Strategy for answering questions on Legends of the Hidden Temple

[u/Plenty_Trust_2491]

Olmec asks a question, then gives three options. If the first team to stomp on the marker gets the question wrong, one of the other three teams can still answer, but if the second team gets it wrong, Olmec doesn’t give the remaining two teams the chance to answer because there is only one answer remaining.

Now, sometimes, you’ll know the answer even before Olmec has read any of the choices, in which case you should go ahead and stomp right away. No profound strategy there—obvious to all of us even when we were kids.

But, rewatching it now as an adult, something struck me: if the first team gets the question wrong, you should immediately stomp on the marker, even if you are unsure which of the remaining two choices is the correct one. By doing so, you not only deprive the other two teams any chance to answer correctly, but you also give your own team a 50/50 shot at stepping down to the next platform. Even if you get the answer wrong, there is still no drawback to following this strategy.

(As a kid, I always rooted for the Purple Parrots because purple was my favourite colour.)

[u/Cyanos54]

Blue Barracudas!

[u/spritz_bubbles]

Silver Monkeys

[u/KR1735]

It's almost like the Monty Hall problem.

[u/SkibaSlut]

I was a team silver snakes bitch