Board Game Trivia

Rainy days. Got you down? Check the closet and blow the dust off those old tried-and-true games from you youth just make sure all the pieces are there. I'm Brian Rollins and this is the dorky geeky. Nerdy trivia podcast. Every week, we bring you 30 trivia questions about some dorky geeky, or nerdy topic this week, we're rolling the dice with classic board games by classic. We're talking about out games that are at least 40 to 50 years old. The show is built into three rounds each getting harder than the last. If you need rules, you can head over to dorky geeky nerdy.com. / rules unlike Monopoly house rules are encouraged while you're at the site, you can find links to follow us on a variety of social media platforms. You can also subscribe to an email list so your appraised of new episodes in anything else dgn related. Okay, got everything. If you're short on dice, check the job. Otzi box. The dorky round. Number one, in chess. What is the only piece that can jump over other pieces? The night. Number two. What are the two types of cards you can draw in Monopoly? Chance and Community chest. Number three, what types of nouns are not acceptable words in Scrabble. Proper nouns. Number four. What board game was turned into a movie? Starring, Tim Curry, Christopher Lloyd and Madeline Kahn. Clue. Number 5 in 2013, what sweet colorful game had its card to replaced with a spinner. Candy Land. number 6, what board game features start home safety zones, and Sliders Sorry. Number seven. How many continents are there in Risk? Six. Apparently no one wants to conquer Antarctica. Number 8, dating back. Nearly 5,000 years. What board game requires players to move their 15 chips over. 24 long triangles. Backgammon. Number 9 in what game do players win by scoring five hundred points with numbered cards and action cards. Uno. Number 10. What are the two non movable types of pieces in Stratego? Bombs and the flag. The geeky round. Number one, what board game? Had a master detective version that included poison a carriage house and Sergeant Grey Clue. Number two, the properties in Monopoly are based on what u.s. city. Atlantic City, New Jersey. Number three. How many squares are there on a Scrabble board? 225 the board is 15 by 15. Number four as of 2013. How many pawns do players have in sorry? They have three originally. There were four. Number five, the phrase back to square one originates from what ancient board game? Snakes and Ladders or Chutes and Ladders. Number 6 in the 1960s, Art Linkletter appeared on the 100,000 dollar bill of what board game. The Game of Life. Number seven, reversi is another name for what Shakespearean inspired game? Othello. Number eight. What are the two types of pieces in draughts or checkers? They're called men and kings. Number nine. What ancient game can be played as a blocking game or as a scoring game. Domino's. Number 10. What game has pieces? Representing wins dragons flowers and seasons. Mahjong. Okay, quick break for the book of the week. This week, we're recommending the kobold guide to board game design ever wanted to build your own board game ever wanted to put it out on the market. This book contains guides for how to play test design and work out all the Kinks in your own board game. You can find a link to it. At dorky geeky nerdy.com / books. There will be a link there for the book as well as books from previous week's. Alright, let's move on with the show. The nerdy round. Number one. What are the three special moves in chess? Castling promotion and en passant. Number two, Monopoly was based on what 1903 game. The landlord's game. Number three. What is the victim's name in clue? Mr. Body. Number four. How many letter tiles are there in the English language version of Scrabble. 98, there are 100 tiles total, but two are blank. Number five, which sorry cards have no special rules on them. 35 and eight. Number six. What game was initially released as luck concrete? Dumond. Translated, it means the conquest of the world but we now know it as risk. Number 7 in the current version of Battleship your ships will cover. How many squares in total. 17. Number eight. How many Scout pieces did each player have in Stratego? Eight. Number nine, Chinese checkers was actually created in what country. It's actually from Germany, it was created in 1892 and was called Stern Halima. Number 10, what game became a success after it was played by Eva Gabor and Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show in 1966. Twister. Okay, that's the game. You know, the rules loser has to pick up the pieces. We'll see you next week with another 30 questions. Speaking of, here's your hint for next week's show. What series was inspired when its creator was trying to write historical fiction about the wars of the Roses. I hope you had fun and you're inspired to grab an old game and have some friends over for game night. You can follow And subscribe to the show at www.ge.com. 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