Field Day
How it works
Short rounds, no clock, and nothing you can lose by guessing.
Scoring
- 5Right first time is worth full.
- 3A wrong answer greys out and the question stays open. Keep going — the value drops each guess, 5 to 3 to 2 to 1.
- 0Nothing goes backwards, and there is no timer. Two-way questions earn less than four-way ones, because a coin flip is easier.
Streaks
Getting one right first time builds a streak. Three in a row is worth +3, five is worth +5, and a clean round adds a bonus the size of the round. Finding the answer by elimination still scores; it just does not extend a streak.
The markers up top
One dahlia per question. Green is right first time, rose took a few goes, and the larger amber one is where you are.
The games
Row Call
A bloom with its name stake pulled, and four names. Say which one it is.
Swipe the photo for more views of the same flower. Looking is always free.
Grower's Eye
Two blooms side by side. Which grows taller, which has the bigger bloom, which came first. The photos will not tell you, which is the whole point.
Head-to-heads are worth less than the four-way questions, because a coin flip should not earn like knowledge.
Sweet Talk
A line of Swan Island's own writing about a variety, with the name taken out and the flower itself blurred behind it. Work out which one they mean.
The words carry colour, size and form if you read closely.
In the Fields
Four real Swan Island varieties. Only some were featured in the festival field this year.
Every name is genuine, so it comes down to remembering the rows you walked.