Undo and redo
Ctrl/⌘ + Z steps back through accepted operations, and Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + Z steps forward again. Undo applies to the last operation rather than to the game as a whole.
Scoring with QBSheet
A scorekeeper records who answered each question and what the answer was worth. QBSheet derives the score, writes the game to the device as it is scored, and produces the result file at the end.
Per question
Scoring a tossup
The same sequence for every question in the round.
Record the answer
Who answered, and what happened.
Enter the player and the outcome, either with two keys — the seat number, then the outcome — or with the on-screen controls. The available outcomes come from the tournament’s scoring rules.
Resolve the tossup
Another team answers, or the question goes dead.
QBSheet tracks which actions remain valid for the question and does not accept a combination the rules do not allow.
Score the bonus
If the format uses bonuses.
When the format defines bonuses, QBSheet prompts for the parts as that format structures them. When it does not, the step does not appear.
Corrections and recovery
Correcting an earlier question
Any question in the round can be reopened and edited at any point: which players answered, what the answers were worth, and the bonus. The scoresheet recalculates from the correction, and the correction is recorded rather than replacing the original silently.
Lineup changes
Lineup changes during a game are recorded as part of the scoresheet. When substitutions are permitted is set by the tournament’s room procedure, and QBSheet enforces the procedure the tournament configured rather than a default of its own.
Local recovery
Each accepted question is written to the device as it is scored, in the same operation rather than afterwards. Reopening QBSheet after a closed tab, a reload, or a lost connection restores the game.
Input
Keyboard shortcuts
The keyboard is optional. Every action is also available as an on-screen control.
- Seats
1–4are the left team’s seats and5–8are the right team’s. The numbers are shown beside the players.- Outcome keys
- A second key records the outcome. Which keys are active depends on the tournament’s scoring rules; a key with no corresponding ruling does nothing.
- Unanswered question
Spacerecords a question that neither team answered.- Undo and redo
Ctrl/⌘ + ZandCtrl/⌘ + Shift + Z.
Learning the scoresheet
Guided practice
QBSheet includes a guided practice game. It runs the real scoresheet through a full round with a prompt at each step, and covers a correction and a lineup change as well as ordinary scoring. A separate keyboard drill covers the shortcuts.
Practice does not require a tournament server or a game file. Progress is stored locally, so the round can be stopped and resumed.
End of the game
Finishing a game
QBSheet shows the completed scoresheet for review before the game is submitted. In a connected room the result is sent to tournament control and the delivery state is reported to the scorekeeper. Otherwise the result is downloaded as a QBJ file and handed over.
The game remains on the device after it has been handed over and can be downloaded again. How connected rooms work.
Open QBSheet
The guided practice game runs in the browser and does not require a tournament.