A trivia game about someone
The best round of any birthday is the one about the person. Trinko hands you the board: pick the occasion, type the name, and five categories arrive with the questions half-written. Ten minutes the night before, then the TV, the phones, and a room finding out who really knows them.
The occasions
- A birthday. Where they grew up, first job, worst haircut, the trip that went wrong.
- A wedding or a bachelorette. Both names; how they met, who said it first, what they argue about.
- An anniversary. The wedding day, the years since, and a category on each of them.
- A baby shower. The parents as babies, the news, getting ready, names and guesses.
- Christmas at somebody's. Traditions, the dinner, presents past, the family, the disasters.
- A send-off or a retirement. Day one, the desk, work stories, the people, what's next.
- The office. Who, the kitchen, the building, the year, the inside jokes.
- Just because. All about one person.
How it works
- Pick the occasion and type the name (two names for a couple). Five categories appear, each with five prompts in the shape of a question: "What is Sam's go-to order at a restaurant?"
- Fill in the answers you know. Skip a prompt or rewrite it; the board is yours. Add a picture to any square if you like.
- Put it on the TV. Guests scan the QR, type a team name, and play from their phones. Nobody has to run it: party mode reads nothing aloud and the room judges the answers.
Twenty-five squares is about an hour, the right length between the cake and the speeches. The person it is about can play as a team, or sit as the judge, which is usually funnier.
What it costs
Nothing. Making a board about someone and running the night are free. If you would rather start with a night that is already written, the shop has free boards for a kitchen table.
Make one
Sign in with an email and a password, then make a board about someone. Ten minutes now, and the board is yours to run as many nights as you like. Trivia night at home covers the TV and the phones.
Questions people ask
How long does a trivia game about someone take to make?
About ten minutes. The occasion gives you five categories with five prompts each; you type the answers you know and skip the rest.
Do guests need an app to play?
No. They scan the QR on the TV or type the code at trinkotrivia.com, give a team name, and play in the browser.
Can the person it is about play?
Yes, as a team, or as the judge who rules on every answer, which is usually the better seat.
Can I use it at a restaurant or a bar?
Yes. Any screen that shows a web page is the board: a TV with a browser, a Chromecast, AirPlay, or a laptop on an HDMI cable.
Is it free?
Yes. Making the board and running the night cost nothing.