Quiz Games
| 11. Januar 2008 | Posted by admin under Educational Games |
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Educational Games have been in existence since time immemorial. Such games were most likely born of the need to educate the young of the species so they can experience the travails of life at their earliest and be prepared to meet life head-on. Among educational games, Quiz Games occupy a special place.
This is a versatile game which everyone can play and just about anywhere. The basic and only requirement of the game is there should be minimum two people, able to understand each other. The quiz game's base rules are simple. One party asks questions, the other answers. If the answer is correct, the answering party scores a point. After the mutually agreed quota of questions have been asked, the two parties switch roles and the same number of questions have to be answered by the party which was earlier doing the asking. After the question and answer session is concluded, the marks tally is compared and the party with the most correct answers is declared the winner.
Variations
Plenty of variations are possible, from very simple to extremely complex. Simple ones including – number of rounds played, more than two competing parties, questions covering a certain genre, a neutral umpire, inclusion of audio and visual clues and so many more. Complex ones could be – playing for money and playing against a computer, to name a few. Online quiz sites are also now available, for example addictinggames.com/theimpossiblequiz.html. The player has to answer questions thrown at him by the computer. The computer provides four answers, of which only one is correct. If the player selects the right answer, his score increases by one point. If he fails, the score remains unchanged and the computer moves on to the next question. This is done for 50 questions after which the player is informed of his final score.
