Want to help me develop a new bar game?

[In58men]

Originally Posted by Rausch

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I'm telling you man, it was a big hit that night. It can easily be turned into a drinking game. Trivia makes you think and your deep concentration can easily kill a buzz. Every time we tailgate we break out a set in the parking lot, tons of people come to joy in. I would do it on certain days though.


Most bars already have trivia. I was at black angus and they had some lame trivia/Texas hold'em computer game where you can play against others. Really boring if you ask me. There's no excitement. You get a question right then what lol? Next question? Boring.

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by Inmem58

I'm telling you man, it was a big hit that night. It can easily be turned into a drinking game. Trivia makes you think and your deep concentration can easily kill a buzz. Every time we tailgate we break out a set in the parking lot, tons of people come to joy in. I would do it on certain days though.

Uh huh...

[In58men]

Originally Posted by Rausch

Uh huh...

Ban bar games

[Rausch]

12 beer trivia:

4 players, 12 beers in front of each.

You ask questions any sober and 5th grade educated person could answer.

Players can answer, pass, or bet.

Answer right you're safe.
Answer wrong, drink beer.
Bet = you go with or against that person's answer. You lose, drink beer. You win yer' safe.
Pass = skips you and next person has no choice but to bet or answer.

Play until someone taps out or runs out of beer...

[In58men]

Originally Posted by Rausch

12 beer trivia:

4 players, 12 beers in front of each.

You ask questions any sober and 5th grade educated person could answer.

Players can answer, pass, or bet.

Answer right you're safe.
Answer wrong, drink beer.
Bet = you go with or against that person's answer. You lose, drink beer. You win yer' safe.
Pass = skips you and next person has no choice but to bet or answer.

Play until someone taps out or runs out of beer...

Yeah that sounds boring man. I guess it's the type of drinker you are. I don't like to sit and think at bar. I like to up and moving around. Playing pool or shuffleboard. Trivia games aren't original by any means, most bars already have trivia you're just turning it around to a drinking game.

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by Inmem58

Yeah that sounds boring man. I guess it's the type of drinker you are. I don't like to sit and think at bar.

That's the one place thinking is imperative...

[TinyEvel]

Uh, just put one of these on every table?

[In58men]

Originally Posted by TinyEvel

Uh, just put one of these on every table?

These are ****ing addicting. Nowadays people can easy google how to win.

[trndobrd]

How about a bar version of golf? Instead of a huge 18 hole course, just have 6 holes, all arrayed around the same green on top of a table. Since swinging the golf clubs would be dangerous in a crowded bar, you might need a way of hitting the ball that is more direct. The small size of the green would make play a little too easy, so you could add some mini-golf style obstacles. Or, better yet, use the golf ball to strike a target ball to hit it into the hole.

[crazycoffey]

Originally Posted by trndobrd

How about a bar version of golf? Instead of a huge 18 hole course, just have 6 holes, all arrayed around the same green on top of a table. Since swinging the golf clubs would be dangerous in a crowded bar, you might need a way of hitting the ball that is more direct. The small size of the green would make play a little too easy, so you could add some mini-golf style obstacles. Or, better yet, use the golf ball to strike a target ball to hit it into the hole.

What is billiards, Alex

[HoneyBadger]

I played darts at a bar once. It was fun

[Hydrae]

So how about, just like in Clue, each patron who wants to play is given a set of clues on their phone app. They will then need to interact with the other players to gain additional clues and narrow down the suspect pool. You can only get one clue from each other player until you have gotten one from each. Then you can get another from those players.

You can also add in your idea of including clues with the UPC codes on beer bottles. Perhaps even have hidden UPC based clues in the bar that require another clue to find. So they scan their beer and instead of being told that Professor Plum is innocent, it gives them a clue to find the UPC code under the second bar stool from the left.

I think you could have a lot of fun with the coding of something like this too. Build in a lot of randomization to keep the game fresh each time around.

[AustinChief]

Originally Posted by Hydrae

So how about, just like in Clue, each patron who wants to play is given a set of clues on their phone app. They will then need to interact with the other players to gain additional clues and narrow down the suspect pool. You can only get one clue from each other player until you have gotten one from each. Then you can get another from those players.

You can also add in your idea of including clues with the UPC codes on beer bottles. Perhaps even have hidden UPC based clues in the bar that require another clue to find. So they scan their beer and instead of being told that Professor Plum is innocent, it gives them a clue to find the UPC code under the second bar stool from the left.

I think you could have a lot of fun with the coding of something like this too. Build in a lot of randomization to keep the game fresh each time around.

PERFECT! This is the kind of input I am looking for! Now I just need to figure out some more details of the game play itself. For example, I'm guessing it will need to be "turn based" with a timer that works something like the draft. Meaning, if your time runs out the next player can go but you can still jump in and take your turn you don't lose it. How does that sound?

Also I need to get into the specifics of what exactly you can do to interact with players to get clues.

Also also I am thinking of having the occasional "challenge" that coms up. For example, at some point during the game the app beeps and gives everyone a trivia question (or whatever... could be something much more interesting and fun here) and the first person to answer correctly/win the challenge gets an extra clue.

Loads of things that can be done with this.. I am just looking for ideas right now so I can pare it all down to the essential components of game play and the most fun "extras" so I can get started fleshing it all out.

[Hydrae]

Originally Posted by AustinChief

PERFECT! This is the kind of input I am looking for! Now I just need to figure out some more details of the game play itself. For example, I'm guessing it will need to be "turn based" with a timer that works something like the draft. Meaning, if your time runs out the next player can go but you can still jump in and take your turn you don't lose it. How does that sound?

Also I need to get into the specifics of what exactly you can do to interact with players to get clues.

Also also I am thinking of having the occasional "challenge" that coms up. For example, at some point during the game the app beeps and gives everyone a trivia question (or whatever... could be something much more interesting and fun here) and the first person to answer correctly/win the challenge gets an extra clue.

Loads of things that can be done with this.. I am just looking for ideas right now so I can pare it all down to the essential components of game play and the most fun "extras" so I can get started fleshing it all out.

I wasn't thinking turn based because I would be afraid the players would just end up sitting at a table. If that happens, it might as well be a board game (although few people would sit and play a board game these days). Instead, people would just go to other players (I am not sure how they would know who the other players are) to get the clues. This is why the limit on one clue from each person before getting a second clue. A timed round would help keep things balanced though. Or instead of timed, the app tracks who has gotten clues and everyone has to get a clue before the next round unlocks. If someone stops participating though you would at least need a timer where if no one has exchanged a clue in 3 minutes, the next round starts. Not sure if the person(s) who didn't get a clue(s) is dropped from the game or just loses the ability to get that one clue.

Just some thoughts. I will think on this more, this is kind of fun.

[AustinChief]

Another nice thing about having an app to "mange" the game... it can take what would otherwise appear to be a ridiculously complex game and simplify the hell out of it by keeping track of all your clues and prompting for certain actions instead of anyone having to "know" what is going on... the app can offer a ton of guidance.