The Online Quiz Participants Value the Knowledge of Other Erudites - The Case of QuizBoom.com

Sept. 9, 2009 - PRLog -- An alternative to TV trivia shows, the Internet trivia game QuizBoom has now introduced lifelines, which offer players help in answering game questions. These new lifelines are game features well known to trivia game connoisseurs throughout the world. „50/50”, „Other Players’ Answers” and „Other Question” are popular trivia game lifelines. Trivia game statistics show that players are most willing to trust other participants’ opinions.

The Trivia Game website QuizBoom.com has discovered that players all over the world really enjoy the trivia game format, where each game offers lifelines that give the player a bit of help in answering more complicated questions. QuizBoom.com has received player suggestions, asking to add the lifelines, since these make the game more exciting! The game developers have noted that people don’t like to guess at a question...instead, they would rather use the lifeline that allows an additional bet on the game.

Only a week has passed since lifelines were added to the game, but the developers have already noticed several interesting aspects to the use of lifelines. The most popular of the three lifelines is „Other Players’ Answers”. This lifeline is used most often, both for simple questions where the player doesn’t know the answer and for more complicated questions where the player needs additional help.

This factor proves that QuizBoom.com participants trust other players’ opinions and knowledge, and that they are prone to take advantage of that lifeline, instead of the „Other Question” or „50/50”. In a survey of the most active QuizBoom players, it was discovered that in their option, this lifeline is the most effective. Due to the fact that QuizBoom players are so very knowledgeable, and have played the game consistently for a while, the information provided about their answers to a question can be trusted.

When the lifeline „Other Players’ Answers” is used, the next most often used lifeline is „50/50”. This opportunity is  taken advantage of by players most often for questions that are not too difficult and the player already has an idea of which answer may be correct.

The Trivia Game QuizBoom.com hopes to make ongoing improvements and format changes to satisfy all trivia game lovers. The creators’ goal is to offer a high quality and secure service—a trivia game which, different form TV trivia games, gives players the opportunity to participate without limits or publicity. According to QuizBoom founders, all curious and knowledge-hungry people should have the chance to prove their knowledge and receive remuneration for, their abilities. In an interactive environment, players should be able to improve their trivia knowledge at any time and any place.

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Quizboom.com is a risk-free online quiz where players compete against each other using their trivia knowledge. All players are rewarded with cash prizes – only a player’s skill determines the outcome of each game round. QuizBoom.com is a game created for everyone who loves trivia – those who have taken part in trivia games or have always wanted to.With QuizBoom.com, each and every player can take part at any time – there are no limits to proving one’s trivia knowledge.. Each game consists of 16 multiple choice questions with different difficulty levels covering various subjects. Everyone can play the game for free – QuizBoom.com gives free chips for each registered user. Chips are needed for making bets on ones game score. At the end of each day’s quiz game all the individual games played are ranked by their scores.The daily game pool is distributed to all players of the particular day according to pre-defined winnings distribution rules.