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Trivial Pursuit is a super fun trivia board game. The goal of the game is simple: answer trivia questions and try to be the first player to answer a question correctly in each category. Trivial Pursuit is a great opportunity to show off your knowledge of history, pop culture, science, art, literature, sports, and more. Keep reading to learn all the rules of the game!
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Familiarize yourself with the board’s layout. The Trivial Pursuit game board is shaped like a 6-spoke wheel. Players begin at the center, then move out to earn a wedge from each of the wedge-marked spaces where a spoke meets the outer wheel, and finally return to the center to answer a final question. On all but the oldest sets, a «Roll Again» space is set two spaces to either side of each wedge space.[1]
- The wedge spaces are six spaces out from the center space.
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Decide whether to play as individuals or teams. Trivial Pursuit is designed for up to six players or teams. If more than six people want to play, or if players aren’t comfortable playing by themselves, you may wish to divide into teams. Team play is a bit more casual and may work well if you are having a party.[2]
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Set your house rules. Before you start playing, you should figure out if you will play by any special rules. For example, you may want to set a time limit for answering questions. If you do set a time limit, make sure that you have a timer handy. Or, you may want to set a rule that players must be very specific about their answers, such as with names or dates.[3]
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Choose a playing token. There are six playing tokens in different colors. The colors are blue, green, yellow, pink, brown, and orange. Playing tokens are circular in shape with slots for the wedges. Place a token at the center of the board for each player or team.[4]
- Some editions of Trivial Pursuit include track pawns that match the color of the pie pieces. You can use one of these track pawns to keep track of your spot on the board and use the pie token to keep track of your score.[5]
- Some editions of Trivial Pursuit include track pawns that match the color of the pie pieces. You can use one of these track pawns to keep track of your spot on the board and use the pie token to keep track of your score.[5]
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Get out the question cards. Older editions of Trivial Pursuit come with two cardboard boxes full of questions. With these editions, if players are divided into two teams, you may wish to give one box to each team; if players are divided otherwise, you may wish to use only one box at a time.[6]
- Some editions, such as the 25th Anniversary Edition, have one plastic box for each category; in this case, place each box by the matching color wedge.
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Roll the die to determine who starts the game. The player or the team with the highest roll starts the game. After the first player goes, play passes to the left (clockwise). If two or more players or teams tie for the highest roll, have them roll again to see who starts.[7]
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Roll the die and move your pie the number of spaces indicated on the die. You can move your token in any one legal direction: toward a wedge or toward the center when on a spoke, clockwise or counterclockwise when on the outer wheel. You can also move from a spoke to the outer wheel or from the outer wheel to a spoke. However, you cannot reverse direction in the middle of a roll.[8]
- If you land on a «Roll Again» space, roll the die again. (You can move in any legal direction, including the opposite direction from your previous roll.)
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Move again if you give the correct answer. In Trivial Pursuit, you get to move again if you give the right answer. You can keep rolling, moving, and answering questions until you get one wrong. Just keep in mind that the questions you answer must correspond with the color space you land on. For example, if you land on a blue space, then you must answer a blue question.[9]
- If you are in the center space and have not earned all six wedges, you may answer a question in any category of your choice.
- In the 25th Anniversary Edition, the question you must answer is also determined by the roll of the die, as each box contains questions for a single category. The higher you roll, the more difficult the question you receive.
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Earn pie pieces if you land on a wedge space and give the right answer. You can earn pie pieces by correctly answering questions, but you can only earn a pie piece when you are on a pie space. These spaces look different from the others on the board because they show an image of the pie token with a wedge in it.[10]
- For example, if you land on a brown wedge space and answer the question correctly, then you would earn a brown pie piece.
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Keep playing until someone has all six wedges. When a player gets all six pie pieces, that player may begin moving to the center or the board. You must keep rolling and moving each turn as usual until you get to the center space on the board. You need to roll the exact number of spaces to get to the center space.[11]
- Keep in mind that you may spend several turns coming up short of or overshooting the center until you land on it.
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Answer a question in a category chosen by the other players. When you get to the center space, your fellow players may choose any category and ask you a question from that category. If you answer this question correctly, you win the game. If you miss it, your turn ends, and play passes to the next player or team.[12]
- The other players may not look at the questions before choosing the category. They must select the category without looking at the card and then read the question.
