PricePinner
In Detailed mode, each clue that you open costs part of your 20 clue points. Is it ever worth it? Let us do the math.
The cost
A home with three clues: each clue costs 20 / 3, which is about 6.7 points. A home with more clues makes each clue cheaper. With five clues, each one costs 4 points.
The possible gain
The price part gives 30 points multiplied by your accuracy. So each percentage point of accuracy is worth 0.3 points.
To win back 6.7 points, a clue must make your guess better by about 22 percentage points. For example, from 30 % off to 8 % off. To win back 4 points, it must make your guess better by about 13 percentage points.
When that happens
- When you cannot tell the size from the photos. A flat of 35 m² and a flat of 70 m² can look alike in close-up photos.
- When the age changes everything. A new building and a building from the 1960s in the same area can have very different prices.
When it does not
- When the photos show the size well.
- When you know the area and the type of building.
- When your guess is already close. A clue cannot improve a guess that is 5 % off by 22 points.
The rule of thumb
Open a clue only if you think it could change your guess by a quarter or more.