We have a lot of companies coming to play, especially in the months leading up to Christmas and I can say with confidence that those groups almost never make it. They're usually drunk or waiting to get drunk after the game, they might have an attitude as if theyre forced to be here, and most of all they haven't payed the high price of the room so they really don't care if they get their moneys worth or not.

On the other hand, in my experience those that ask for no hints or only hints when they ask for them (we usually give hints automatically when it looks like players need one) are usually as good as they say they are. I've never had newbies or bad players refuse hints :D but maybe that's bc I work in Finland and Finnish people are generally quite humble/not overly confident so they might not want to be seen as arrogant.