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Introduction
Rainy days getting you down? Check the closet and blow the dust off those old, tried and true games from your 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 thirty 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 games that are at least forty to fifty years old.
The show is built into three rounds, each getting harder than the last. If you need rules, you can head over to dorkygeekynerdy.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 you’ll be apprised of new episodes and anything else DGN related.
OK. Got everything? If you’re short on dice, check the Yahtzee box.
The Dorky Round
1. In chess, what is the only piece that can jump over other pieces?
2. What are the two types of cards you can draw in Monopoly?
3. What type of nouns are not acceptable words in Scrabble?
4. What board game was turned into a movie starring Tim Curry, Christopher Lloyd, and Madeline Kahn?
5. In 2013, what sweet, colorful game had its cards replaced with a spinner?
6. What board game features Start, Home, Safety Zones, and Sliders?
7. How many continents are there in Risk?
8. Dating back nearly 5000 years, what board game requires players to move their fifteen chips over 24 long triangles?
9. In what game do players win by scoring 500 points with numbered cards and action cards?
10. What are the two non-moveable types of pieces in Stratego?
The Geeky Round
1. What board game had a 'Master Detective' version that included Poison, a Carriage House, and Sgt Grey?
2. The properties in Monopoly are based on what US city?
3. How many squares are there on a Scrabble board?
4. As of 2013, how many pawns do players have in Sorry!?
5. The phrase 'Back to square one' originates from what ancient board game?
6. In the 1960's, Art Linkletter appeared on the $100,000 bills of what board game?
7. Reversi is another name for what Shakespearean-inspired game?
8. What are the two types of pieces in Draughts or Checkers?
9. What ancient game can be played as a blocking game or as a scoring game?
10. What game has pieces representing winds, dragons, flowers, and seasons?
The Nerdy Round
1. What are the three special moves in chess?
2. Monopoly was based on what 1903 game?
3. What is the victim's name in Clue?
4. How many lettered tiles are there in the English version of Scrabble?
5. Which Sorry! cards have no special rules on them?
6. What game was initially released as La Conquête du Monde?
7. In the current version of Battleship, your ships will cover how many squares in total?
8. How many Scout pieces does each player have in Stratego?
9. Chinese checkers was actually created in what country?
10. What game became a success after it was played by Eva Gabor and Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show in 1966?
Episode Conclusion
OK. That’s the game. You know the rules. Loser has to pick up the pieces.
We’ll see you next week with another thirty questions. Speaking of, here’s your hint for the next show:
I hope you had fun and you’re inspired to grab an old game and have some friends over for a game night.
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