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Games trivia

About 4,300 Games questions in 17 question packs, from easy warm ups to real head scratchers. Try a few below, then play against other people.

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Sample questions

A fresh set shows up each day. Answers are revealed in the game.

  1. Knizia's 1997 classic Tigris and Euphrates is set in which ancient region?
  2. Which Las Vegas casino first offered hold'em in 1967?
  3. What was the usual stickball "bat" in New York City street games?
  4. In bridge, how many games must a side win to take a rubber?
  5. With perfect play, how does tic-tac-toe end?

Question packs in this category

  • Board GamesAbout 250 questions Classic and modern board games, card games and party games: rules, history, pieces and the people behind the biggest hits.
  • Backyard, Playground and Lawn GamesAbout 250 questions Tag and its cousins, hide and seek, lawn games like cornhole and Kubb, hopscotch, marbles, camp and road trip games, and the funny names kids use for them across the English-speaking world.
  • Card GamesAbout 250 questions From the 52-card deck and tarot origins to rummy, trick-taking games, cribbage, patience and kids' classics, plus shuffles, tricks and card terms from around the world.
  • ChessAbout 250 questions Sixty-four squares of trivia: pieces and rules, special moves, openings, history, world champions, famous matches, sets and clocks, chess on screen, and variants.
  • Monopoly, Scrabble and Family ClassicsAbout 250 questions Deep cuts on Monopoly, Scrabble, Clue, Risk, Trivial Pursuit, Life, Sorry!, Battleship, Jenga, Twister, Uno and more, covering inventors, rules, board layouts and the toy companies behind them.
  • Dice, Dominoes and Tile GamesAbout 250 questions Rolls, bones and tiles: dice odds and history, Yahtzee and Farkle, craps and backgammon, dominoes, mahjong, Rummikub, Scrabble, Qwirkle, Blokus and more.
  • Game History, Makers and InventorsAbout 250 questions From Egyptian tombs and Roman dice to the garages and kitchen tables where modern classics were born. Ancient games, parlor pastimes, game inventors, toy companies, awards, conventions, and games on page and screen.
  • Modern Board GamesAbout 250 questions The modern hobby board game boom: Catan, Ticket to Ride, Pandemic, Wingspan, Gloomhaven and more, plus the designers, awards, mechanics and Essen fair behind them.
  • Party, Pub and Bar GamesAbout 250 questions From charades and karaoke to darts, pool, pinball and pub trivia night. Questions on the rules, history and gear behind the games people play with friends, a drink and a bit of friendly trash talk.
  • Poker and Casino GamesAbout 250 questions From royal flushes and Wild West card sharps to Monte Carlo, Vegas neon and the odds behind every spin. A friendly tour of poker, casino games and gambling lore. Facts and history only.
  • Puzzles and Brain TeasersAbout 250 questions Puzzles of every kind: crosswords, sudoku and number puzzles, Wordle and daily word games, classic riddles, logic and math teasers, optical illusions, mazes, ciphers and the famous puzzles and puzzle makers in history.
  • Strategy and Abstract GamesAbout 250 questions Think before you move. Checkers, Othello, Connect Four, Stratego, Risk, backgammon, shogi, game theory, famous machine matches and modern abstract classics.
  • Tabletop RPGs, Dice and MiniaturesAbout 250 questions Dungeons & Dragons lore and history, Pathfinder, Call of Cthulhu, Warhammer, polyhedral dice, game master slang, conventions and the wider world of tabletop adventure.
  • Toys, LEGO and Classic PlaythingsAbout 250 questions From the bricks of Billund to Barbie, Hot Wheels, Rubik's Cube, Slinky and teddy bears: the toys, inventors and companies behind the playthings we grew up with.
  • Trading Card Games and CollectiblesAbout 250 questions From Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh! to baseball and hockey cards, grading lingo, booster packs, pins and the great collecting crazes.
  • Word Games, Trivia and Game Shows at the TableAbout 250 questions From Scrabble and Boggle to Taboo and Codenames, plus Trivial Pursuit and the game shows that became home games: Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune, Family Feud and more.
  • Games Around the WorldAbout 250 questions Games people have played for centuries and still play today: ancient board games, Go, mahjong and Asian classics, Africa's mancala family, India's games, pub and parlour games, outdoor games from pétanque to cornhole, and traditional toys and games from every continent.

Questions and answers

How many Games trivia questions are there?

There are about 4,300 Games questions in 17 question packs, and new ones are added over time.

Can I play Games trivia for free?

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Can I play Games trivia against other people?

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