- If you miss the question, you will have to roll again during your next turn and try to answer a different question when you get into the center space again.
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Can two players be on the same spot?
Yes. Due to the way the board is laid out and how the flow of the game works, it’s possible for multiple players to be on one spot and within the rules too.
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Do I have to give the answer if a player gets it wrong?
It is a fun part of the game to learn the answers, so it is recommended but not required. (Plus, if the question comes back some other time, you’ll know the answer!)
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You don’t take a wedge that turn. You only take a wedge when you get a question right and don’t have that wedge.
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Look for clues within the question to help you answer it, such as «Where are Dungarees made?» (The answer is «Dungarees, India.»)
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Some versions of Trivial Pursuit, such as the Know-It-All Edition, use score sheets in place of a game board.
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Be aware that older editions of Trivial Pursuit may contain information that was correct when the game was first released but has been superseded by new information. This is particularly true in the case of sports and entertainment award statistics. You may need to look up certain answers a player gives that don’t match what’s printed on the card.
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Be aware that some questions in some Trivial Pursuit editions may have deliberately placed incorrect answers. One edition supposedly identifies Superman as a Marvel Comics character, when in fact, Superman is a DC Comics character.
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Trivial pursuit is a 2-6 player board game where players try to answer questions in different categories to win pieces. To start the game, players each choose a token and place it on the space in the center of the board. Then, each player rolls a die and the player who rolls the highest number goes first. On a player’s turn, they roll the die and move that number of spaces on the board. Players can move clockwise or counterclockwise. Then, another player draws a trivia card and reads the question that corresponds with the color the player landed on. If the player answers the trivia question correctly, they get to roll again. Players keep rolling and answering questions until they get a question wrong. Then, it’s the next player’s turn. If a player lands on one of the wedge spaces and they answer the question correctly, they add a wedge in that color to their token. Once a player collects all 6 wedges, they must make it back to the space in the center of the board and answer one final question in a category of their choosing. If they get the question right, they win! To learn how to use the question cards in Trivial Pursuit, keep reading!
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Всем привет.
Сегодня хочу рассказать вам об очень интересной настольной игре, которая , я уверена, вам никогда не наскучит и не надоест.
Это «Trivial Pursuit» от Hasbro.
О товаре:
Семейная настольная игра “Тривиал Персьют” – это веселье для всех возрастов! Правила игры построены на принципе классической викторины: участники отвечают на вопросы и зарабатывают очки. С карточками, на которых напечатаны вопросы и ответы, любой будет рад проверить свою память и эрудицию.Игроки по очереди бросают кубик и передвигают специальные зачетные фишки, разделенные на 6 секторов. За каждый верный ответ участник получает дольку, которую вставляет в фишку. Цель игры – первому заполнить все 6 частей зачетной фишки, правильно ответив на вопросы. Для окончательной победы нужно правильно ответить на финальный вопрос.
Игра содержит карточки для детей и взрослых, которые отличаются степенью сложности вопросов, поэтому все игроки находятся в равных условиях. Увлекательные матчи эрудиции и остроумия подарят массу положительных эмоций всей семье!
Я покупала эту игру по акции, проходившей в магазинах Магнит «Веселись с играми Hasbro!» (собери 30 наклеек +449 руб. = игра), то бишь мне она обошлась в 449руб. и из представленных в этой акции играх она была самой дорогой, 2200 руб. полная ее стоимость.
Это не оригинальная версия, а промо-игра.
В комплекте:
- Игровое поле
- Инструкция к игре
- Игральный кубик
- 200 Карточек с вопросами( 100 голубых для взрослых и 100 желтых для детей)
- 2 держателя для карточек
- 6 держателей для долек
- 36 долек
Инструкция довольно подробная
И понятная.
Сделано в Китае.
Изготовлено с заботой об окружающей среде.
Отличия промо-версии игры от оригинала в количестве карточек с вопросами — там их 400, а здесь 200 и тем, что в промо-версии все детали бумажные, а в оригинале есть пластиковые, и сложением поля игры в оригинале в 4 раза, в промо в 9 раз.
