The core habit
Prompt lands. Brain serves an answer. That answer is usually famous because it has been said most often, so it sits near the surface. Typing it still scores. It just keeps you shallow. The useful move is to treat the first answer as a discarded draft.
- Say the obvious answer. Prove you understood the prompt.
- Bin it. Do not type it unless the clock is nearly dead.
- Bin the clever one too. Too Clever is still a shallow shelf.
- Change the angle. Smaller, older, regional, specialist, still correct.
- Submit the second candidate. Depth comes from rarity, not bravado.
How to get 100 points
Deepest answers are worth 100 points and 1,000 metres. On this site every prompt carries at least one. They are rarely the classroom example. Look for names that survive a fact check but would not win a room poll.
| Answer | Usual tier | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Electron | Plankton | First thing almost everyone types |
| Muon | Rare | Correct, but far less automatic |
| Pion | Deepest | Still real, much less likely in 25 seconds |
More worked examples live on subject packs such as geography and science.
Know what the tiers pay
| Tier | Points | Depth | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plankton | 10 | 100 m | The answer everyone gave |
| Too Clever | 15 | 150 m | A sideways step, still crowded |
| Schooler | 30 | 300 m | A real move away from the crowd |
| Rare | 60 | 600 m | Genuinely uncommon |
| Deep Cut | 85 | 850 m | Very few divers found this one |
| Deepest | 100 | 1,000 m | The one in a krillion answer |
Full rules and depth zones are on how to play. Memorising the pay table matters less than feeling when an answer is crowded.
Angles that find deeper answers
- Scale down. Country → city → river. Element → isotope. Film → short.
- Go older. Modern hits crowd the surface. Older titles and names sit deeper.
- Go regional. Local food, local teams, local capitals beat the global default.
- Change the famous list. If the prompt invites a top three, start at item seven.
- Stay true. A rare wrong answer is still zero. Correctness is the gate.
Practice loop
- Warm up in Zen until you can produce a second answer without panic.
- Play a themed pack so the long tail stays in one subject.
- Read the results list every dive. Rejected and shallow answers are free study notes.
- Switch to Classic for 25 second pressure once the habit sticks.
- Send a 1v1 duel so a friend forces you to commit under the same prompts.
Mistakes that keep you shallow
- Typing the first answer every time.
- Confusing “clever” with “rare”.
- Spending 24 seconds hunting perfection and submitting nothing.
- Ignoring aliases: short forms the bank already accepts.
- Skipping the results screen after a weak dive.
Official vs this site
These tips describe the rarity skill that rare answer trivia shares. Prompt lists and exact tiers differ between banks. This page uses the independent fan made bank on unlimitedkrilliongame.com. For official Daily Dive content, use krillion.io.
Krillion tips FAQ
How do I get 100 points in Krillion?
Type a Deepest tier answer that the bank accepts for that prompt. Deepest is worth 100 points and 1,000 metres. Every prompt on this site has at least one Deepest answer, but it is rarely the first name that comes to mind.
How do I get rare answers in Krillion?
Say the obvious answer out loud, then discard it. Discard the clever alternative too. Change the angle: older, smaller, regional, obscure but still correct. Then type the second or third candidate before the clock ends.
Does typing faster raise my score?
No. Speed only decides whether an answer lands before the Classic timer hits zero. The points come from the rarity tier of the accepted answer.
What is the Too Clever trap?
After the famous answer, many players reach for a “smart” alternative that still sits near the surface. That shelf is usually the Too Clever tier at 15 points. Sideways and obscure beats witty and common.
Should I practice on Zen or Classic?
Use Zen to learn the bank and build a second answer habit without panic. Switch to Classic when you want the real 25 second pressure.
Are these tips for the official game?
The rarity idea is shared. The examples and tiers on this page come from this independent fan made bank. Official prompts and tiers live on krillion.io.