monthly hardcore gaming quiz

[Mr_Horizon]

November Quiz - this round ends soon!

How many cards do you still have in your hand? Quick, play all of them! Thursday night this quiz will be over.
So far over 90 people have joined, four of them from this forum. Don't stop now!

excelsior don't worry about #7, you got the point. But what else would it be if not a video game?

So all you previous players, personman windfisch teroknor mainpatr alexmate 🧀Son of Suzy Creamcheese🧀 weasel Woody Alien 2 Apollo Chungus cacao dr_st ommadawnyawn2 ...and maybe also others like retr0gamer lurker or spanky ...how about it?


Deadline for entries is the Thursday November 30th, entry via www.retrogamequiz.com/

Here's the quiz again... last move, now or never! i.imgur.com/pSlkklm.png

[excelsior]

Mr_Horizon - This is the arcade game

[Mr_Horizon]

Dec 3, 2023 1:05:44 GMT -5 excelsior said:

Mr_Horizon - This is the arcade game

oh wow, thank you!

I had found a digital version, this one: infinitygametable.com/game/hungry-hungry-hippos//url]

[Mr_Horizon]

November Quiz - Answers & Score

Time is up and the game is over! Who has brought all their pieces to the finish, has the most victory points and has no cards left in their hand? Scroll down and you'll find the high score list.

Something unusual happened in this round. All games were found out, but not by everyone - nobody scored full points (25+1 bonus) all month long.

The bonus point was awarded for correctly guessing the cover picture, which was of course inspired by the magical board game Jumanji.
See for yourself (at 1:40): youtu.be/rIH14Ir2DrA?si=3ZEnwU0yPWJ7leOL&t=97
That's what 73% of you recognised correctly!

But enough with the intro, here are the answers:

1) Mario Party 7
The famous "Nintendo board game" for consoles.
Answer Rate: 97%
Board game: -
Other suggestions: -

2) Catan Universe
The digital version of "Settlers of Catan".
Answer Rate: 76%
Board game: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13/catan
Other suggestions: Life, Game of Life

3) Dorfromantik
A case of "video game first, board game second".
Answer Rate: 74%
Board game: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/370591/dorfromantik-board-game
Other suggestions: Carcassone, Settlers of Catan, Settlers


4) Monopoly
Together with Mario Party the easiest title in this round, here the GBA version.
Answer Rate: 97%
Board game: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1406/monopoly
Other suggestions: -

5) Uno Flip
Answer Rate: 91%
Board game: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2223/uno
Other suggestions: Skip-Bo

6) Scotland Yard
Asymmetric gameplay in a board game from the 80s? The hunt for Mister X!
Answer Rate: 65%
Board game: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/438/scotland-yard
Other suggestions: Carmen Sandiego, Clue, Criminal Case, Fortune Street, Game of Life, Jack the Ripper, Letters from Whitechapel, Pandemic, Pinball, Power Grid, Sim city, wheel of fortune

7) Hungry Hungry Hippos
In German "Hippo Flipp".
Answer Rate: 67%
Board game: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5895/hungry-hungry-hippos
Other suggestions: Happy Hippo, A Hippo on a Rollercoaster, Bernd the Bread, Flickerball, Malplay, numberblocks, Peggle

8.) Ticket to Ride
In German "Zug um Zug".
Answer Rate: 65%
Board game: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9209/ticket-ride
Other suggestions: Anno, Arch Riva, Louisiana, Risk, Thomas The Tank Engine, TransAmerica


9) Tetra Master
The card game from Final Fantasy 9 also existed as a separate game, but both names were correct in this quiz.
Answer Rate: 54%
Board game: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/7604/final-fantasy-ix-tetra-master-card-game
Other suggestions: Brute Wars 2, Dragon Quest Trading Card Game, Magic Nations

10) Risk
In German "Risiko", here an old DOS version.
Answer Rate: 64%
Board game: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181/risk
Other suggestions: Axis and Allies, Colonial Conquest, Isle Wars, Oil Imperium, Richesses du monde, South America

11) Pokémon Trading Card Game
Answer Rate: 65%
Board game: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2165/pokemon-trading-card-game
Other suggestions: Yu-Gi-Oh, Duel Masters, Casino Kid, Poker, SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash

12) Malefiz
Also known as "Barricade".
Answer Rate: 46%
Board game: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2322/malefiz
Other suggestions: 4x Mensch ärgere Dich nicht, Solitaire, Go, 4 Gewinnt, Clubhouse Games, Labyrinth, Ludo, Morabaraba, Second Life, Sorry, Wii Party

13) Hero Quest - Return of the Witch King
The expansion to the first Hero Quest.
Answer Rate: 59%
Board game: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/699/heroquest
Other suggestions: 4x Dungeons & Dragons, The Black Eye, Equinox, Solstice

14) Culdcept
Answer Rate: 36%
Board game: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/269694/culdcept-card-game
Other suggestions: 5x Final Fantasy Tactics, Advance Wars, Disagaea, Dynasty Warriors, Itadaki Street, Playmobil Fort

15) Boom Blox
Jenga is the inspiration, but the game here has a completely different name.
But since it's now December and therefore SOON CHRISTMAS, I've also given the Jenga entries half a point.
Answer Rate: 56% (only Boom Blox!)
Board game: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2452/jenga
Other suggestions: 34x Jenga (0.5 points), Penguin

16) Magic Arena
The card game Magic the Gathering in digital form.
Answer Rate: 72%
Board game: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/463/magic-gathering
Other suggestions: Hearthstone, Gwent, God of War

17) Town of Salem
The old card games "Werewolves" or "Mafia" were converted into a computer game with this title.
Answer Rate: 46%
Board game: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/191432/town-salem-card-game
Other suggestions: Culdcept, The Fuggers, Gallows Guessing, Lego Harry Potter

18) Gwent The Witcher Card Game
Another card game - "Witcher" also gave the point.
Answer Rate: 54%
Board game: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/178147/gwent-monsters-and-scoiatael
Other suggestions: Hearthstone, heroes of camelot, Reckless Flurry Deck, Warhammer

19) Rock em Sock em Robots
Another plastic block like Hungry Hippos, here the GBA version.
Answer Rate: 51%
Board game: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/7308/rock-em-sock-em-robots
Other suggestions: Panzer Dragoon, Robo Rumble, Super Pro Boxing, Wario Ware

20) Baten Kaitos Origins
As of number 20, less than a quarter of you got the games right - Here's the prequel to a Gamecube RPG with card mechanics.
Answer Rate: 22%
Board game: -
Other suggestions: Granblue, Lost kingdoms, Culdcept, Eternal Card Game, Final Fantasy, Gloomhaven, Hearthstone, jenga, King of Avalon, World of Warcraft

21) Clubhouse Games: 51 World Classics
No, not Tipp-Kick, Foosball, Mini Football or Subbuteo, they don't have these tracks on the board!
The correct answers are "Stiga Soccer" (the original), Clubhouse Games (the Switch game collection) or "Toy Soccer" (the name of the game in the collection).
Answer Rate: 19%
Brettspiel: www.amazon.de/-/en/71-1383-11/dp/B079Z7T9S7
Other suggestions: 14x Tipp Kick, 8x Subbuteo, 5x Mini Football, Foosball, Kicker, Soccer, Tactics & Glory, Boom Boom Soccer, Bubble Football, Europa Cup, Fifa Wii, Virtual Foosball

22) Strip Poker
One of many 80s poker games with scantily clad women, here a Spectrum version.
Answer Rate: 20%
Board game: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1115/poker
Other suggestions: Pictionary, Wario Ware, Bikini, Blackjack, jacks party

23) Robo Rally
A mobile phone game for the board game. Has anyone played one of the many remakes? I only know/have the originals from the 90s.
Answer Rate: 9%
Board game: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/18/roborally
Other suggestions: Bomberman, Ape Escape, Dragon Quest V, Factory Fun, Klax, mario party, Mouse trap, Wii Party

24) Gloomhaven
The Gloomhaven base game is huge and weighs almost 10 kilos.
Answer Rate: 18%
Board game: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/174430/gloomhaven
Other suggestions: Lord of the Rings, Duel of Summoners, Heros of dragon age, Legend of Kain, Shadowlands, Shadowverse, Skylords Reborn, World of Warcraft