Каркас из-под фишек и подставок для карточек.
Подставки для карточек, из картона, не классно конечно, лучше б пластиковые.
Фишки 6 цветов.
Очень порадовал деревянный кубик,редкость прям.
Несмотря на эти отличия, игра сделана очень качественно, единственный недостаток — со временем поле стало немного загибаться, а также на одной из карточек с вопросами я нашла опечатку, ну и то, что все фишки и дольки представлены в единственном экземпляре, поэтому их не рекомендуется терять. Но, по моему мнению, это не настолько сильные дефекты, которые способны испортить впечатление от игры.
Карточка с опечаткой.
Игровое поле -квадрат где-то примерно 50 см.
Суть игры довольно проста, вам даётся пустая фишка и вы должны заполнить её дольками 6 цветов, двигаясь по игровому полю с помощью кубика и правильно отвечая на вопросы. Каждый цвет отвечает за определённую категорию темы вопросов: жёлтый — история, зелёный — наука и природа, малиновый — развлечения, синий — география, фиолетовый — искусство и литература. Вопросы есть как лёгкие, так и очень сложные, вне зависимости от того, детские ли это карточки или взрослые, так что игра подойдёт людям абсолютно любого возраста, кроме дошколят, так как возраст 8+.
На каждой карточке представлены 6 вопросов из перечисленных выше категорий и ответов на них, вопросов действительно очень много, так что если вы не будете играть в эту игру буквально каждый день, они вам никогда не наскучат.
Я считаю, что это мега-крутая игра для любителей интеллектуального досуга, к тому же и довольно -таки компактная, очень просто поместилась в моей дамской сумочке, что тоже большой плюс, легко взять её с собой, когда идешь в гости к друзьям, едешь на дачу или просто отдыхаешь на природе.
На мой взгляд, недостатков у этой игры нету, единственное, что некоторые вопросы в самом деле сложноваты для детей, но, с другой стороны, эта игра даёт стимул развитию, да и дети, как и взрослые, довольно разные, с разным уровнем эрудиции, просто надо понимать, что это интеллектуальная игра и если интеллект не ваш конёк, то это просто не ваша игра, в конце концов, каждому свое.
Components
- 1 gameboard
- 300 question-and-answer cards (150 for adults, 150 for kids)
- 2 card holders
- 6 scoring tokens
- 36 scoring wedges
- 1 die
Object of the Game
To be the first player to fill all six spaces on your Scoring Token with different colored wedges by correctly answering questions. Get back to the center first and answer a final question correctly to win!
The dark blue cards are for players aged 14 or older. The bright blue cards are for younger players. Decide who should play from what deck at the start of the game and always return cards to the appropriate deck.
Setup
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Take an empty Scoring Token for each player or team and place it on the center space of the gameboard.
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Take a deck of dark blue and a deck of bright blue cards and place each into its matching card holder.
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Roll the die to decide who will go first. Highest number rolled takes the first turn.
Game Play
On your turn:
- Roll the die.
- Move. Always move the full amount shown on the die.
- When you land on a space, answer a question!
One of the other players picks up the first card from the front of the appropriate card deck and reads out the question that matches the color of the space you’re on. Each color corresponds to a category.
These are listed on the other side of these rules. Answers to the questions are printed on the back of the card. If you land on the center space during the game, you can choose any category for your question.
Move
At the start of the game, move away from the center, along any of the spokes. When you reach the circular track, you can move in any direction. Plan your moves carefully so that you land on the space that suits you best.
Never retrace your steps on the same roll of the die. For example, you cannot roll a «5» and move three spaces clockwise, then two spaces counterclockwise. However, the next time you roll the die, you can decide to change direction and go the opposite way from your last move.
You can make your way to the other side of the board by cutting across the middle along the spokes. You can land on the same space as another player.
Correct Answers
If you answer the question correctly, roll the die again and take another turn. You can keep rolling and moving as long as you get the answers right-there’s no limit to the number of turns you can take in a row.
