Customer Reviews

Trivial Pursuit 1990's Edition

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3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I have a group of friends that play trivial pursuit fairly often and we were excited that this new 90's game was out. While I've enjoyed all the editions I was dissappointed in this game overall. It only came with one pack of cards and several plastic dispensers so you could divide the cards by year. The idea is that you roll a 10 sided die to select the year your queston will relate to. We have played this game only four times with between two and four people and we have already run through all the cards and are getting repeat questions. I definitely wish it came with more cards, or at least the option to buy supplemental cards. Another thing...in the older editions if you got a question that you didn't know the answer to right off many times you could at least come to a pretty good "guess" by deductive reasoning. In this game you either know the answer or you don't.

I was very disappointed when I got this game for my birthday and after we played a few times we realized that these cards have duplicate questions. You'll see the same questions over and over and they are the exact same questions. There is only one box of questions, so it doesn't take long to learn the answers. Very disappointing - I wouldn't recommend it for this price.

Having worked my way through the original, 1980's edition, and Genus 6, I was excited to get the '90's version for some new cards. The questions are good (some are a little easy), and the categories are a hoot (my favorite is called "Oops"), but it would have been nice to know in advance that this edition only comes with one box of cards (e.g., about half what previous editions have included). Also, this version includes only four "pies" for individuals or teams to play at once (they are no longer pies, but 3D '90's icons such as a Palm Pilot and a cappuchino).

I can't believe they actually charge $35 for this game. There is only one box of cards. We are paying for a bunch of cheap new game pieces. Don't they know that everyone plays with their one of 6 "original boards"? I think that they should just sell the cards (2 boxes please...most games do consist of 2 teams, do they not?), charge about 20 bucks for them, and still continue to sell the entire set if you are new to the game. But this is an insult to Trivial Pursuit buffs who have bought EVERY SINGLE GAME, (ok, not Lord of the Rings).

"Trivial Pursuit: 1990s Edition" continues the recent trend of the Trivial Pursuit creators to develop games that appeal to specific, niche audiences. This game promises to ask questions from "the most trivial of decades", and it delivers. Similar to other versions, the 1990s Edition requires players to move around a board and collect pie pieces from different categories (sports, entertainment, technology, news, etc). Success in the game requires players to answer questions like: Who once said, "a zebra can't change its spots"? And whose ear did Mike Tyson try to eat?

The packaging of this game seems rushed. Only four game pieces are included and two (Computer Screen and Palm Pilot) look alike. The game also contains a very limited amount of questions, meaning die-hard players will run out fairly quickly. With more imagination and a deeper desire to put-forth and enjoyable product, this game could have been much better.

When I played this i was shocked that there was only one box of card, though the number of cards is equal to those that I have always played with as I often lost pieces. the tokens were not numerous, and therefore limited the number of people playing. But i have solved these problems with simple solutions. play in teams to solve the tokens problem and to solve the cards problem, divide them by year and use the ten sided dice that way it takes longer to get through the deck.

As others have said, this game doesn't have as many questions as other Trivial Pursuit editions, but if you are looking for some extra questions to suppliment your other Trivial Pursuit games, this is a great addition. I didn't find the questions excessively challenging or too easy, although there were a few "gimmie" answers.

I ordered this for my 23 year old son who asked specifically for the 90's edition thinking he would know more about the 90's than the 80's. Well he was wrong - questions are way too hard even for myself. We tried playing it a couple of times and just get frustrated because we can't answer the questions without alot of guessing. We don't even understand some of the questions let alone answer them. We expected some challenging questions but they all are too challenging as far as I am concerned. All in all I would say we are somewhat disappointed with it.

My fiancé and I bought this game with high expectations. We loved the original trivial pursuit and thought that this one about the 90s would be even more fun. We've played it a few times with friends and we've had a great time. The categories are brand new: Oops, Wired, Viewing, Trends, Important and Hangin', and it's a fun walk down memory lane. However, we are a little disappointed with the following. First off, there is only one box of cards (it's not even full) and we've probably almost went through them all in the few times that we played. I haven't seen refill sets - but with only one box of cards - you'll probably only get a handful of games out of it until you start getting `familiar' questions. Second off, since the questions are focused on a single decade - a lot of answers re-occur even though the questions are different, which makes it a little easier. Third, there are only 4 playing pieces (but they are fun; cappuccino, dotcom stock, grunge rocker, palm pilot) - so only up to four teams can play. Fourth, working in the tech-industry I find that a lot of the questions in the wired category are way too easy. Lastly, we were disappointed to find we were missing a brown pie and had one extra yellow one in our particular game.

Something that you might find interesting is that it has the option to play with an additional 10-sided dice (included) which you roll to choose the year for the question card. I haven't personally played that way, but it could be fun!

All in all though, it's a good source of fun and entertainment and I've ranked it 3 stars.

My husband and I bought this game because we both spent our high school years in the 90s. So we thought we could handle this game no problem... yeah right!

Unless you paid very close attention to all current events during this decade, you will find the game very challenging. We were able to come up with answers to about one of every eight questions. This made the game... uh ... not so fun. And just like another review said, you either know the answer or you don't. Most of the questions don't offer tiny clues as to the answer and some have horrible grammar!

Bottom line: Better know the decade very well before attempting this game!

Hint: When in doubt about a golf question, answer: Tiger Woods!