Wits and Wagers
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Wits & Wagers is a board game
designed by Dominic Crapuchettes and others. It is published by North Star Games
. The first edition of the game was introduced in 2005, but the more refined second edition was released in 2007 and continues to be available today.
The game is played in seven rounds. One trivia question is asked each round, and each player gives a numerical answer to every trivia question. Players simultaneously place their written answer to the trivia question on the betting mat, and then bet on the answer they believe is closest to the right answer. The House pays players who choose the correct answer based on the odds marked on the board. The player with the most chips after the seventh question is the winner.
The game is designed for 4 to 20 players, with a maximum of seven individuals or teams. It is possible to play with fewer people, but it limits the range of odds for the payout.
Wits & Wagers has won over 20 awards including the Mensa Select award, the Board Game Geek 2007 Party Game of the Year, and GAMES Magazine
2007 Party Game of the Year. German, French, Swedish, and Norwegian editions of Wits & Wagers were released in the fall of 2008. Spanish and UK editions are expected to be released in the spring of 2009.
. The title is being developed by Hidden Path Entertainment.http://www.hiddenpath.com/witswagers.htm
Board game
A board game is a game which involves counters or pieces being moved on a pre-marked surface or "board", according to a set of rules. Games may be based on pure strategy, chance or a mixture of the two, and usually have a goal which a player aims to achieve...
designed by Dominic Crapuchettes and others. It is published by North Star Games
North Star Games
-History:Dominic Crapuchettes grew up designing and inventing board games since he was 9 years old. He fulfilled his lifelong goal of starting a board game company in 2003 while attending Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park. MBA classmate Satish...
. The first edition of the game was introduced in 2005, but the more refined second edition was released in 2007 and continues to be available today.
The game is played in seven rounds. One trivia question is asked each round, and each player gives a numerical answer to every trivia question. Players simultaneously place their written answer to the trivia question on the betting mat, and then bet on the answer they believe is closest to the right answer. The House pays players who choose the correct answer based on the odds marked on the board. The player with the most chips after the seventh question is the winner.
The game is designed for 4 to 20 players, with a maximum of seven individuals or teams. It is possible to play with fewer people, but it limits the range of odds for the payout.
Wits & Wagers has won over 20 awards including the Mensa Select award, the Board Game Geek 2007 Party Game of the Year, and GAMES Magazine
GAMES Magazine
Games magazine is a United States magazine devoted to games and puzzles, and is published by Games Publications, a division of Kappa Publishing Group.-History:...
2007 Party Game of the Year. German, French, Swedish, and Norwegian editions of Wits & Wagers were released in the fall of 2008. Spanish and UK editions are expected to be released in the spring of 2009.
Video game
A video game adaption of Wits and Wagers was released on May 7, 2008 on Xbox Live ArcadeXbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade is a type of video game download distribution available primarily in a section of the Xbox Live Marketplace, Microsoft's digital distribution network for the Xbox 360, that focuses on smaller downloadable games from both major publishers and independent game developers...
. The title is being developed by Hidden Path Entertainment.http://www.hiddenpath.com/witswagers.htm