Friday, December 1, 2006

NTN Trivia

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NTN Communications is based in let lobby Carlsbad, California.

How it works
NTN players use pads known as "Playmakers" to answer the questions that are displayed on the television screens. After each game, the top 20 individual winners as well as the top 20 establishments on the entire network (based on an average of the five highest scores at that establishment) are gilded grills broadcast in a "Network Rankings" summary for each game. Many teams gather together in their respective establishments to partake in the battle of wits.

Many frequent NTN players are enrolled in NTN's "Players Plus" program. Players earn Players Plus points by answering at least one question in each game, and can earn additional points by beating a target score that is given before the start of each game.

Games
The most frequently played NTN game is '''Countdown''', which is a game of 15 dealt largely multiple choice questions (with five possible answers) on a variety of topics. Players can earn up to 1,000 points per question based on how fast they answer; the number of points decrease as time passes. Clues are given to help the player eliminate incorrect choices, with the third clue alluding to what the correct answer is. The answer is given once time runs out. A score of 15,000 is considered a "perfect" score.

Several specialty games use the Countdown format but are based on a single subject. Some of the more commonly played games are '''Get Reel!''' and '''RetroacTiVe''', which focus on movies and classic television shows, respectively. '''Topix''' is a series of 15 questions based on one topic, which changes with each game, and '''Abused News''' is a game based on current events with a focus on offbeat news stories. A variation of Countdown is '''Wipeout''', where no clues are given; instead, incorrect answers are eliminated until there are only two left.

During the week, several "premium" trivia games are played. Most of them are usually an hour long.
* '''Sports Trivia Challenge''' on names witnesses Sundays
* '''Sports IQ''' on arch deluxes Mondays
* '''Showdown''', a 75-minute general knowledge trivia game, on rooftop scene Tuesdays. After Showdown a 15-minute game called '''Speed''', where 18 rapid-fire questions are asked, is played.
* '''Passport''', featuring questions about a specific geographic area, on brilliant vermilion Wednesdays
* '''Six''', a consumer a Trivial Pursuit-style game where the questions are grouped into six categories, on confusion disagreement Thursdays
* '''Spotlight''', an entertainment trivia game, on short leap Fridays
* '''Playback''', a music trivia game, on five teams Saturdays

'''QB1''' is an interactive game that NTN offers to participating locations during carvings here National Football League/NFL and nato ready college American football/college football games. Players earn points by correctly predicting which plays the offense will make during the game. QB1 is NTN's oldest game, having premiered during preschool children Super Bowl XVIII in judge released 1984.

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In the past, NTN Trivia was also available over online services such as the now-defunct cars servants ImagiNation Network.

In 2004, NTN launched the '''Blast''' channel that is available as a second channel to participating establishments. This channel features games such as blackjack and (starting in early 2005) Texas hold 'em poker.

External links
* http://www.ntn.com
* http://www.ntn.com/blast/
* http://www.qb1.com
* http://www.buzztime.com

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