Wrong Answers
Sorry, if you get it wrong, that’s the end of your turn. The player to your left rolls
Wedge Spaces
There are six spaces around the board with a picture of a large colored wedge. If you answer a question correctly when you land on a wedge space, place a matching-colored scoring wedge into your scoring token! Then roll the die and take another turn.
If you get the answer wrong, you’ll have to move off the space and along the path on your next turn before you can come back and try to win a wedge of that color. You do not have to try that category immediately; you may move elsewhere on the board and return to it later.
If you land on the same wedge space later in the game and you already have a wedge of that color, treat it as an ordinary space and answer a question from the matching category.
Roll Again Spaces
When you land on one of these spaces, you may roll the die again.
Shortcut Spaces
There are six spaces around the board with a picture of a small colored wedge.
When you land on one of these shortcut spaces by exact count, move directly to the matching-colored wedge space. Answer the question correctly to win a wedge of that color.
End of the Game
As soon as you have won a scoring wedge of each different color, start making your way back to the center space and try to land there by exact count.
If you overshoot, keep playing, answering questions in the categories you land on, until you land on the center.
When you get to the center, the other players (without looking at any cards) decide from which category you will have to answer a final, deciding question.
If you get the answer wrong, leave the center space on your next turn and return later (landing by exact count) to try again.
If you answer the deciding question correctly, you win the game!
Question Categories
BLUE: Geography
PINK: Entertainment
YELLOW: History
PURPLE: Art & Culture
GREEN: Science & Nature
ORANGE: Sport & Leisure
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Хочется провести веселый и познавательный вечер в
кругу семьи, настольная игра Тривиал Персьют (Trivial Pursuit) поможет вам в этом! Попробуйте
назвать основные цвета спектра или 6 континентов в алфавитном порядке, и
получите победную дольку!
Правила настольной игры
Тривиал Персьют (Trivial Pursuit):
Необходимо
получить одну дольку каждого из цветов ответив верно на вопросы из 6 категорий:
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история
-наука
и природа
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спорт и отдых
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искусство и литература
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география
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развлечения
Думаете
для этого достаточно ответить правильно всего на 6 вопросов, но ваше
передвижение регулирует кубик, и вы не всегда оказываетесь именно на той
категории ,которая вам необходима.
Цель настольной игры
Тривиал Персьют (Trivial Pursuit):
Участники
передвигают по полю необычную круглую фишку, но вот незадача она пуста! Отвечайте
правильно на вопросы из разных категорий и заполняйте свою фишку цветными дольками.
Для кого эта игра:
Игра
для детей от 8 лет и их родителей, количество участников от 2 до 6 игроков.
Состав игры:
— 1
игровое поле
— 400
карточек с вопросами:200 для взрослых и 200 для детей
— 2
держателя для карточек
— 6
фишек
— 36
долек
— игральный
кубик
— правила
игры
Размер
коробки: 27 х 27 х 5 см
Купить Настольную игру, Тривиал Персьют (Trivial Pursuit) в Новосибирске,
Вы можете в магазине настольных и развивающих игр «Игры Почемучек»
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Ah, Trivial Pursuit! This popular Canadian board game is a real test of general knowledge, and we must admit that we love it here at Trivia Bliss! Since its release in 1981, the iconic trivia board game has made quite the stir in the board game community! Most editions follow standard gameplay, though there are some exceptions. Because of these different editions (and there are many), we decided to create this ‘Trivial Pursuit for Dummies’—an explanation of the rules of the most popular versions. If you are completely lost, we hope to answer some of your questions about this world-renowned trivia board game. Read on and avoid family game night confusion for good!
Standard Trivial Pursuit Rules
Let’s start with the OG of the series, the traditional Trivial Pursuit. The aim of the game is to move around the board by correctly answering trivia questions. There are a bunch of different categories that correspond to the colors on the board. Blue is geography, pink for entertainment, yellow is history, arts & literature purple (originally brown), green for science & nature while orange is for sports & leisure. While those are the basics most people know about Trivial Pursuit, here’s a step-by-step guide to explain every aspect of gameplay.
How Do I Set Up Trivial Pursuit?
It’s quite simple. Start by taking everything out of the box. You will find a game board that you have to unfold and lay flat on a surface. Take your card packs out and place them into cardholders if you have any. Each player or team can pick a pie or scoring token that they like and put it in the center of the board. Keep all the wedges in a pile nearby for easy access.
