Friday, June 13, 2008

Statistics on question-based boardgames

Here are some statistics on the question-based board games that I have. Like much trivia, they make for trivial collection and might be of interest to other trivia fans.


Game Year # Questions/
Cards
Genre: Categories
Acronym 1985 3456 words: Corporations, Products & Slogans, Agencies, Proverbs, Science, Sports & Rebuses, Movies, Music
Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?2007 600/300general
Battle of the Sexes 1990 672/224 male vs female: 92 "Countdown" couples or movies with 3 hints, 120 "Showdown" categories
Beginner's Marathon 1991 2500/600 general kids
Bezzerwizzer 2008 3000/150 general: architecture, art & stage, business world, communities, design, film, food & drink, geography, history, humans, language, literature, music, nature, politics, science, sports & games, technology, traditions & beliefs, TV & radio
Buzzword 2003 400/200 words
Chalengah 1995 400 brain teaser
Cranium Primo 2001 800 brain teaser
Cranium Turbo 2004 1000 brain teaser
Don't Quote Me Kids2005 1000/200 general: action, faces & places, human hands, books arts music, what on earth
Gender Bender 1988 350 male vs female
Gender Gap 1997 620 male vs female
Global Watch 1991 2400/600 Nature: Environment, Living World, Science and Tech, Geography
Gray Matter 2002 1000/500 general
Huggermugger 1989 2000/400 words: anagram, spell, definition, potluck
In Pursuit2002 2400/400 general: Who & Where, Pop Culture, Headlines, Science & Tech, Sports & Games, Wild Card
Inquizitive1984 2304 general: education, history, geography, science, books & music, TV & film, sports, inquizitive
IQ 20002000 2000/500 general kids: General, Storybook, Heroes & Villians, Cartoons & TV, Language Arts, Animals, Games and Sports
Jeopardy 1992 2040/204 general
Judge for Yourself1999 500 legal dilemma
Malarky 1999 942/314 general
Men are from Mars... 1998 720/360 male vs female: Family Affair, Communication, Scoring Points, Gender Benders, Dating Circuit, Island Fantasies, In the Flesh
Mindtrap 1991 512 brain teasers and lateral thinking
National Geographic Global Pursuit 1987 972/324 Geography: Historic Happenings, People and Places, People and Products, Planet Earth, Wildcard
National Geographic Global Pursuit set 2 cards1988 795/265 Geography: Historic Happenings, People and Places, People and Products, Planet Earth, Wildcard
National Geographic Mission: Survival 1995 1000/250 Nature: Rain Forest, Desert, Mountain, Ocean
Newsweek Ultimate Trivia 1984 3000/500 general: history, geography, biz/eco/math/sci/tech, arts, showbiz, misc
Numaro2007 1800/300general numbers
Outburst Junior 1989 400/200 category kids
Picture Pursuit1994 2100/350 general: People & Places, Art & Entertainment, History, Science & Nature, Sports & Leisure, Wild Card; 208 picture puzzles
Professor Noggin's Creatures of Myth and Legend Card Game2005 180/30 Mythology; kids games
Professor Noggin's Dinosaur Card Game2002 180/30 Dinosaurs; kids games
Psychologizer 1990 600 personality: Love & Sex, Philosophy, Current Events, Sports & Recreation, Morality, Personality
PunchLines Comedy Game 1985 1600/200 Comedy tasks: Impersonations, Riddles, One Liners, Limericks, Groaners, Tongue Twisters, Culture Jokes, Story Jokes
Scruples 1984 245 dilemma
Scruples 2nd Edition1986 240 dilemma
Scruples '90s Edition 1990 240 dilemma
Snap Judgement1985 700 legal dilemma
Super Quiz1982 5760/960general: sports, history, science, geography, words, movies
