Wits & Wagers
Does the winning answer have to be the closest guess without going over the correct number?
The designer explains why the rule exists, and the rulebook states it plainly.
- Wits & Wagers rulebook · Rulebook · Winning Guess (from Step 4)
- domcrap · Designer · 2013-03-28
- hanibalicious · Community · 2013-03-28
- JonBob · Community · 2013-03-28
- Syvanis · Community · 2013-03-28
- MikeNZ · Community · 2013-03-28disagrees
Yes. The winning guess is the closest one that does not go over the correct answer. With an answer of 14, a 12 wins and a 15 cannot. The designer says the rule was adopted after a playtest where judging exact closeness needed a calculator, and that a party game needing one is no fun. Some players would rather the truly closest guess win, but the rulebook sets the rule as written.