Before the game starts, all the players have to take turns rolling the die to decide who will go first. The player or team that rolled the highest number will go first. Other players should follow clockwise. Then off you go, answering questions and moving along as you respond correctly.
How Do You Move in Trivial Pursuit?
When the game begins, your first task is to move away from the center of the board. You can go down along the spokes to reach the outer track. Then, it is up to you which direction you want to move in. Try to be strategic from the very beginning. Plan your moves and go in the direction that has the best spaces for you to land on.
You can decide to change direction at any point if you haven’t moved yet. When you roll the die, you can go left or right. However, you can’t take one step to the left and two steps to the right. If you’d like to move to the other side of the board, you can go through the middle. Don’t worry if you land on the same space as another player; that’s allowed!
Can You Go Through the Middle in Trivial Pursuit?
Yes, you actually can! You can follow the spokes across the middle to go to the other side. From there, you can continue your journey to the left or right.
What is a Wedge Question in Trivial Pursuit?
Wedge spaces exist in full-size board games. If you land on one and answer the given question correctly, you can add a wedge of that color to your scoring piece. There are only six wedge spaces on the board, which corresponds to the number of categories. Each wedge space features a picture of a wedge.
How Many Wedges Do You Need to Win Trivial Pursuit?
In order to win the game, you need to collect a wedge of each color. There are six colors that correspond to six categories: blue is geography, pink for entertainment, yellow is history, arts & literature is purple (though it was brown originally), green is for science & nature, while orange is for sports & leisure. Your first task is to fill your pie with wedges of different colors!
How Do You Win Trivial Pursuit?
Winning is not as simple as just collecting wedges, though that is important too. Your first task on the way to victory is to collect a wedge of each color/from each category, and there are six. The crux of the game? Keep rolling, keep moving, until you answer a question wrong. And yes, the questions you answer must correspond with the color space you land on. If you land on purple, you can’t answer a question about history. You can continue to roll as long as you keep answering the questions correctly. If you land on a ‘wedge’ space and answer correctly, you add that wedge to your scoring piece.
Once your scoring piece is complete, you have to try and land on the center space on the board. When you succeed in getting there, your competitors can choose any category they want to quiz you on. If you answer this correctly, you win!
How Long Does Trivial Pursuit Take?
On average, a game should take you around an hour or so. The range is between 30 minutes and two hours, the latter being extreme. Some editions offer quicker gameplay. The Family Edition, for instance, is kid-friendly, so the gameplay doesn’t span beyond 45 minutes. Expect that with all Junior editions of Trivial Pursuit, as they are meant to fit the attention span of a young child.
Can You Play Trivial Pursuit By Yourself?
Considering that Trivial Pursuit is a game based on competition, no. You cannot play a regular Trivial Pursuit board game by yourself and enjoy it to the maximum. The game is meant for two-to-six players or teams. Generally speaking, the more people you play with, the more fun it is.
You can, however, try Trivial Pursuit video and online games. Those offer a multiplayer mode, as well as solo play. Choose solo play and enjoy hours of fun gameplay, or click on multiplayer mode and compete against virtual opponents.
Looking just to quickly download or print out a copy of the rules? Here you can see the instructions from Hasbro, the manufacturers of Trivial Pursuit. We’ve collected the links for various different editions for you here:
| Edition | Year | Rules |
| Genus (original) IV | 1997 | Rules PDF |
| Trivial Pursuit Disney | 2002 | Rules PDF |
| Trivial Pursuit Family | 2008 | Rules PDF |
| Trivial Pursuit DVD Star Wars Saga Edition | 2005 | Rules PDF |
| Trivial Pursuit Disney Family Edition | 1989 | Rules PDF |
| Trivial Pursuit Star Wars | 1998 | Rules PDF |
| Trivial Pursuit Family Edition Master Game | 1992 | Rules PDF |
Trivial Pursuit Family Edition
Trivial Pursuit Family Edition was launched in 2013 as a special edition of this well-loved board game. While the original game was advised for players aged 16 and over, this edition is suitable for kids from the age of eight upwards. It includes 600 questions for kids and 600 questions for adults, allowing for a fun family night in.