25) Sagaland
In English "Enchanted Forest". This classic board game, which is over 40 years old, was turned into a computer game in 2004.
Congratulations to Frozentiger (Circuit Board) and Navarone (Gamepro) - you two are the only ones who got it right! Please tell us how you did it.
Answer Rate: 1.4%
Board game: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/938/enchanted-forest
Other suggestions: Runescape, Stronghold, Tower Defence, Chess, Battle




Here is the quiz picture again, followed by the answers:



Answer picture:

Direct link: i.imgur.com/ORBdr57.png



HIGH SCORE

01 - 25 points - mnc - Gerhard S.
02 - 25 points - mnc - Ost West Elite
03 - 25 points - gsg - partykiller
04 - 25 points - hcg - excelsior
05 - 25 points - mnc - Mangamaniac2171
06 - 25 points - rta - Marek
07 - 24 points - cib - frozentiger
08 - 24 points - mnc - OfflineChris
09 - 24 points - spz - The_BACH
10 - 23 points - rta - EarthPainting
11 - 23 points - mtc - Panda Pedinte
12 - 23 points - nto - Ande
13 - 23 points - pop - turzilla
14 - 22 points - ntl - charlix12323
15 - 22 points - rta - Illusionary
16 - 22 points - mmx - fedprod
17 - 22 points - ftg - JuniorFE
18 - 22 points - gpo - DocMoody
19 - 22 points - rta - malus
20 - 22 points - mmx - LittleChoco

21 - 21 points - nto - Devil1983
22 - 21 points - gdc - Fyrchtegott
23 - 21 points - gms - kopyright
24 - 21 points - mmx - Klunky
25 - 21 points - rkb - kirika1987
26 - 21 points - rta - hamsterstyle
27 - 20 points - ata - Keir
28 - 20 points - mnc - chifan
29 - 20 points - gpo - rave
30 - 19 points - gpo - Navarone
31 - 19 points - gav - Wizdom
32 - 19 points - sh2 - BVBFabi09
33 - 19 points - eab - Nobby_UK
34 - 19 points - rtg - ElginMcQueen
35 - 19 points - cib - Seizokano
36 - 19 points - ata - jgkspsx
37 - 19 points - mnc - Mitschel
38 - 18 points - gms - j1m
39 - 18 points - rta - PCfromNYC
40 - 18 points - smu - Herr Schatten
41 - 18 points - mmx - Lynx
42 - 18 points - sh2 - FoxSpitzer
43 - 18 points - mtc - Wibblewozzer
44 - 18 points - wtd - svenoble
45 - 17 points - mmx - Knuckles
46 - 17 points - hcg - dsparil
47 - 17 points - ftg - rwklau
48 - 17 points - cib - ectorhga
49 - 17 points - pop - Don Como
50 - 17 points - rtg - Antiriad2097
51 - 17 points - m!g - Red XIII
52 - 17 points - can - Dark Kariya
53 - 17 points - sh2 - godzella
54 - 17 points - gdc - Zion
55 - 17 points - eab - Havie
56 - 16 points - ntl - Matt_Barber
57 - 16 points - rkb - salversurfer
58 - 16 points - gms - hellermarie
59 - 16 points - mmx - Dnamei
60 - 16 points - rta - Bushmonkey
61 - 16 points - rkb - Addearheart
62 - 15 points - mtc - MegaApple
63 - 15 points - smu - BulletMagnet
64 - 15 points - rkb - DSOP.ape
65 - 15 points - gpo - X3ll
66 - 15 points - gms - kanedat
67 - 14 points - wtd - VfBFan
68 - 14 points - hcg - teroknor
69 - 14 points - rkb - Luggsen
70 - 14 points - gpo - Messor Torvus
71 - 14 points - mtc - FunnyJay
72 - 14 points - wtd - tilmobaxter
73 - 13 points - rta - Blufunk
74 - 13 points - eab - mailman
75 - 13 points - ftg - Lurker
76 - 13 points - spz - Striderblade
77 - 13 points - ntl - Dogorilla
78 - 13 points - cib - Elemental Master
79 - 13 points - gpo - kataka
80 - 13 points - rkb - Astarth
81 - 13 points - wtd - MrBlack
82 - 13 points - ntl - ReadytoShock
83 - 13 points - gav - Scorplian
84 - 12 points - gms - KellogsFrosties
85 - 12 points - mmx - Shades
86 - 12 points - sh2 - Vino
87 - 12 points - mtc - QFNS
88 - 12 points - ftg - LockeTribal
89 - 12 points - gdc - D4rkD
90 - 12 points - rta - aLaxLuthor
91 - 12 points - stf - Waelthus
92 - 11 points - m!g - geohound
93 - 11 points - spz - Geddoe
94 - 11 points - rkb - TreasureHunter
95 - 11 points - gpo - GAMEPROFF
96 - 10 points - off - Kelly the cutest
97 - 10 points - mnc - HomiSite
98 - 10 points - wtd - yollum
99 - 10 points - ntl - Bunkerneath
100 - 10 points - wtd - bormioli
101 - 10 points - f64 - Pat Power
102 - 10 points - can - M.Rick75
103 - 10 points - ftg - Lizard
104 - 10 points - hcg - personman
105 - 9 points - gpo - Bully
106 - 9 points - ntl - BabyYoda71
107 - 9 points - mnc - Lukulus
108 - 9 points - rta - Charlie2Zer0
109 - 9 points - gav - Sun
110 - 9 points - off - Karsten
111 - 9 points - stf - P1NKAC1D
112 - 9 points - wtd - Brainbug
113 - 8 points - mnc - elementalMaster
114 - 8 points - nto - Hemmy
115 - 8 points - hcg - snake
116 - 8 points - gpo - Eddie
117 - 8 points - wtd - Schnuddeltier
118 - 8 points - rkb - FolderOfDoom
119 - 8 points - nto - 4C8en
120 - 8 points - gdc - Canti
121 - 8 points - f64 - Jammet
122 - 8 points - ftg - Destria
123 - 8 points - ntl - Snatcher
124 - 8 points - pop - Arne
125 - 7 points - cib - Jan565
126 - 7 points - m!g - Kong
127 - 7 points - gav - RedBrooke
128 - 6 points - off - Patrick
129 - 6 points - pop - Saschascha
130 - 6 points - rkb - flof1ghterLegend
131 - 6 points - gdc - Mina
132 - 6 points - mtc - freshVeggie
133 - 4 points - gav - Yoshi
134 - 4 points - pop - Daiyama
135 - 3 points - pop - PUH
136 - 3 points - gsg - LI
137 - 3 points - hcg - vnisanian2001
138 - 3 points - ntl - StarPoint
139 - 1 points - wtd - kkuez
140 - 1 points - rtg - rossi46




