Rarest Answer

One question, three answers. The less obvious your answer, the more it scores.

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How to play Rarest Answer

Football Pointless. One question a day, like players who played for Liverpool and Newcastle, or Brazilians who played for Schalke. Give three answers. The more obvious the answer, the fewer points it scores. The household name scores 5. The one-season squad player scores up to 100. A wrong answer scores nothing.

Score 90 or more out of 300 to keep your streak. Three decent answers will do it. At the end you see the most obvious answers and the rarest ones you could have had.

How rarity is scored

At launch, rarity comes from how well known each player is: top-flight and European appearances from Transfermarkt. Once 30 people have answered a question, the score switches to what everyone actually said, so an answer nobody else gave is worth 100 on the day.

Tips

Don't open with the first name that comes into your head. Everyone else thought of him too. Think about loan players, back-up keepers and players who were at one of the clubs for a single season.

Other names for it

Football Pointless. Some sites call it Goalless. The aim is the same: a right answer that nobody else gives.

Rarest Answer FAQ

Why was my answer not accepted?

He has to have played for both clubs, or match the nationality, in our career data. Youth teams don't count.

When does it reset?

Midnight UK. One new question every day.

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