In a nutshell, the Family Edition is not too dissimilar to the original board game. Many elements are the same, you get a single die—although this one has numbers on it (1-5) and a wild roll side which is really fun—you can move anywhere you want to the board if you roll this. The board is also slightly more stylized—an updated version from the original.
It’s important to remember that yellow cards are for kids and blue cards are for adults! Don’t go getting those confused as it might lead to a somewhat awful evening. You can, of course, choose to combine the cards depending on the ages of the kids in your group. This would allow for more variety of questions, but wait and see how your children are dealing with the yellow questions before you go mixing it up.
Trivial Pursuit Family Edition also boasts a “showdown” feature. Using this addition to the classic gameplay, you can challenge another player by trying to steal their wedge. When this mechanism is in action, two players can compete for one wedge at the same time. This certainly adds an extra level of competition and forces players to think strategically.
Trivial Pursuit Junior
So, Trivial Pursuit Junior is essentially what it says on the box—an edition of Trivial Pursuit that is tailored specifically towards kids (unlike the Family Edition which was for adults and children to play together). What’s the difference? Well, the categories for starters! With Every Day, Fun, Science, Stories & Songs, Nature, and Games, these categories are much more interesting for our younger friends!
Everything else remains exactly the same. This would make the perfect gift for any kid who has an awesome interest in the world and who is constantly asking ‘why’ and ‘what’!
Trivial Pursuit 2000s
This. Is. Amazing. A special Trivial Pursuit edition solely for the 2000s? What more could you possibly ask for? An updated interface? Sure, you can have that too!
Trivial Pursuit 2000s includes 1800 questions from six categories. The categories include Places, Entertainment, Events, The Arts, Science & Tech, and Sports & Hobbies. Sounds exciting, right? That’s not all… this edition also allows players to choose to answer a question or stump their opponents based on the topic at the top of each card. What does this mean exactly? The opponent must answer the question instead. If there are more than two people playing, then all opponents must reach a unanimous answer. If this answer is incorrect, the player takes a color wedge and advances. If the opponents are correct, the player stays where they are while everyone else moves forward one space.
Trivial Pursuit Bet You Know It
Oooh this is a fun edition of Trivial Pursuit, bringing higher stakes than ever to the game! On each turn, you have to bet as to whether your opponent knows the answer. If you guess correctly, you can use your winnings to buy the wedges you need for your scoring piece. You can also earn them by answering questions (the normal way!) What is cool about this edition is that you don’t have to know all of the answers to win—you just need to know your friends’ limitations!
Trivial Pursuit Bite-Size Editions
Wedge questions are present in bite-size editions of Trivial Pursuit. Since there is no game board, players simply answer questions and collect question cards. If you are the first one to answer 12 questions correctly and collect six cards, you win. In the game, you start with one question. If you answer it correctly, you are given your second question or wedge question. If you get that one right too, you get to keep the card, which is equivalent to earning a wedge in a full-size game.
Bite-size editions of Trivial Pursuit offer quicker gameplay too, as they don’t come with boards. An average game takes around 30 minutes. Ultimately, the length of gameplay also depends on the number of players. More players will take longer to finish one game. If you’d like to speed up gameplay, play in teams! Add some house rules for faster gameplay and enjoy a quick game of trivia.
Trivial Pursuit Shuffle Cards
Trivial Pursuit Shuffle Cards is a card game introduced by the makers of Trivial Pursuit. When you buy the card game, you’re also encouraged to download the free Shuffle app on your phone. The rules of the game are a bit more complicated than regular Trivial Pursuit.
Get your Question cards out and put them in a pile. Then, deal five Play cards to each player. Whatever cards you’re left with, put them in the Draw pile. When it’s your turn to play, take a card from the Draw pile and play one card from your hand.
You can choose from a variety of cards to play. A colored Wedge card allows you to answer a question from the category of your wedge. If you answer correctly, you get to keep the card in front of you. A Wild Wedge card gives you an opportunity to answer a question from a category of your choice. Finally, a Steal or Double Steal card allows you to steal one or two wedges from in front of any player or players.
