Piatnik: New trivia games – inventive and highly enjoyable

Piatnik - September 2010

 
“Scorpio” – “Andere Länder - andere Sitten” –“Inquizitor” – “Das Weinquiz”

Ask the questions, find the answers: Inquisitive minds love trivia games that challenge their knowledge or teach them something new. Even more so, if unusual topics or innovative play mechanisms spice up traditional game play. Good examples are the new trivia games by Piatnik.

 

Scorpio
Knowledge stings - at least at “Scorpio”: The team which arrives at the reptile’s tail after a sheer marathon of questions has to answer not only one question for the finals, but even five questions in a row. That’s why some teams run out of steam just before the finish line – a good chance to catch up for their competitors. The time factor adds to the suspense: The clock decides how long a team can discuss their answer. If they get it right, they advance three fields. Is their answer wrong, the other teams can seize their chance and make their guess. In contrast to other trivia games, players with sound general knowledge not inevitably win at “Scorpio”. After all, this special trivia game was developed by Activity designer Paul Catty – a man with a good nose for amusing, inventive and ingenious questions.

Andere Länder – andere Sitten
Extraordinary and even exotic topics are questioned by Piatnik’s new trivia game “Andere Länder – andere Sitten” (So many countries, so many customs). It takes players on a journey to the most remote corners of the world, explores foreign cultures, and introduces regional customs, strange rituals as well as local peculiarities. Even confirmed globe trotters have to skip their turn more than once, and learn a lot about amazing, strange or even weird habits.

 

Inquizitor
“Inquizitor” entertains with a totally different play mechanism. 2500 questions from various fields of knowledge have to be answered. Sometimes you have to choose the right answer out of three; sometimes you have to find the right word to complete a famous quote; sometimes you have to guess a film title or book title from a short summary. Thanks to this mix of question types and the broad choice of topics the “Inquizitor” is not a trivia game only for experts: Here everyone gets their chance.

Das Weinquiz
Das Weinquiz focuses on knowledge transfer. People who like dry red wines and quaffable white wines are now able to boast. But also those who prefer drinking quaffable beer will enjoy the “Wine Quiz”, as 165 questions cover everything you need to know about wines, winegrowing, tastes, aromas and wine making techniques.

 
 
 

Scorpio
Ages: 12+
Number of Players: 4 – 16
Playing Time: app. 50 Minutes
Designed by: Paul Catty
SRP: app. Euros 30

Andere Länder – andere Sitten
Ages: 12+
Number of Players: 2 – 6
Playing Time: app. 60 Minutes
Designed by: Marion Luger
SRP: app. Euros 30

 

Inquizitor
Ages: 10+
Number of Players: 2 – 16
Playing Time: app. 60 Minutes
Designed by: Koncz Balàzs
SRP: app. Euros 30

Das Weinquiz
Ages: 18+
Number of Players: 2 - 8
Designed by: Sommelier Egon Mark
SRP: app. Euros 6