Kwizniac
Kwizniac Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
How To Play
Kwizniac can be played with any number of players.
With 2 Players
If two people are playing, each player takes a turn at selecting a card. The person selecting the card and giving the clues is known as the "Kwiz Master". The "Kwiz Master" begins by giving the opposing player the clues, in descending order, from 10 to 1, or 5 to 1 if you're playing Kwizniac Kidz. The opposing player has 10 seconds to correctly identify the answer after each clue.
If he or she correctly identifies the answer after clue 10 they receive 10 points, if they get the correct answer on clue 9 they get 9 points, and so on. The number of points they receive for each correct answer corresponds directly to the number of each countdown clue.
Example:
- Clue 10 = 10 points
- Clue 9 = 9 points
- Clue 8 = 8 points
- Clue 7 = 7 points
- Clue 6 = 6 points
- Clue 5 = 5 points
- Clue 4 = 4 points
- Clue 3 = 3 points
- Clue 2 = 2 points
- Clue 1 = 1 point
If a player is unable to identify the correct answer after all 10 clues have been given, they get 0 points.
With 3 or More Players
If more than two people are playing, the first player to draw a card is chosen by the group – this player is the "Kwiz Master". He or she then proceeds to give the clues, as above, in descending order of difficulty. Once a player correctly answers the question the "Kwiz Master" passes the game cards clockwise to the player on his or her left. That player now becomes the "Kwiz Master" and the game continues as before.
Any player shouting out an incorrect answer is penalized 5 points.
Duration of Game
The duration of the game is decided by the players. The game can end when a player wins by reaching a pre-determined high score of say 50, 100 or 200 points. Or, it can be determined by time limit.
i.e. the person with the highest score after an established time has elapsed – 30 minutes, 1 hour etc. – is the winner.
Editor's note: the source page carries a stray duplicate fragment, "penalized 5 points.", appended to this paragraph. It is a page-layout artifact and has been omitted here; the penalty rule is stated above under 3 or More Players.
Keeping Score
Players can elect an official score keeper who is responsible for keeping score for all players and then announcing the winner at the end of the game. Or, players may elect to tabulate their own score – it's all a matter of trust.
The winner of the game is the reigning "Kwizniac".