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Trivial Pursuit Genus IV

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I remember being a child, and being so frustrated that I didn't know any answers on my parents Baby Boomer edition. About a month ago, my friends and I got together and played this edition of Trivial Pursuit, and it was so much fun. While many of the questions in entertainment aren't quite current, they are all topics that anyone over the age of 12 will have a chance of knowing. Even though they have taken out some questions, such as literature, it has simply made the game even more accessible to the whole family. This game is a blast, and it lets everyone put all their useless knowledge to work.

Trivial Pursuit has been our holiday family tradition since the first Genus. What is great about this newest edition is that there are more contemporary questions. Our teenagers like to play because they can get these types of questions right. There are still some thought-provoking questions, so the challenge isn't all lost. I strongly suggest playing in teams of mixed ages, as this will help spread out the knowledge base required to get all the answers correct.

This is a very fun game. It can be played by many people and is a lot of fun. Still, it dose have a few problems. The questions are not as eductional as they use to be. They took out Liturature, and put in many more entertanment questions. Another problem is that you will need to update you set, because some of the questions are time based; such as: "Who was the last president to..." Also, with the entertanment world changing so much, the T.V and movie questions become outdated. All in all, I would recomend buying this game. It's great for large groups of people, and will really make you think.

This game is fun, I love playing it, but it is definitely different from the other versions. It puts me, a 14 year old, at about the same level as my parents due to the amount of entertainment and easy questions that you can guess on. We had been playing with one of the older Genuses, and it was always very difficult for me; I was asked two questions instead of one. For that it was intellect, but for this one it is truly "dumbed down." My parents are advocates of the old version, and I am torn. I like the fact that I am now competitive but I also don't think that it is fair. The questions are worded differently and just are basically different.

After reading some of the other reviews of Trivial Pursuit Genus IV, I have come to the following conclusion: I must no be very smart. Many of the reviews say that this edition is "way easier" than earlier editions of Trivial Pursuit, but I do not feel that this is the case.

Sure, some of the questions include subtle hints, but I remember there being hints in my older Trivial Pursuit game too (the one with the dark blue box). Personally, I think that what makes the game seem easier is the fact that the questions are updated to include questions pertaining to current events, current pop culture, etc. I used to play Trivial Pursuit with my mother when I was 12 or 13 and the only thing that really made it hard was the fact that I didn't know things about Jimmy Carter, Richard Nixon, or JFK. In this edition of Trivial Pursuit, those same types of questions are asked about Bill Clinton, George Bush, and Ronald Reagan. Similarly, there aren't as many questions about TV shows from the 1950s. Instead, there are more questions about what's popular now.

Overall, this edition of Trivial Pursuit probably will seem easier than older editions, not because it's been "dumbed down", but simply because the questions are more current. Veteran Trivial Pursuit players may not enjoy this, but I think it is the way it should be. After all, with questions about Ally McBeal, I can finally beat my mom.

In terms of the level of questions and the enjoyability of the gaming experience this is the best edition I have played since the first one. However there are still some of those really corny clues that give away the answer due to the awful puns that are made within the question. However there is at least one notable improvement in terms of the game pieces, the pieces of pie now have little lips on them that prevent them from sliding into the pie holders the wrong way, I remember how frustrating it was trying to get those out as a kid, so I am glad that they did this. Overall I still love this game more than any of the other trivia games out there. As a 23 year old it's hard to find games that me and my friends enjoy but we keep coming back to this one.

Remember back about the early 80's? Trivial Pursuit was THE game to have, it seemed every party you went to included some game of Trivial Pursuit that usually kept you at that persons house till the early hours of the morning, you knew you should have been home hours ago, but you just had to get that stupid wedge and win before that guy!

A lot of that still holds true for today. This Edition, quite justifialy, is a modern Trivial Pursuit. A lot of the stigma felt amongst younger players (and many, many adults) was that Trivial Pursuit was simply too difficult unless you had an Honors degree at Harvard or Oxford. I read reviews saying that it has been dumbed down, Parker have simply removed a lot of the older relating questions which simply hold no reference to todays below thirty generation. It became pretty obvious that they were cutting off half their target audience with entertainment questions solely concerned with Abbott and Costello and I Love Lucy etc. Also, a lot more Modern History questions appear, not just ancient British Royalty and Spanish invasions, Nelson Mandella and Tiger Woods now turn up. Some people's distent is clearly due to their rememberence of Trivial Pursuit as a game that was relevant to them in their youth, and now they have grown, Trivial Pursuit has grown on to another generation, with questions which may no longer be relevant to them. Whatever happens, you can't stop evolution.

Still the greatest party game around, and no Moops in sight.

This still has some of the same fun as the older versions, but it was very disappointing that they removed the literature category in favor of more TV based questions. Also, the questions seemed far more "trivial" and far less educational than with the older models.

I wish they would make a Trivial Pursuit for teenagers, and one for adults. I really like the format and the idea behind the game. As a teenager, I really enjoyed the questions, but with this edition I find that the questions are way too easy. The attraction of a trivia game is being able to impress your friends with what you know or be wowed by what they know. If the questions are so easy it is just not competitive. Some of the questions even contained lame hints to the answer! I tried to salvage my ... investment by buying the Know-It-All cards, but I was disappointed with those, too. I am not a PhD, there should be at least a few questions in a trivia game that do not insult me with their obviousness. You Don't Know Jack has much better questions, and is a lot more fun overall.

I'm not really a toy enthusiast, but I do like Trivial Persuit. This is basically an updated version of the Trivial Persuit Genious 3 edition. Most of the questions seem to be from the past couple years, so you younger players will benefit from this version rather than the Genious 3 edition, which is extremely tough if you can't remember TV shows from the 1950s. The board has also been updated with pictures of more recent people. Overall it's the same old game that has spawned battles amongst teenagers and adults for years. Younger geniouses should buy this version, however you older players might benefit from the genious 3 edition.