PricePinner
In Detailed mode, the clues are hidden when you start a round. Every home has three of them: living area, rooms and year built. Many homes have more, such as the monthly fee, the floor, the energy class or a balcony.
What a clue costs
You start with 20 clue points. Each clue that you open takes an equal part:
For a home with three clues:
- Open none: 20 points.
- Open one: 13 points.
- Open two: 7 points.
- Open all three: 0 points.
The 20 points are always split over the clues that the home has. If a home has five clues, each one costs 4 points.
Is a clue worth it?
One clue of three costs about 7 points. To win those points back, the clue must make your price guess better by about 22 percentage points. Each percentage point of accuracy is worth only 0.3 price points. That is a big change.
So open a clue only when you are really unsure. For example:
- You cannot tell if a flat is a one-room or a three-room flat.
- The building could be from 1910 or from 2010, and the price depends on it.
When to keep it closed
- When the map and the photos already tell you the size.
- When you know the area well.
- When you play to learn, and you want to test your eye.
A good habit
Make your guess first in your head. Then decide if a clue could change that guess a lot. If not, keep it closed and keep the points.