To cut down on the number of submissions your Eventzee hunt admins will need to approve, you may want to use the Text Match option available for Text Challenges.

  1. Check the box to [Enable automatic text matching].
  2. Type in the correct answer for the Text Challenge in the Regular Expression box below.
  3. Check the box next to [Ignore Case] if capitalization does not matter.
  4. Test which answers will be approved by typing them into the Test box below. If the answer will be approved, the icon on the left will change to a gray checkmark. Otherwise, it will remain a red "x". You can erase your test and type in a different answer as many times as you like!
  5. Once you're happy with the results, don't forget to tap [UPDATE] at the bottom!



To reduce potential frustration from your players, please use this option wisely. Here are some good ground rules to follow: 

  • Try to keep your desired answers as short as possible -- one word answers are ideal. 
  • Phrase your questions so that the format of the answer is clear to your players. For example, if the answer contains a number, specify if you want the actual number (i.e. "9") vs. the number written out as a word (i.e. "nine").
  • In most cases, you'll probably want the [Ignore Case] box checked. This is why when you first check the [Enable automatic text matching] box, it'll automatically check that box too.


Lastly, if you want more precise text matching, here are some Regular Expressions that you most likely will need:


Match anything

Expression: .*

Example usage:

.*

This will accept anything entered in as the correct answer, if you're using the challenge to collect information from your participants and don't want to approve everything.


Allow for answer to contain extra spaces

Expression: ^\s*n\s*$

Example usage:

^\s*strawberry\s*$

This will accept "strawberry",  "   strawberry", or "strawberry   " as the correct answer.


Match more than one answer

Expression: x|y

Example usage:

strawberry|cherry

This will accept "strawberry" or "cherry" as the correct answer.


You can extend this to accommodate more answers as needed. For example:  

strawberry|cherry|apple

This will accept "strawberry", "cherry", or "apple" as the correct answer.


Match an answer with a specific word at the beginning

Expression: ^n

Example usage:

^fruit

This will accept an answer like "fruit salad", but not "salad fruit."


Match an answer with a specific word at the end

Expression: n$

Example usage:

salad$

This will accept an answer like "fruit salad", but not "salad fruit."


Match an answer exactly

Expression: ^n$

Example usage:

^fruit salad$

If you've read the two preceding examples, you'll notice that this is a combination of both. This will only accept "fruit salad", not just "fruit" or just "salad." It also won't accept "salad fruit", or "fruit salad with pineapple."


Match more than one answer exactly

If you've read all the examples above, you probably already know how to do this. Just combine everything!

Example:

^berry$|^citrus$

This will only accept "berry" or "citrus", not "strawberry", "raspberry", "blueberry", "limnocitrus", "balsamocitrus", "monanthocitrus", etc.


Match an answer with an apostrophe

We strongly recommend that if your answer has an apostrophe in it, such as "Ralph's", that you simply type the answer in without an apostrophe ("Ralphs") and specify in the challenge description that the answer should not contain an apostrophe. This is due to multiple encodings of the apostrophe character on different platforms, which can cause issues.

However, if you absolutely must use an apostrophe, you can achieve it as shown below. NOTE: the expression MUST be pasted into the Admin Tool if you're using the web version. You may either replace all apostrophes with the expression below and then paste the entire thing in, or paste the expression in and type around it.


Expression: [‘’']

Example usage:

Ralph[‘’']s

This should accept "Ralph's" typed on any platform.