Trivia Pad Calculator

Tell us how you actually run your games and this tool works out how many answer sheets you burn through, which order size fits, how many pads you will get, and how long the order should last. No industry averages — the math uses your numbers only.

Your games

Count teams, not people.

Usually one per round. Add one if you hand out a separate final-wager or tiebreaker slip.

Add every venue you run. Running four nights a week means 4.

Fewer sheets per pad means more pads from the same order — handy when you want one pad per table.

What you need

0sheets per game
0sheets per month
0sheets per year

Recommended order

Every order size for this pad

Order size Pads Price Per sheet Per game Lasts

Pens

How the math works

  • Sheets per game = teams x sheets per team, plus your spare percentage, rounded up.
  • Sheets per month uses 4.33 weeks, which is 52 weeks divided by 12. It is the real average, not four.
  • Pads = order size divided by sheets per pad. Every pad in an order carries the same sheet count.
  • Lasts = order size divided by sheets per game, converted from games into weeks at your games-per-week figure.
  • Per game is the paper cost of one night at that order size. Shipping is not included; orders over 90 dollars ship free, otherwise shipping is 6 dollars.

Which size suits which game

Size Dimensions Best for
Notepads 3.6 x 8.5 in Tall narrow slip for a numbered answer list. Cheapest entry point and easy to collect in a stack.
Small portrait 2.75 x 4.25 in Short rounds and crowded tables where space is tight.
Small landscape 4.25 x 2.75 in Same footprint turned sideways — suits wider answer lines and team-name headers.
Medium portrait 4.25 x 5.5 in The general-purpose choice. Fits a full round of answers plus a team name without cramping.
Medium landscape 5.5 x 4.25 in Rounds with longer written answers, or a two-column layout.
Large portrait 5.5 x 8.5 in Half-letter sheet. Picture rounds, multi-part questions, or one sheet covering the whole game.

A note on what this tool assumes

The only fixed numbers here are our own order sizes and prices. Everything else comes from what you type. We deliberately do not build in a recommended team count, round count or attendance figure, because those vary enormously between a 30-seat neighbourhood bar and a 200-seat brewery, and any single number we published would be wrong for most of the people reading it.

Prices shown are the current list prices for these products and update when the products do. Design, paper stock and sheet-count choices are made on the product page itself.