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18.1.2011

My mother asked for the new Trivial Pursuit game for Christmas and being a fan of real knowledge based game and panel shows such as QI or Who Wants to be a Millionaire, I thought it could be good fun. After reading the 1 star review here on Amazon though I was a little apprehensive but my fears didn't play out.Firstly, the betting in this edition adds a whole new level to classic Trivial Pursuit (which I hadn't played for about 15 years). I'm rubbish at sport and leisure questions and I know my younger brother is rubbish at all the questions. That means I can earn chips betting against him and then use those chips to buy my sport and leisure pie. My brother, while lacking in general knowledge,is perceptive and (worryingly) a shrewd gambler, so despite being a 13 year old playing against 2+ other people who are all over 20, he has succeeded in winning games.Chips also play other roles. If you land on a space that you already have the wedge for, you can answer a question for chips. If you accumulate enough chips at the end of the game (harder than it sounds) you can use them to select your own category and subject for the final question. So despite what that initial review said, the betting element of the game isn't pointless at all, it's a meta-game with a number of benefits should you gamble wisely.That doesn't mean the game is flawless however. The 'mixologist envelope' is horribly designed. There's a little lip on the inside that maskes it impossible to get the cards in unless you know the trick (pushing them in at an angle) and even then it's not easy. As a result we already have a number of bent cards.The team that came up with the questions would have benefitted from two things:1) Someone with a primary school knowledge of English and2) Someone to make sure the answers were correct.For example a number of questions will ask something along the lines of "What famous Brazillian arist..." when it shouldbe "Which famous artist...". Some may say this is nitpicking but the cards are the authority in this game and it's just sloppy.Also, a number of the answers provided are wrong, for instance:A question about how Wales is represented on pound coins gives the answer "Leek", however Wales is repesented by both a Leek and a Dragon, we had someone lose the game over that. A question about where the lager Red Stripe is brewed gives the answer "Jamaica" and while that is where Red Stripe was originally brewed, it is now brewed in England and has been for some time. Another question about video games gives the answer "first person shooter", however the term at the time the question relates to was "Doom clone". This isn't nitpicking, if the answers on the cards are incorrect, it utterly defeats the point of the game. Of course, wikipedia and a biro can fix that easily enough.Overall great fun and I will definitely pick up future editions of Trivial Pursuit, I just hope Hasbro will invest more in quality control next time.
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1.1.2011

Trivial Pursuit is a staple game in many households at this Christmas time, the same board and questions doing sterling service year in, year out until the cards have a patina of age and even the most recent events asked about took place over a decade ago.New packs of question cards have been available for years, but this year, there's a new flavour of Trivial Pursuit available.The core of the game remains the same as the previous version - cards with six categories, and you need to correctly answer a question of each colour to get the wedge, and a full wedge means you're in with a shout of the win.The twist this time is that all the questions on each card are loosely themed - eg "Cars", "Llamas","TV", "Heavy Metal" - and you have four of these categories to choose from as you land on a square indicating the colour of question you will answer, and once you have chosen, the rest of the players can bet whether youn will get the question right.What use is winning a bet? Well, certain sqaures allow you to buy wedges so you can sidestep question categories you're less good at. And for the final question, if you've saved enough in game pennies, you, instead of your competitors, can choose the card and category of question you will be asked, so the betting can be used to tip the balance in your favour a little.This feature means that every player is included in every round (the big advantage of this game), and because you can win a wedge on every colour square, the game is less long winded than the original, which can be a good thing for keeping everyone's interest, which can flag in a standard TP game. And the ability to buy wedges means that someone with less general knowledge, who may not want to play the standard game, can play this version and feel included and in with a chance of winning.The biggest downside with the game lies in the question pack - the categorisation between Science / Art / History / Sport / Entertainment / Geography is a bit loose, as are the links between the questions and the titles on the card. Given the way the betting side of the game works, this is a bit of a shame. But since it's the same for all it's still fair. Simialrly the questions feel a little easier than the Genus questions, but again, it's the same question pack for all.Played over Christmas, this game was much enjoyed by all participants and will quite likely come out again ahead of the standard Genus edition at future gatherings. Comparisons to the original game are invieted by the branding, and as a means to explain the game mechanics, but if you approach it as a different twist on a quiz game, there's plenty of fun to be had in the orange and black box.
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9.1.2013

