The Ballpark

About The Ballpark

The Ballpark asks five questions each day, and every answer is a percentage. The twist is that the five answers always add up to exactly 100%, so you are not guessing each number on its own: you are dividing one pie between them.

You drag a handle on the edge of the pie, or use the minus and plus buttons, to size a slice for the first question, then the next slice comes out of what is left. You can go back and resize an earlier slice while the others keep their size, and the last answer gets whatever remains. Questions on one day might cover how much of Earth's land Asia covers, the share of the world's people who live in India or Africa, and how much land is forest.

When you lock in, an outer ring shows the real answers around your guesses, each with a short fact, and the game tells you what percentage of the pie you put in the right place. 95% or more is a Home run, then Triple, Double and Single down to 78%, and anything lower is a Strikeout.

Getting a hit every day builds your hitting streak. A curve shows how everyone scored on the day, and if you make a free account your first go at each daily puzzle counts toward a monthly leaderboard. Past games can be replayed from the calendar, though replays do not count.

How to play The Ballpark

1. Open theballpark.io and press Play.
2. Read the first question and drag the pie handle, or use minus and plus, to size its slice as a percentage.
3. Press Next question; each new slice comes out of what is left of the pie.
4. Go back and adjust any slice if a later question changes your mind; the last answer takes what remains.
5. Lock in to see the real answers, your accuracy and your hit, then share it.

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Tips

• Read all five questions before sizing the first slice, since one large answer squeezes the rest.
• The last answer is forced, so save the question you know least for the end.
• Questions often overlap (a country inside its continent), so keep the parts smaller than the whole.
• Accuracy is 100 minus half your total error, so a slice 5 points too big that leaves another 5 too small costs you 5 points.

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