## Description
The empire of Xandor has been under siege by dark forces. Desperate, the King
Gaelyn sent a request for help to the lords of the castles in his land. From
each castle, three subjects – a prince, a knight and a page were selected to
face riddles and dragons.
This is the background of the board game _Trivia Quest_. After selecting the
difficulty and their castle, each of the participating players (one to four,
there are no computer players) needs to choose the correct answer out of four
options in the first so-called “wisdom round”. This is necessary to accumulate
enough gold and food to enter the game map with a character and be able to
progress there. An incorrect answer starts the next player’s turn.
On the board itself, movement is also dependent on answering the questions
which are prompted by landing on one of the trivia question squares. These are
divided into four categories (for example,a TV square means a question out of
television, literature or movies), and the faster a question has been answered
correctly, the more squares a player’s character can move. It’s possible to
switch between the three different characters provided enough gold has been
accumulated. There are also special squares denoting dragon lairs. These
trigger an arcade sequence where additional gold can be gained if the dragon
is defeated, but in case of a loss the dragon also takes gold from the player.
The fighting ability is influenced by the character type, with the page being
the weakest. Finally, there are squares and situations which can lead to a
“wisdom duel”, meaning a player vs. player question battle.The quest ends when
all three characters have reached a home castle, the winner being the player
with the most gold.
Trivia Quest