I bought this as an update for our old Genus edition as it was ludicrously out of date (the final straw was a question about Indian cities which had all since been renamed).I was initially sceptical about this new betting format but it works very well. Even those who were initially insistent that buying wedges was cheating relented after they'd failed their 3rd entertainment question in a row. This is now very much the preferred format in our family. It is also nice having everyone involved every go without one player taking 10 minutes as they work their way around the board as can happen in the traditional version. Another positive is the game time. You no longer have to commit an entire evening to it,a game with 6 people takes just over an hour.The range of questions is excellent, a game my family had over Christmas had an age range of over 60 years and no one felt disadvantaged as the younger players use to with the Genus edition.The negatives that docked it a star:Some of the questions have extremely tenuous links to either the card theme or categoryThe card holder can be quite fiddly, ours got it's first tear after just 2 games.Something which you will have very strong feelings on when it happens to you:With the games I've played The first person to get all 6 wedges has yet to be the winner. To win you must answer a question of the other players choosing unless you have enough chips to buy a category/topic. There is usually a card which stands out as a topic you don't know anything about which allows other players to rapidly increase their chips by betting the maximum on you getting it wrong to the point where someone else buys their way to victory.However it works both ways and there will be games when you buy your final question to win and feel delighted with your strategic cunning.
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16.9.2014

I bought this nearly four years ago and it has been frequently used (I last used it just this weekend). It has made many appearances at family get togethers as well as on couples nights where my friends and I play in teams. It seems suitable for most ages. I enjoyed playing this four years ago as an 18 year old and still enjoy playing it now with family members who are in their sixties!The game is designed a lot differently to other trivial pursuits I have played. On each turn you roll the dice to choose a category (e.g entertainment, sports and leisure) and then you get to pick out of a choice of 4 topics (e.g. Harry Potter, Japan). The betting element is a really good twist as not only does it keep you entertained when it isn't your turn,but you can gain chips from predicting whether the other players will answer correctly or incorrectly, using the chips you win to buy segments. However, you can play the game without it if you wish to do so.The only issue with the item is that the envelope used to display the topics is a bit fiddly, sometimes it takes a little while to get the card in to the holder.All in all, this is a fantastic game that has kept us entertained for hours and hours!
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28.12.2010

Having read other reviews for this I was a bit sceptical when my wife bought this game. I thought that perhaps it would be too complicated for post-Christmas dinner when everyone had eaten and drank too much. However, this new version of Trivial Pursuit proved easy to play and a lot quicker than the original.Basically, you can get a wedge on any square, there are also squares where you can buy wedges using casino chips you win by betting whether or not your opponents will get their question right.Another difference from the previous versions is that each question card has a theme eg 80 films, London, World Cup etc, and on your turn you get to choose between 4 cards placed in an envelope with just the theme showing.As previously, each card has 6 questions with the traditional categories - geography, art & lit., history, entertainment, science & nature and sport, although the categorisation can be a bit tenuous.The main advantage of this game is that it can be relatively quick, our average game lasted about 25 minutes, so you don't get too bogged down and won't lose interest.Overall, a good addition to the Trivial Pursuit stable, and it seems to be on special offer at the moment!
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13.5.2011

When I chanced upon this new Trivial Pursuit version on the high street I thought it looked very interesting. When I got home to buy it from Amazon I was concerned, at the time there was only one review and it was extremely negative. I still went ahead and am very glad.My favourite innovation is simply the fact that all coloured squares are wedge squares too. That really makes a difference to the pace of the game, and it's a positive difference in my view. I've attended a few epic traditional Trivial Pursuit games in my time, when in fact what was wanted was a fun, quick, post-dinner game. This is what you get with the Bet You Know version.The gambling element can be fun too: you bet on whether opponents will get the question right or wrong,and with the winnings you can buy wedges if you have enough credit. It actually means there's the potential to get quite far in the game without getting a question correct. That probably won't make the purists very happy, but I think it's a good twist.I would always choose this version over standard Trivial Pursuit. I think it's fun and doesn't take itself too seriously.
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21.2.2011

