Trivial Pursuit
Computer Game
1986 (manufactured)
1986 (manufactured)
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This game was owned and played with by Samantha Lawson, b. 08/01/1978, and her brother Thomas b. 30/11/1974. This game is a computerized version of the popular board game, Trivial Pursuit, in which progress is determined by a player’s ability to answer general knowledge and popular culture questions. The game was created in 1979 by Canadian Scott Abbott, a sports editor for The Canadian Press, and Chris Haney, a photo editor for Montreal's The Gazette. With the help of John Haney and Ed Werner, they completed development of the game, which was released in 1982. The computer version was published by Domark, a British video games software house, for the Amstrad colour personal computer. The name was derived from the given names of its founders, Dominic Wheatley and Mark Strachan. Domark developed and published many games for home computers in the 1980s.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 5 parts.
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| Title | Trivial Pursuit (manufacturer's title) |
| Brief description | Computer game, Trivial Pursuit, made in England by Domart in 1986. |
| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Samantha Lawson and Simon Linzell |
| Object history | Played with by brother and sister, Thomas (b. 30/11/1974) and Samantha (b. 08/01/1978) Lawson who lived in Walderslade near Chatham, Kent. |
| Summary | This game was owned and played with by Samantha Lawson, b. 08/01/1978, and her brother Thomas b. 30/11/1974. This game is a computerized version of the popular board game, Trivial Pursuit, in which progress is determined by a player’s ability to answer general knowledge and popular culture questions. The game was created in 1979 by Canadian Scott Abbott, a sports editor for The Canadian Press, and Chris Haney, a photo editor for Montreal's The Gazette. With the help of John Haney and Ed Werner, they completed development of the game, which was released in 1982. The computer version was published by Domark, a British video games software house, for the Amstrad colour personal computer. The name was derived from the given names of its founders, Dominic Wheatley and Mark Strachan. Domark developed and published many games for home computers in the 1980s. |
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| Accession number | B.184:1 to 5-2010 |
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| Record created | September 28, 2010 |
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