A general knowledge quiz with straightforward rules of play. (Parker Trivial Pursuit Master Game Genus Edition)

Member Name: BumpyBump

Product:	Parker Trivial Pursuit Master Game Genus Edition
Date:	22/09/09 (33 review reads)
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Advantages: The game is easy to understand and the questions are usually quite taxing.

Disadvantages: The questions in this edition are seriously out of date.

A game of general knowledge, I play Trivial Pursuit at least once a month. This version was released in 1981, I think, and it's fair to say that the questions, as a result, can sometimes be very out-of-date.

The game can be played with any number of players (minimum of two) which you can split into a maximum of six teams. The idea of the game is to win all six "cheeses" (or "slices of cake"!) for your counter by answering questions on a variety of topics, and then getting your counter into the centre of the board to correctly answer one final question in order to win the game.

This game is great for killing an hour or two during a slow evening or weekend. It is good for exercising your brain and will bring out the most competitive side of you. It also good as a learning tool, as I often retain the information I glean from it.

There are loads of different versions of Trivial Pursuit but this is the original and probably least complex. There are hundreds of question cards, with each card having six questions (one from each of the six main topics), so you can play this game quite a bit before coming across the same question twice. You can also buy updated question card packs which is a every good idea now that the questions are about 27 years old! It's not so relevant for the Literature questions but would definitely be a help for the History and Geography questions.

Summary: Trivial Pursuit never goes out of fashion and is a game that almost anyone can play.