One Second

How to play

1. One second of a song

   A real recording plays for a single second. In that second what you recognise is the record itself, not the melody — a cover would not do.

2. Four names, or none

   The host picks. With four choices one of the names on screen is right. Writing it means no names at all — you type the song or the artist and the table calls it: knew it, close, or missed it. Close still scores.

3. Listen longer, score less

   If you don't know it, hear 2, 4 or 8 seconds — the round drops from 5 points to 3, 2 and 1. Replaying the same length is free.

4. One country's hits

   The host picks the country. The songs are that country's classics mixed with what is charting there this week, so everyone at the table is asked from the same repertoire.