What is the Headbone Derby Series?
The Headbone Derby is a multi-episode research adventure using the
World Wide Web (or books). Your points from all the episodes will
add up to your final score for each Derby. There are a total of 500
points possible for each Derby.
How do I play?
Sign Up
To be play you must Sign Up as provided in the Official Rules as
either a school team or an individual player. A school team
is an organized group of students from a public, private or home school,
camp or enrichment program. The maximum number of players per team is 30.
To learn how to Sign Up, please review the Official Rules by clicking
on the Rules on this page. When you Sign Up you will automatically
receive 45 starting points toward your overall score. If you are already
Signed Up from a previous game you can enter your hbzID and
hbzpassword
and will receive the 45 points. You will be able to check your
standings at anytime by clicking on "Scores" on the top of the home page.
Rules
For the Official Site Rules go to here.
This is primarily a game of skill that will be judged by objective criteria.
Scoring
Each Derby will be worth 500 points.
Each Derby awards a starting score of 45 points just for playing.
The point values for the individual questions will vary, depending on the nature of the question. How much a question is worth will be identified on the question answer screen.
Losing points for Hints:
Taking hints will cost the player points. Each hint is labeled with how many points it will subtract from the player's score.
Losing points for multiple attempts:
Each incorrect attempt to answer a question will cost a set number of points
to the player's possible points for getting a question correct, until the minimum score for that question is reached. The deduction will vary depending on how many points a question is worth.
Each question will have a minimum score for a correct answer, regardless of how many hints and incorrect attempts are used. The minimum correct answer points will depend on the total point value for a question. Questions which allow only one attempt to answer will have a minimum point value of zero.
Each hint point taken will reduce your total score by 1.
