Trivial Pursuit: The Most Famous Trivia Game.
Trivial Pursuit is undoubtedly the most popular question-and-answer game in the world. We invite you to discover or rediscover the ingredients that have made the board game invented by Scott Abbott and Chris Haney a success.
A game from Quebec.
Did you know that Trivial Pursuit, the globally known and loved quiz game, was born in Quebec? This famous board game based on general knowledge questions was imagined by two Quebecers, Chris Haney and Scott Abbott.
Its first edition was commercialized starting from 1981. In France, this board game was initially called Remue-méninges before experiencing great success under its current name.
As an anecdote, this board game is known in Canada as Quelques arpents de pièges. It must be said that each game mobilizes players' knowledge in various fields and reserves its share of tricky questions!
The rules of the game.
Trivial Pursuit is suitable for all ages from 10 years old. Each game involves 2 to 6 players and tests their general knowledge in areas such as science, sports, literature, and more.
The objective of the game is to answer as many questions correctly as possible in order to progress and complete your game piece in the shape of a cheese wheel! The 6 sections of the "cheese wheel" are different colors corresponding to 6 themes.
This board game also features a board with colored spaces arranged in a wheel shape with six "spokes". At the beginning of the game, each player places their game piece at the base of a spoke. They roll a die and move their game piece in the direction of their choice, the number of spaces indicated by the die.
The color of each space corresponds to one of the 6 categories of questions: geography, entertainment, history, art and literature, science and nature, sports and Leisure in the original version of the game.
Another player draws a card from the deck of that color and asks the question. If the player answers correctly, they can roll the die again. If they land on a special space at the base of a spoke, they can take the corresponding section of the "cheese wheel".
Once the Cheese Wheel is complete, the player must move to the center of the board and answer one final question to win the game.
A challenge combining reflection and culture.
All the interest and difficulty of Trivial Pursuit lies in the wide range of questions that players can be confronted with. This game, which is a huge commercial success published by Hasbro, was even awarded the Mensa Select in 1990 for the Trivial Pursuit Genius version. The Mensa Select award rewards the five best reflection games each year for their originality, aesthetics, and clarity.
Given the success of this game, Hasbro has since created multiple versions: versions for younger players, as well as themed versions on periods of history or fictional universes... There are even versions of the game by decade, the most recent being the 2010-2020 version!
