lewser wrote:
Jim is right, they are in a Death Spiral. Live trivia is more rewarding anyway.
There was a time when I would have been extremely upset to think that NTN/BT would go away. COOGS and I used to play every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, and the occasional Thursday and QB1. Now, although we have a great location with wonderful service and boxes that work, we're down to just Tuesday and Wednesday, and very, very occasionally Saturday. (QB1 now being reserved for the Super Bowl, as no location near us has it as the default.) Instead on a lot of Thursdays and some Fridays, we play live trivia, on Thursdays with someone who used to be a regular NTN/BT player, but now no longer finds it interesting as compared to live. I would still miss Showdown and of course Sci-Files, but I agree with our friend WIDGET that live trivia is much more challenging (and thus enjoyable) than the average Countdown game (and so much better than Late Shift). And yes, the free drinks and gift certificates (and cash when we come in first) are nice incentives.
I also note that what used to be the Mezzanine team now not only plays live trivia instead of Showdown on Tuesdays, but most Wednesdays has even abandoned SIX for live trivia.
So, Buzzies--you had a lot of dedicated players in Houston, but now not so much. And no, the answer is not the BT version of live trivia, which still involves endless multiple choice questions, when the challenge of the live trivia we play is generating answers to often complex and thought-provoking questions, and having the time to discuss them with teammates.
Brooke/AARDVK