Play Trivia on Twitter with Twivial

Apr 9, 2009 by Shivendu Madhava

Twivial is a savory blend of twitter and trivia. It’s the first ever game on twitter and it’s the easiest way to play trivia against millions of players!
Each round last an hour and each round starts 15 minutes after the previous one.
At the beginning of each round, there are 240 points available. The first person to answer correctly in a round gets a point bonus. As the round goes on, that pot ticks down every couple of seconds, until the round is over. Once you answer correctly, the bot will message you additional questions in which you can answer and get bonus points.
How do You play?

Simple! If you have already have a twitter account, just follow twivia_bot (www.twitter.com/twivia_bot). Then, when you see twivia_bot update his status with a question, direct message your answer. Or, you can simply enter your answer into the box above and click guess!

If you don’t have a twitter account, it only takes a minute to get you into the game. First, sign up for an account by going to www.twitter.com. Then, follow the steps above.

Who created twivial?

It started as a experimental gameplay project at Large Animal Games, by @mattwkelly. If you enjoy it or have feedback, you can follow him on twitter!

Brad MacDonald created the logo and Wade Tinney (@largeanimal) inspired the project.