Playing a Category
➤Scoring in the CrossWire Round
Here is how many points you get for each correct and incorrect match in the CrossWire categories:
•1st Category Played
correct: +100 incorrect:
•2nd Category Played
correct: +150 incorrect:
•3rd Category Played
correct: +200 incorrect:
If you correctly match all nine pairs of clues in nine guesses, you win 300 bonus points.
If you do not score 2500 points in the three categories you do not move to HighWire and will return to the Play Game Number screen.
➤Shared Clues
In some categories, the clues may be shared (i.e., clues from one column match more than one clue in another). So these clues may not disappear if you select them.
CrossWire Tips
Here are some tips that you can use in the CrossWire Round that will help you to play better.
➤Scan Clues Then Match
A good strategy in the CrossWire categories is to scan all of the clues first. Then match the pairs you know are correct. Matching the easiest pairs first helps you to match the remaining, more difficult ones.
➤Look Before You Leap
The field of knowledge matched with each category is indicated by an abbreviation (for example, POP for Pop Culture). To see the full title of the field of knowledge before selecting a category, highlight the category and press ? ✽ .
➤Watching Your Score
If you have scored 2500 points already (or you are close to scoring 2500 points), you may want to be careful when answering more questions. One incorrect answer might keep you out of the HighWire round.
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