mainstay
Registered: Thu Jul 09 2009
Posts: 911
Loc: Antwerp
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I suppose that is also the rule for the Pangalactic Challenge: at least a silver star.
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#1303076 - Fri Dec 31 2021 03:11 PM
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Prolific
Registered: Tue May 01 2012
Posts: 1749
Loc: New York USA
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Five, Ten, and Fifteen Categories at the present time have basically not changed, other than instead of the number of Sunnies, they count the total number of Red, Gold, and Silver Stars. Is that right?
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#1303077 - Fri Dec 31 2021 03:16 PM
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Prolific
Registered: Tue May 01 2012
Posts: 1749
Loc: New York USA
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Technically yes, although I would pretty much consider that one retired with the author rainbow and Polymath. We now have multiple official ways to recognize authors who go the extra mile to produce variety and quality.
In the near future, 15 Categories might see upgrades which would then be based on stars earned, e.g.
T1 - have quizzes in 15 categories, thereof five with stars (any color)
T2 - have 15 categories, thereof 10 starred (in any color)
T3 - have at least a blue star in 15 categories
T4 - 15 stars, thereof at least 5 silver or better
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I'd have to see exact stats to see how this could scale. T7 would definitely want a few reds (5 maybe?)
It's definitely on my list to make that one play well with the star system and add tiers to it in the process. But that is sort of working against what I thought the idea was which was to stop making people feel bad about their quizzes. Before you would stress about getting the 20% mark to get those tiers in the Cool Quizzes badge. Now you can stress about getting that 5% mark and feel frustrated because you can't quite do it (it's a really high bar). This is what I was talking about in the Author's Lounge about the competitiveness.
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