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Couch Teams Challenge

A mixed-age team board using shared calculations, joined words, letter handling, patterns, and closed-world mysteries.

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Couch Teams Challenge
Team CalculationsClue CombosLetter BoxesWhat Comes NextMini Mysteries
100Two teams have 7 points each. One gains a 3-point bonus. What is that team's new score?100Join rain to bow, then bow to tie. Which word connects both pairs?100Under A = 1 through Z = 26, what is the value of CAB?100Continue 5, 10, 20, 40 under the same rule.100Four mugs are labeled 1 to 4. The coin is under a mug above 2 but below 4. Which mug?
200Share 24 counters equally among 3 teams.200Snow plus man and man plus hole share which middle word?200BALLOON repeats L and O. Which repeated letter comes first alphabetically?200Step backward through Z, Y, X, W. Which letter follows?200The secret number is even, greater than 6, and less than 10. What is it?
300Round values are 2, 4, 6, and 8. What is their total?300Foot joins ball, and ball joins room. Name the link.300Remove every vowel from CAMERA and keep the remaining order.300Circle, square, triangle repeats. What follows circle, square, triangle, circle?300Door A is locked and Door B is open. Which door can be used without unlocking it?
400A team has 32 points toward a goal of 50. How many more does it need?400Book combines with case, while case combines with work. Find the shared word.400Place the letters in RACE into alphabetical order.400The increases in 1, 2, 4, 7, 11 are 1, 2, 3, and 4. Find the next term.400Uma chose a cat or a dog. Her choice was not the dog. Which animal did she choose?
500Three teams receive 6 cards each. How many cards are dealt?500Star pairs with fish, and fish pairs with bowl. Which connector works twice?500How many different letters occur in MISSISSIPPI?500Complete AA, CC, EE, GG with the next pair.500Pia, Quinn, and Rui take turns in that order. Pia just finished. Who goes next?

Ages 9 and up · 25 of 25 clues written · final round · about 20 minutes

Open it in the maker

0 of 26 answers carry the sentence they were checked against · 26 make no factual claim

Play time assumes about 40 seconds a clue plus three minutes for the final round. Nothing is saved to a server and no account is needed. How answers are checked.

Player sheet

Couch Teams Challenge · Ages 9 and up · answers are on the host key

Team Calculations

  1. 100 Two teams have 7 points each. One gains a 3-point bonus. What is that team's new score?
  2. 200 Share 24 counters equally among 3 teams.
  3. 300 Round values are 2, 4, 6, and 8. What is their total?
  4. 400 A team has 32 points toward a goal of 50. How many more does it need?
  5. 500 Three teams receive 6 cards each. How many cards are dealt?

Clue Combos

  1. 100 Join rain to bow, then bow to tie. Which word connects both pairs?
  2. 200 Snow plus man and man plus hole share which middle word?
  3. 300 Foot joins ball, and ball joins room. Name the link.
  4. 400 Book combines with case, while case combines with work. Find the shared word.
  5. 500 Star pairs with fish, and fish pairs with bowl. Which connector works twice?

Letter Boxes

  1. 100 Under A = 1 through Z = 26, what is the value of CAB?
  2. 200 BALLOON repeats L and O. Which repeated letter comes first alphabetically?
  3. 300 Remove every vowel from CAMERA and keep the remaining order.
  4. 400 Place the letters in RACE into alphabetical order.
  5. 500 How many different letters occur in MISSISSIPPI?

What Comes Next

  1. 100 Continue 5, 10, 20, 40 under the same rule.
  2. 200 Step backward through Z, Y, X, W. Which letter follows?
  3. 300 Circle, square, triangle repeats. What follows circle, square, triangle, circle?
  4. 400 The increases in 1, 2, 4, 7, 11 are 1, 2, 3, and 4. Find the next term.
  5. 500 Complete AA, CC, EE, GG with the next pair.

Mini Mysteries

  1. 100 Four mugs are labeled 1 to 4. The coin is under a mug above 2 but below 4. Which mug?
  2. 200 The secret number is even, greater than 6, and less than 10. What is it?
  3. 300 Door A is locked and Door B is open. Which door can be used without unlocking it?
  4. 400 Uma chose a cat or a dog. Her choice was not the dog. Which animal did she choose?
  5. 500 Pia, Quinn, and Rui take turns in that order. Pia just finished. Who goes next?

Final round: Last Seat

Four seats run left to right from 1 to 4. Tia sits right of seat 2 but left of seat 4. Which seat is hers?

