Trivia Crack doesn’t have this problem because all the questions are general interest. Not all of my friends wanted to go head-to-head with me on Internet Culture, and no one wanted to come near me with Star Wars. My theory for this increase in friend population is that while QuizUp prided itself on having so many various categories (Internet Culture, Star Wars, Disney, Brand Names, and WWII History were my favorites), its diversity fragmented the player base. It also helps that more of my friends are playing Trivia Crack than ever played QuizUp.
In Trivia Crack I’m in charge of the pacing, which makes the game that much easier to just pick up and play it when I have a free hand and some time to kill. With Trivia Crack, because it’s turn-based and offers pauses in between questions, I can simply answer a question and then I’m instantly free to look up, or pocket my phone for whatever reason. In those few minutes, QuizUp demanded my near-full attention or I’d risk losing my shot at increasing my profile’s level for that category. Once the match began, I had to play it through if I were to get any credit for it. With QuizUp I was locked into a trivia match with another player somewhere else in the world.
Speaking of which, QuizUp never quite hooked me as much as Trivia Crack has, and I know exactly why. I’d simply replace my time with the game by scrolling through Twitter or catching up with my old trivia mistress, QuizUp. It’s a stretch to say I’m addicted, but I’d certainly miss playing if the game suddenly vanished tomorrow. When I’m out grocery shopping, walking across campus, on the bus, cooking dinner, chatting with my friends…the game is right there with me. There is no part of my day (except when I’m driving!) where I’m not liable to completely halt what I’m doing in order to play my turn. Additionally, Trivia Crack includes four Power-Ups that will help. Trivia Crack has creeped it’s way into my free time, right under my nose. Trivia Crack is also a game of strategy: you can steal characters from your opponents if you challenge them on a duel If the wheel stops at the the special slot, youll be able to choose between playing for a character or challenging your opponent so you can steal one of his.
He’s a history teacher who likes to watch documentaries…I have no hope. Or it’s Trivia Crack giving me a heads up that my friend Craig just won yet another match, bumping his wins into the double digits while I still am struggling to hit win #3 against him. Nope, it’s just Trivia Crack letting me know my friend Rachel beat my challenge and I lost my Science character.