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Krillion scoring and strategy
Krillion is a timed trivia game where an uncommon valid answer can score more than an obvious one. Find a correct backup as soon as you read the prompt, then use the time left to look for a less familiar answer.
How Krillion scores rarity
Each prompt has a curated set of accepted answers. According to the creator, some prompts use a familiarity database to score answers. Others use a mix of model assistance and manual review. The answer marked as the Krillion also takes into account how satisfying it is to find, so the most obscure valid entry may land in another scoring tier.
Check each prompt for restrictions such as a country, a time period or a specific version. If a valid answer is rejected while the timer is still running, try its common spelling or switch to your backup. The creator says some valid answers can be missing from the curated set.
A repeatable approach under the timer
- Read the qualifier. “From the 1990s” and “released before 1990” produce different answer sets.
- Hold a safe answer in mind. Having a backup buys you time to try a more specific branch of the category.
- Pick one branch. For a place, think of a region you know. For a film, think of a supporting cast member or a director’s earlier work.
- Leave time to type. A familiar answer you can submit is a useful fallback when the timer is low.
Practise with three made-up prompts
- Name an element with an atomic number under 20. Think oxygen first, then scan a familiar group such as the noble gases and consider neon or argon.
- Name a national capital in South America. If Brasília comes to mind first, think through smaller countries and consider Paramaribo or Georgetown.
- Name a moon of Jupiter. Keep Europa as a backup. If you know the inner moons, consider Amalthea and leave time to spell it.
These examples are practice prompts from MiniGames UK. Krillion’s accepted lists and rarity tiers vary by prompt.
Daily Dive and Unlimited
Choose Daily Dive from the original menu to play the day’s set. Use Unlimited to practise coming up with a backup and a deeper cut without waiting for another Daily Dive. The archive is also available from the game menu.