This is a great game for those who want to play Trivial Pursuit but in a slightly different way. It's worth mentioning it doesn't actually play much like the standard trivial pursuit beyond the gaining of wedges to win the game.How you get those wedges is completely different but I think better - maybe just because it's new - because it makes for a much faster game. You can win a wedge on every go (but not win the whole game as winning a wedge doesn't give you another go - play always rotates round to the next player regardless).The icing on the cake is the betting - this really does add interest for everyone else whilst you're having your turn.The questions are definitely easier than the standard Genus versions (no bad thing neccessarily)and the link between the Topic and the question is often pretty clever (and incredibly tenuous!)ie you'll have to answer a nature question on Rap music, a science question on Spongebob Squarepants, and an entertainment question on Einstein.It makes the whole game great fun. Highly recommended.
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5.1.2011

As at least one game of Trivial Pursuit is an integral part of our family Christmas, I looked at buying Bet You Know It but decided against it after reading the reviews on here. Imagine how my son felt on hearing my negative response, as he had already bought us the game as part of our Christmas present! What a great game! We really enjoyed playing it and found the best aspect was the continual involvement of all the players. As for Martha Rornes wanting more cards I suggest you do what we did - we took a selection of cards from our other TP games and shuffled them. You could then find yourself answering anything from the original Genus edition through to a younger players question from the Family edition.So now we have an almost infinite variety of games by mixing the cards and using both versions of the board. What a brilliant present that turned out to be!
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14.12.2010

My Husband gave me this game a while back, and it has really been value for money. I only wish there were more question cards as we've gone through them all now. I love the betting aspect of the game, as it gives everyone a chance to get some cheeses. We've made up a few rules of our one, like you're not allowed to buy more than two cheeses in a game, just to make more fair. The fact that you can bet on people to get questions wrong or right gives the game a whole new dimention. You can win or loose chips, with the chips you get you can buy a cheese when you land on the "buy or roll" mark, or you can (once you got all you're cheeses) buy the category you want for your final question.We've had many game nigths in with friends, and they all love this game as well. Brilliant!
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27.2.2011

Trivial Pursuit, the best general knowledge game ever in our opinions.Maybe not for the total purist, who's probably from the oxbridge geek club, but is a real good laugh amongst friends and family.The betting side is fun, as you can bet either for or against any opponent getting their questions right, especially if you want to wind somebody up.There is one small downside though, you can get all your questions right and still lose to someone who decides to buy their way to success, but this doesn't last too long though, and i'm sure all those Manchester City fans will agree with this.

15.4.2011

I had this game for Christmas. It's a brilliant game, that everyone can be involved in. I had foreign friends to stay, and even if they found some of the questions a bit British, they could still bet whether others would get the answer right. This means they could accumulate chips and buy pieces of pie instead of having to answer a question. If you are a hard core TP fan you may find it hard to grasps that you can win having only answered one question; but it's not TP, it's Bet You Know It.The only thing we had to do was curb our enthusiasm when we had a question we knew the answer to.

13.1.2014

I'd definitely recommend this as another variation of Trivia Pursuit. It's quite a fast game thus doesn't become too boring for those that are not trivia addicts. The questions and this game variation are well researched with the additional fun of betting for or against a person or team's ability to answer a question correctly (or incorrectly). Accumulating enough 'coins' through this betting allows a person or team to buy a wedge, thus by-passing weak categories. When the competition heats up at the closing stages, even the 'no-hopers' have a chance.Highly recommended.

2.7.2012

I bought this game for my partner as we had played it with some friends previously, he was going away and I thought it would be a great present for his birthday. It arrived on time and I wrapped it and gave it to him to open. When they came to play it and have a game it transpired the instructions were in German - although the game itself was the English version. Basically I was accused of buying 2nd rate goods because of this!! Saw the funny side, but bit embarrassing!! Great game though - got a copy of the English instructions from some friends. Many thanks

1.12.2012

What can I say? Who doesn't live trivial pursuits? And who doesn't love a bit of gambling to make things more interesting? Well this game combines the two in a great way. It also adds the extra dimension of finding out how clever your family and friends think you are! You end up in strange situations where you are betting that your wife/girlfriend will get a question correct just because you don't want to get in trouble with them after the game!Great fun and really spices up the classic game.

2.2.2013

Puts a spin on the classic game as you can win by betting on your opponent's intelligence! This means that children can join in (we played in pairs) and rather than being delighted if I just got ONE question right in the "classic" game....I got a few right and was engaged throughout the game as you can bet whether the other person (or team) gets their question right or wrong. I'm a board game lover and I would rate this especially high as it involves everyone during the whole game. BUY IT!

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