Host key

Couch Teams Challenge · keep this sheet · it carries the answers

Team Calculations

  1. 100 Two teams have 7 points each. One gains a 3-point bonus. What is that team's new score? Response: 10 pointsNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
  2. 200 Share 24 counters equally among 3 teams. Response: 8 counters per teamNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
  3. 300 Round values are 2, 4, 6, and 8. What is their total? Response: 20No factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
  4. 400 A team has 32 points toward a goal of 50. How many more does it need? Response: 18 pointsNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
  5. 500 Three teams receive 6 cards each. How many cards are dealt? Response: 18 cardsNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

Clue Combos

  1. 100 Join rain to bow, then bow to tie. Which word connects both pairs? Response: BowNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
  2. 200 Snow plus man and man plus hole share which middle word? Response: ManNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
  3. 300 Foot joins ball, and ball joins room. Name the link. Response: BallNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
  4. 400 Book combines with case, while case combines with work. Find the shared word. Response: CaseNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
  5. 500 Star pairs with fish, and fish pairs with bowl. Which connector works twice? Response: FishNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

Letter Boxes

  1. 100 Under A = 1 through Z = 26, what is the value of CAB? Response: 6No factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
  2. 200 BALLOON repeats L and O. Which repeated letter comes first alphabetically? Response: LNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
  3. 300 Remove every vowel from CAMERA and keep the remaining order. Response: CMRNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
  4. 400 Place the letters in RACE into alphabetical order. Response: ACERNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
  5. 500 How many different letters occur in MISSISSIPPI? Response: 4No factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

What Comes Next

  1. 100 Continue 5, 10, 20, 40 under the same rule. Response: 80No factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
  2. 200 Step backward through Z, Y, X, W. Which letter follows? Response: VNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
  3. 300 Circle, square, triangle repeats. What follows circle, square, triangle, circle? Response: SquareNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
  4. 400 The increases in 1, 2, 4, 7, 11 are 1, 2, 3, and 4. Find the next term. Response: 16No factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
  5. 500 Complete AA, CC, EE, GG with the next pair. Response: IINo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

Mini Mysteries

  1. 100 Four mugs are labeled 1 to 4. The coin is under a mug above 2 but below 4. Which mug? Response: Mug 3No factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
  2. 200 The secret number is even, greater than 6, and less than 10. What is it? Response: 8No factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
  3. 300 Door A is locked and Door B is open. Which door can be used without unlocking it? Response: Door BNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
  4. 400 Uma chose a cat or a dog. Her choice was not the dog. Which animal did she choose? Response: The catNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
  5. 500 Pia, Quinn, and Rui take turns in that order. Pia just finished. Who goes next? Response: QuinnNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

Final round: Last Seat

Four seats run left to right from 1 to 4. Tia sits right of seat 2 but left of seat 4. Which seat is hers? Response: Seat 3No factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

Every clue, every answer, and what it was checked against

This is what prints on the host key.

Team Calculations

  1. Two teams have 7 points each. One gains a 3-point bonus. What is that team's new score? 100

    10 pointsNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  2. Share 24 counters equally among 3 teams. 200

    8 counters per teamNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  3. Round values are 2, 4, 6, and 8. What is their total? 300

    20No factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  4. A team has 32 points toward a goal of 50. How many more does it need? 400

    18 pointsNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  5. Three teams receive 6 cards each. How many cards are dealt? 500

    18 cardsNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

Clue Combos

  1. Join rain to bow, then bow to tie. Which word connects both pairs? 100

    BowNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  2. Snow plus man and man plus hole share which middle word? 200

    ManNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  3. Foot joins ball, and ball joins room. Name the link. 300

    BallNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  4. Book combines with case, while case combines with work. Find the shared word. 400

    CaseNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  5. Star pairs with fish, and fish pairs with bowl. Which connector works twice? 500

    FishNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

Letter Boxes

  1. Under A = 1 through Z = 26, what is the value of CAB? 100

    6No factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  2. BALLOON repeats L and O. Which repeated letter comes first alphabetically? 200

    LNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  3. Remove every vowel from CAMERA and keep the remaining order. 300

    CMRNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  4. Place the letters in RACE into alphabetical order. 400

    ACERNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  5. How many different letters occur in MISSISSIPPI? 500

    4No factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

What Comes Next

  1. Continue 5, 10, 20, 40 under the same rule. 100

    80No factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  2. Step backward through Z, Y, X, W. Which letter follows? 200

    VNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  3. Circle, square, triangle repeats. What follows circle, square, triangle, circle? 300

    SquareNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  4. The increases in 1, 2, 4, 7, 11 are 1, 2, 3, and 4. Find the next term. 400

    16No factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  5. Complete AA, CC, EE, GG with the next pair. 500

    IINo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

Mini Mysteries

  1. Four mugs are labeled 1 to 4. The coin is under a mug above 2 but below 4. Which mug? 100

    Mug 3No factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  2. The secret number is even, greater than 6, and less than 10. What is it? 200

    8No factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  3. Door A is locked and Door B is open. Which door can be used without unlocking it? 300

    Door BNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  4. Uma chose a cat or a dog. Her choice was not the dog. Which animal did she choose? 400

    The catNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  5. Pia, Quinn, and Rui take turns in that order. Pia just finished. Who goes next? 500

    QuinnNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

Final round

  1. Four seats run left to right from 1 to 4. Tia sits right of seat 2 but left of seat 4. Which seat is hers?

    Seat 3No factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

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