LOCAL HIGH SCORE

1 - 25 points - excelsior
2 - 17 points - dsparil
3 - 14 points - teroknor
4 - 10 points - personman
5 - 08 points - Snake
6 - 03 points - vnisanian2001



Congratulations to excelsior for the local lead and almost full score.

dsparil and teroknor need a rewatch of Jumanji.

Thanks to you all for participating... there is ONE quiz left.

[excelsior]

Never even heard of Sagaland. I'm surprised more people didn't correctly guess Gloomhaven, since that game is all about creating a Souls experience in the board game space, there's a big video/board game crossover appeal there in terms of fanbase. Beyond that, it was featured at a recent Nintendo Direct so it's been in the public eye lately.

[Mr_Horizon]

Soon the final round will begin... Quiz #100!

[excelsior]

That is just fabulous

[Mr_Horizon]

January Quiz - Musicians

Here it is finally, Quiz #100. 

In this round you have to recognise the game that the pictured musicians appear in - be it a guitar-wielding protagonist, a cool sci-fi DJ or the medieval band of a fantasy RPG.
There was some speculation about a special theme for the last round, but in the end I didn't follow through with any of these ideas - so no "Game Over" screens, no defeated player characters (I don't want to end with a corpse quiz ) and no "best of" either.

Nevertheless, there is something special about this round, as you can win up to five (!) bonus points.  You can see the first four in the entry form, but the fifth one is different:

If this forum manages to surpass its highest number of participants, every player from here gets a bonus point.

