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100 points

Participants split a pool of points across your options to show their priorities. How to set up a 100 points activity.

100 points is a budget-sharing activity. Each participant is given a pool of points (100 by default) and splits it across the options you've set. It's a great way to turn a fuzzy "what matters most?" conversation into clear, quantified priorities. Where people put their points shows what they really value.

How players experience it

  1. They see your question and a list of options, each starting at zero.
  2. They spread their points across the options using the plus and minus buttons (which move in steps of ten) or by typing a number straight into each box for finer control.
  3. A running "points left" counter shows how much of the pool is still unspent. They can't spend more than the pool holds.
  4. Once every point is allocated, the Submit button unlocks. Points stay locked in after they submit. They'll see a "Your points are in!" confirmation.
  5. Results appear when the host reveals them (or once the activity ends in self-paced mode).

There are no right or wrong answers here. It's about opinions and priorities. When results are shown, each option displays the total points it received and its share of the pool, with the crowd favourite listed first.

Setting one up as a host

When you add a 100 points activity to your Roo:

  • Write your question. For example, "How would you split the budget?"
  • Set the points to share out. The default pool is 100 points, but you can change it (anywhere from 1 up to 1,000). Every participant gets this same pool.
  • Add your options. You can have between two and eight options, and a live preview shows exactly how the allocation card will look to participants as you type.

Tips

  • Keep options clear and comparable. Participants are weighing them against each other, so short, distinct labels work best.
  • A pool of 100 is intuitive. It reads naturally as percentages, so stick with it unless you have a reason to change it.
  • Fewer options make trade-offs sharper. Three or four strong options usually produce more meaningful results than eight similar ones.
  • Great for prioritising. Budgets, roadmap bets, values, or "where should we focus?" decisions where you want the group's collective weighting rather than a single winner.

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