Ballpark
Nobody knows the answer. Closest guess wins anyway.
Free in beta · free account needed: you'll sign in before the room opens. Host a free game as a guest instead
Ballpark
How many litres in an Olympic pool? Closest estimate wins — no exact knowledge needed.
- Recommended players
- 2–50
- Session length
- 10–15 min
- Best for
- Mixed-seniority groups, and pub-quiz fans who hate losing pub quizzes
Before you host
Free in beta · free account needed. During beta, accounts receive Pro access free: up to 30 players and unlimited sessions. No payment card is required. Guest hosts use the Free game list, up to 8 players and 2 sessions per week on this browser. The engine requires at least 2 players to start this game. Recommended group sizes describe the experience, not a plan entitlement; the host’s plan sets the room limit, including the host.
Participants join with a room code and display name; no account or download is required. Hosts can use Free games without an account. Other games require a host account and the relevant access.
Play in a current browser on a laptop, tablet or phone. A larger screen helps with images and matching. Use your usual video or voice call to talk; Fun Friday does not include a call. Everyone plays on their own device. Screen sharing is optional; keep private answers and roles off a shared screen.
The hosting button opens setup with Ballpark selected. Enter a display name or sign in if needed, then choose Create room. Invite colleagues with the link or code, check the settings and press Start when the group is ready. Opening setup creates no room.
Full plan detailsWhat is Ballpark?
Questions have numeric answers nobody actually knows — the height of something, the population of somewhere, how many of a thing fit inside another thing. Closest guess takes the round.
Because it rewards reasoning rather than recall, it is the most level playing field in the catalogue. Trivia rewards whoever has been alive longest; Ballpark rewards whoever can think.
How to play Ballpark online
- 1
The host starts a session and shares the room code.
- 2
A question with a numeric answer is revealed.
- 3
Everyone submits their best estimate before the timer ends.
- 4
The true answer is revealed alongside every guess.
- 5
Points are scored by how close each guess was.
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Example questions
Every answer is a number nobody knows exactly, so the round rewards whoever reasons best rather than whoever remembers most:
- How many litres of water are in an Olympic swimming pool? — 2,500,000
- How tall is the Eiffel Tower, in metres? — 330
- How many bones are in the adult human body? — 206
- How far is the Moon from Earth, in kilometres? — 384,400
- How many people live in Japan? — about 124 million
When to run Ballpark
A team where trivia keeps being won by the same person
Recall stops mattering. A sensible estimate built from first principles usually beats a half-remembered fact, which redistributes the winning entirely.
An international team
Numbers travel. There is no cultural reference to miss and no wordplay to parse, which makes it one of the two or three fairest games here for a team spread across regions.
Anyone who enjoys pub quizzes but resents losing them
The log-scale scoring punishes confident nonsense in a very satisfying and public way, while still rewarding a near miss.
Ballpark questions
Do players need an account or a download?
Participants join with a room code and display name; no account or download is required. Hosts can use Free games without an account. Other games require a host account and the relevant access.
Do you need general knowledge to do well?
Much less than in trivia. Every answer is a number, so a sensible estimate from first principles usually beats a half-remembered fact.
Is Ballpark free?
Yes, during the beta. Hosting Ballpark needs a host account. During beta, accounts receive Pro access free: up to 30 players and unlimited sessions. No payment card is required. Guest hosts use the Free game list, up to 8 players and 2 sessions per week on this browser. Players never pay and never need an account.
How many people can play Ballpark?
Ballpark plays best with 2–50 players and needs at least 2 to start. That range describes the game; how many can join one room depends on the host’s plan. A guest host can have up to 8 players in a room; during the beta, a host with an account can have up to 30.
How long does a game of Ballpark take?
A typical game of Ballpark takes 10–15 min.
Can we play Ballpark on Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Google Meet?
Yes. Ballpark runs in the browser, separately from your call: start your Zoom, Teams or Google Meet meeting as usual, share the room code in the chat, and everyone plays on their own screen. Nothing needs installing or connecting to the call.
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Run Ballpark with your team this Friday.
Create a session, share the room code, and everyone joins from their browser. No downloads, no IT tickets.
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