Use a Block card to protect yourself from a Steal or Double Steal card. Finally, the Buzz card allows players to steal your questions. If you haven’t answered yet, any player can grab the Buzz card and attempt to answer your question. If they get it wrong though, you get to take one of their wedges.
Much like in regular Trivial Pursuit, the first player to collect a wedge of each color wins. If you enjoy quicker gameplay, Trivial Pursuit suggests you attempt to collect only four wedges regardless of color.
Trivial Pursuit Party
The purpose of Trivial Pursuit Party is to facilitate quicker and easier gameplay for groups of people. You start the game by choosing a playing piece and placing it in the center of the game board. Put the cards in a cardholder for easy access. Roll the die and go!
When you land on a colored space, you get to answer a question in the category of that color. Don’t worry if you don’t know the answer; you can ask a friend for help. In case you and your friend answer correctly, you both get a wedge each. If you answer wrong, nobody gets a wedge.
If you land on a wild space, you get to pick the category without looking at the questions. In this round, other players can “steal” the wedge by buzzing in their answers. If they think they know the correct answer, they have to yell “Got It.” You get to answer first, and the other players get a go only if you answered incorrectly. Then, if another player answers correctly, they get a wedge. If not, they get a wedge taken away from them.
As with most Trivial Pursuit board games, you have to earn six wedges, one from each category, to win.
Trivial Pursuit Harry Potter
There are two different editions of Trivial Pursuit Harry Potter. The full-size edition is played the same way any other Trivial Pursuit edition is played. Follow the instructions outlined here. In short, after placing your playing piece in the center of the board, you roll the die and choose which way to go. Go around the board answering questions and collecting wedges. Your goal is to collect all six, one from each color. Once you’ve done that, you have to make your way to the center space on the board and answer a question from a category picked by your competitors.
The bite-size edition of Trivial Pursuit Harry Potter features different gameplay. Bite-size editions don’t come with boards, so the gameplay is reduced to shooting questions back and forth. When you get a question right, you are offered another question right away. If you get that one right too, you get to keep the card. Collect six cards or answer 12 questions to win.
Suggested House Rules for Trivial Pursuit
So you love Trivial Pursuit but you want to spice it up a little. Here are some ideas for House Rules you can implement next time you play! One word of advice? Make sure everyone is aware in advance so there are no nasty surprises or hard feelings!
1. The Higher You Roll, The Harder The Question
This basically means that the question on the card is based on the number rolled on the die. This variant certainly adds more of an element of random luck to the game which we certainly appreciate!
2. Play Nice
If the question-asker doesn’t know the answer and believes the person answering wouldn’t have any idea, they can replace the card and draw again. This would be a cool rule to implement if you are playing as a family and you don’t want anyone singled out for not knowing answers.
3. You Said WHAT?!
The moment someone pauses or hesitates using the words ‘hmm’ or ‘errrrm,’ everyone must stand up and do a silly dance. That’s the family-friendly version. Are you over 21 and drinking? Then that person has to do a shot!
4. “No Pinks”
If you’re stuck in a cross-generational situation playing the original Genus Edition of Trivial Pursuit, the entertainment questions are downright impossible for non-Boomers. Sky King anyone?? Unfortunately, not everyone’s an expert on 1950s kids shows nowadays.
If all the more “seasoned” players are on one team, they could be kind and spot the younger teams the pink pie or even agree not to ask a pink question for the final challenge. Have mercy!
Maybe the most famous Trivial Pursuit rules dispute ever was a plot point on the show Seinfeld back in the ’90s. You can read more about this famous episode—and decide what you would do in the same situation—in our article here.
5. Adult Version
Well, we wont get into that right now. But feel free to read our suggested rules here.
Still on the fence about Trivial Pursuit? Not to worry, there are a variety of themed editions that you can try. From the World of Harry Potter to Dragonball Z, from 007 to Lord of the Rings, you are sure to find a Trivial Pursuit edition to suit!
Happy Playing!
Though Trivial Pursuit features a level of strategy, it is still one of the easiest board games to learn. Follow the instructions outlined above to play your next game of Trivial Pursuit. Trivia knowledge is important, but knowing the rules and planning your moves ahead can definitely help.