For the Hardcore Gaming 101 this number is: TEN (April 2022)


For all this effort, there is also something to win this time:

1x Neo Geo Mini from the admins of the Maniac Forum
1x 50€ Mystery Box from "www.retroplace.com - Your marketplace for video games & consoles"
1x ATARI: Art and Design of Video Games. The translator Stephan Freundorfer is publishing the "Prince of Persia" diaries together with the game designer Jordan Mechner in April this year.

Prizes will be raffled among the top 50, legal recourse is excluded.


The deadline for entries is Wednesday 31st of January, please join via www.retrogamequiz.com/

Here is the (last!) quiz:

Direct link: i.imgur.com/vbJloo1.png

[Snake]

Jan 1, 2024 10:45:30 GMT -5 Mr_Horizon said:

Pretty freaken awesome!  Do one of your riddles!

And... wow, there are actual prizes this round?!

[Mr_Horizon]

Jan 4, 2024 13:02:43 GMT -5 Snake said:

Jan 1, 2024 10:45:30 GMT -5 Mr_Horizon said:

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Pretty freaken awesome!  Do one of your riddles!

And... wow, there are actual prizes this round?!

Yes, I did one of my riddles.

And you are right, there's something to win this time!

In the "old maniac" forum there were prizes before (a Mini SNES and later a Mini Playstation), but limited to the local community. This time it's for everyone, also an artbook writer and a shop owner contributed additional stuff, so there's more - fitting for the final round. 

[grad]

What an epic farewell.

I have to participate now. You get everything I've got.

[Mr_Horizon]

January Quiz - Clues #1

We are in the last round, fifty players are already participating... who is still missing?
Are you waiting for a few clues so that you can join in? Then I better not keep you waiting any longer:

1) Game #4 has a female main character, the screenshot shows the sound menu.
2) Picture number 6 shows the tutorial of a very wacky Japanese music game (Sony exclusive).
3) In the intro of the home computer game #19 from the late 80s, this guy plays in a full-screen band.
4) The #8 is a new-ish platformer in which you help a young guitarist with his self-discovery.

...don't forget there's prizes this time:

1x Neo Geo Mini
1x 50€ Mystery Box from www.retroplace.com
1x ATARI: Art and Design of Video Games

These will be raffled among the top 50.

The deadline is Wednesday 31st of January, participation via www.retrogamequiz.com/

Here is the quiz again: i.imgur.com/vbJloo1.png

[Mr_Horizon]

January Quiz - Clues #2

This is the very last clue post, in the very last round... so now it's definitely time to join, or are you really gonna miss this?? Seventy-five people had enough FOMO to already submit their entries - you do however still have time until next WEDNESDAY.

Here we go:

1) Game 20 is from a German developer whose last title was a big disappointment.
2) Number 11 is a racing game from the 90s.
3) In picture 14, you are controlling a well-known superhero.
4) Title 16 is an RPG based on D&D.

Besides the FOUR bonus points from the additional questions, don't forget the "bonus point for all":
If this forum manages to surpass its highest number of participants, every player from here gets a bonus point.

The deadline is next Wednesday the 31st January, participation via www.retrogamequiz.com/

Here is the quiz again: i.imgur.com/vbJloo1.png

[Mr_Horizon]

January Quiz - final call

This is the last call for my very last quiz - Come Wednesday night EVERYTHING will end!

There are already well over a hundred people participating, including TWO from the hcg101 forum.

Alright, do you want the crowd bonus point for this forum? You have to be at least TEN people.


Here are all hardcore gaming 101 users who have ever participated in this series (people without "@" already joined this round):

1upsuper
8 Bit Dreams
alexmate
Apollo Chungus
Bumpyroad
cacao
dsparil
eatersthemanfool
Amelia
excelsior
grad
jcrankin
mainpatr
moran
Murphy
Neo Rasa
ommadawnyawn2
personman
phediuk
Snake
🧀Son of Suzy Creamcheese🧀
surnshurn
teroknor
vnisanian2001
Weasel
Windfisch
Woody Alien
Woody Alien 2

So who else is joining? It really is the last round!


Deadline is Wednesday the 31st of January, participation via www.retrogamequiz.com/

And here it is one last time, the final quiz: i.imgur.com/vbJloo1.png

[vnisanian2001]

Can I want out of this? I bombed the last time around.