Super Quiz II1983 5760/960general: mostly music, TV, spelling, famous people, leisure & travel, potluck
Table Talk 1995 1200 food and cooking
Taboo 1989 1008/504 words
Telepaths 1992 720/360 words
Tribond 1989 1300/300 category: Entertainment, Sports & Recreation, Academics, Misc
Tribond Kids 1996 1100/200 category kids
Will Shortz Tribond 2010 1308/327 category
Trivial Pursuit I 1983 6000/1000 general: Geography, Entertainment, History, Art & Literature, Science & Nature, Sports & Leisure
Trivial Pursuit Genus II 1984 6000/1000 general: Geography, Entertainment, History, Art & Literature, Science & Nature, Sports & Leisure
Trivial Pursuit Genus III 1994 4800/800 general: People & Places, Art & Entertainment, History, Science & Nature, Sports & Leisure, Wild Card
Trivial Pursuit Genus IV 1997 4800/800 general: People & Places, Art & Entertainment, History, Science & Nature, Sports & Leisure, Wild Card
Trivial Pursuit Genus V 2000 4800/800 general: People & Places, Art & Entertainment, History, Science & Nature, Sports & Leisure, Wild Card
Trivial Pursuit Genus 6 2003 4800/800 general: People & Places, Art & Entertainment, History, Science & Nature, Sports & Leisure, Wild Card
Trivial Pursuit Baby Boomers 1983 6000/1000 pop culture: Television, Stage & Screen, Nightly News, Publishing, Lives & Times, RPM (Music)
Trivial Pursuit Bet You Know It 2009 1782/297 general: Geography, Entertainment, History, Art & Literature, Science & Nature, Sports & Leisure
Trivial Pursuit Disney Family Edition1985 6000/1000 general kids: Places, Music, People, Fantasy, Science, Leisure
Trivial Pursuit for Kids Volume 6 2004 1200/200 general kids: All About Nature, Fun & Games, Today & Tomorrow, Whatever, Yesterday, Music Movies & More
Trivial Pursuit Junior 4th Edition 1996 1200/200 general kids: Stories & Songs, Games, Every Day, Fun, Nature, Science
Trivial Pursuit Lord of the Rings 2003 1800/300 pop culture: Good Characters, Evil Characters, Things, Places & History, Warfare, Making Movies
Trivial Pursuit Pop Culture 2003 1800/300
(+??? on DVD)
pop culture: TV, Fads, Buzz, Music, Movies, Sports and Games
Trivial Pursuit Pop Culture 2 2005 1800/300
(+600 on DVD)
pop culture: TV, Fads, Buzz, Music, Movies, Sports and Games
Trivial Pursuit The 1980's 1989 4800/800 pop culture: Entertainment, In the News, Personalities, Sports & Leisure, That's Life, Wild Card
Trivial Pursuit The 90's 2004 2400/400 pop culture: Oops (Mistakes), Wired (Tech), Viewing (Media), Trends (Pop culture), Important (News), Hanging (Leisure)
Trivial Pursuit TV Edition1991 4800/800 pop culture: Classics, Sitcoms, Drama, Kids & Games, Stars, Wild Card
Trivial Pursuit 20th Anniversary 2002 3600/600 general: Global View, Written Word, Sound & Screen, Innovations, News, Game Time
Trivial Pursuit 25th Anniversary 2008 2592/432 general: Geography, Entertainment, History, Art & Literature, Science & Nature, Sports & Leisure
Trivial Pursuit Young People 1984 6000/1000 general kids: People & Places, Good Times, Science & Tech, Art & Culture, Natural World, Games & Hobbies
Ultimate Outburst 1999 600/300 category
Urban Myth 2002 1000/700 pop culture: Celebrity, Health, Classics, Nature, Business, Crime
What the F*ck2004432 dilemma
Who Wants to be a Millionaire2000 2000/1000general
Who Wants to be a Millionaire Junior2000 1000/500general
Wise and Otherwise 1997 2500/500 cultural sayings
Wit's End 1999 1600/400 brain teasers: Teaser (analogy), Odd One Out, Sequence, Wild Card
Yuk Yuk's Comedy Game 1990 512 comedy: 125 opener cards, 387 closer cards