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Tuesday, September 24, 1985 Page 6 Daily Nebraskan tit' Thursday and Friday Only I NfYM SHOWN ON T V Never Shown On TV . in If? 2 A RARE COLLECTION OF UNrlELEASED OUT-TAKES FROM FAMOUS T.V. SHOWS Thursday, September 26 Friday, September 27 City Campus Union East Campus Union Centennial Room Great Plains Room 7pm and 9 pm Each Night Admission $3 with campus D $4 without Limited good seating-Come Early!-No Children Please - ..Jyg?ypW!gB. i i iTr" ' n 1 -i-i- Tom LaudarDally Nebraskan P T1 stores reduce. gamme price lICSrxJLA 1 Lincoln's Chicken and Mexican Specialities Restaurant! OPEN: 10:30 am;10:00pm 5401 "O" St 483-6831 t . .. igger ana issuer x : ,. If I IT' tj i fh) Wn In.) yJ lilt SavefLSO Reg. Z49' I J.1 By Diana Johnson Staff Reporter Sweat drips down the player's brows as they await their turns. Someone draws a card holding the answer to their fate. Will they answer the ques tion correctly or will they fail? The game that creates the tension is Trivial Pursit made by Selchow and Righter. The game's sales soared in 1983 and it remains one of the most frequently played games at parties, said Thorn Walla, owner of Hobby Town, 220 N. 66th St. Trivial Pursuit, at $30 for the master game, can be played by as many as six people or by teams. Players answer questions from six categories, includ ing entertainment, science and nature, history, arts and literature, sports and leisure and geography. Points are awarded with pie-shaped pieces. The first team to fill its pie wins the game. "Mostly though, it's a game where a bunch of people can sit around with a few drinks and play without caring too much about whether or not they know the answers," Walla said. Because the game requires no spe cial equipment or specialized skills, it appeals to a wide range of ages and kinds of people, said Bob Midlestadt, UNL marketing professor. This also allows more people to participate, he said. The most common buyer of Trivial Pursuit is a male 10- to 25-year-old, Walla said. Although the most know ledgeable player may be someone older, he said. ' "A lot of the questions come from the '20s and '30s or '40s," he said. "There is the Baby Boom which asks questions from the '60s and 70s. That was the time when I was growing up, but I still don't know the answers." Although Trivial Pursuit may be popular, its sales have dropped dram atically, Walla said. Discount stores such as K-mart or Shopko probably have reduced prices on the games to "get rid of them," he said. "When the game was first getting a lot of attention from the press, sales were really big," he said. "Once some thing begins receiving the media's attention, people want it in order to have the 'in' thing, so to speak. It's something like keeping up with the Jones'," he said. Although a new set of questions called the RPM Edition, a history of music, has been added to the game, it is losing its appeal, he said. "It's just like any other fad. It reaches a burnout phase," Walla said. "It comes to the point where it has been played so many times that you get tired of it." After its initial use, the game usually is "put on the shelf," he said. Some games that have survived the "fad stage" include Chess, backgam mon, Yatzhee, Scrabble and Monopoly. The most recent fad to enter the game market is Scruples, Walla said. Players answer questions concerning morality and personal opinions. "The press just recently started giv ing it play and that's the game that people are asking for now," he said. Know What Came With My Contact Lenses? ff -1 i 'in r f John Wynenberg, Student University of Nebraska. Free in-of fice consultations to discuss eyes and contact lenses. A thorough examination of eye function and eye health by my doctor. 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