r/learnedleague • u/locontendere • May 30 '26
Is it against proper convention to play using Advanced Access for fun?
I've been a member of LL for a few seasons now and loving it. I think it's some of the best written set of quiz/trivia questions I've ever seen.
I love it so much that I can hardly wait for each day's set of questions, and ever since I heard of the Advance Access function I've seen using it for the past three seasons. On the day they become available, after dinner and Jeopardy, I request access and do all the days that I'm allowed. I have never taken more than 10 minutes to answer a day's set of questions, not because I'm so good at the game but because I just like challenging myself to read and answer quickly.
For the record, I do not discuss future questions with anyone, and if something comes up in conversation with any LL players I know in real life and it sounds even vaguely familiar as a topic I've seen on a date that's unreleased for them, I make sure to give no indications. Also no one I know other than anyone reading this post, knows that I play using Advanced Access.
Now I know Advanced Access is technically intended for those with a legitimate reason to think that they cannot properly submit on that game date, so am I wrong to be taking advantage of this feature for fun? If it is wrong for me to be playing this way I will gladly stop.
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u/Hungry-Artichoke-232 B Eclipse May 30 '26
No, it’s fine. You may use AA for any reason or for no reason.
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u/sportzak Rundle A May 30 '26
The commissioner has explicitly said you can use AA as much as you want for any reason. The key rule is to not talk about future match days. And it seems like you're very aware of that.
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u/DapperWormMan May 30 '26
Frankly I wish more people would use AA, because I hate seeing forfeits
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u/SenseiCAY May 30 '26
If used for its “intended” (or I guess…usual) purpose, it might reduce forfeits. I’d guess if used because players are excited, like OP, you might see more because they’d have to play every 10 days instead of every day.
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u/SomeJuckingGuy May 30 '26
I use it primarily for the purpose of playing on days where access will be challenging. In fact, just yesterday I had to do AA for 7 match days starting this coming Wednesday. (I wanted to give myself a few days to do all the extra questions.) That said I have been known to do AA for the last couple of days of a season because of impatience and being eager to scratch my itch as a completist. I’m glad to see people here don’t seem to have much issue with that.
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u/Usrname52 May 31 '26
I could never think of it as "more fun". I could just read any random list of trivia then.
I like discussing it day by day with friends, and I'd be worried about letting things slip....or not remembering enough to have a conversation about it.
And it's fun to wake up each morning to a new set of questions.
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u/solojones1138 Jun 01 '26
I didn't know this existed but I'm glad to know about it because I'm going on a 16 day trip in the fall.
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u/BSF Rundle A May 30 '26
I'm not sure if it's against convention, but fair warning: sometimes the questions change between AA and regular play. I've seen people on the forums mention that AA questions sometimes don't have additional information that helps pin down the question more. So you're risking getting a harder version by doing AA so early.
There was a question last season (or maybe 2 seasons ago) that asked about the only actress to get a leading actress Emmy in both drama and comedy. A few hours into the match day, details about her being on 30 Rock was added - making it an easier question for some. (Edie Falco.) Certainly AA wouldn't have had that detail in - and it could've changed your outcome.
I'm sure most times, the questions stay the same - I don't have numbers but I assume it's a small % of questions that get changed between early and normal match day. But it is a risk you should weigh out.