Duwatabordz Wins Trivia Night!

Heavens, yes! The hope in the last post is no longer a hope but a reality. Duwatabordz places 3rd in last night's Trivia Night at Sprockets. Yay! It wouldn't have been possible without our fellow board gamers in a different trivia group, Albert and James. Thanks a lot for coming, bordz!!! You just made our 2nd trivia night awesome...and the next ones difficult??! Hopefully, no one would hope the same awesomeness in the coming trivia nights...@_@

Well, the awesomeness doesn't actually end there. The categories last night was varied and for some stroke of luck, it included a "50shades" category of which Charry and I have been acquainted with. Yay! Charry was awesome remembering things. And what about the boyfriend? He did well on the "Goodbye July" category. And there was that question about a song group, or was it band, that only Duwatabordz (the boyfriend) has the answer, "Uriah Heep". Our first time joiner, Banky, made a mark in the "Vintage Cartoon" category too. And the rest was in the trivia guru duo's hands, Albert and James.

But with awesomeness comes silliness (err, I don't know if I used the correct word :P)...

Aside from answering the questions, the team is given 3 special power. The actions are:

* Double - The ability to double the score.

* Block - The ability to stop other team from getting the score.

* Steal - The ability to steal other people's answer and get the same score if it is correct.

No verbal agreement within the team but it comes naturally that the only action that will most likely be of used to us are "Double" and "Steal". Don't do unto others if you don't want others do it unto you. Everything was great until the 2nd set when we received a "Block" from the leading team. It cost us 4 points. We were like "ooohhhhhs". Albert was screaming. And I was like..."..that was bad!" It really was bad. The feeling was strange and foreign. There was a standstill..then after a while, we were back on track.

We were always trailing the 3rd place. On the last set, more teams are blocking the team currently on the 3rd place including us. Speaking of my own view, I didn't really expect we would won. We nearly got nothing on the first category (Lyrics Trivia) of the last set. But we made a come back on the last 2 set, "Brands" and "Goodbye July". Still the comeback was not enough but plus the "Block" from the other teams to the previous set 3rd place team...(ooohhh....I don't know if that's really the case. Haha!)

Overall, it was a GREAT night. I don't mind if we wouldn't have that night again. What matters most is that we've been there! =)

James, July & James! (Jx3)

Banky, Charry and yours truly!

Spot It!
Albert's new favorite!

James!

In Action!

Albert...in action!

Yay!

The Team!

Our favorites!

Duwatabordz Joins Trivia Night!

I hope the title next time would be "Duwatabordz Wins Trivia Night!". Wew! I went their praying we wouldn't get zero. I even prepared by reading some pop culture events on Disney. Haha! We, or rather they, surpassed my expectations. We actually got 33 points. 10 points away from the 3rd place. Yahoo! Placing 2nd to the last with some points away from the other teams was more than I expected. :) Way to go, boardgamers! I hope I could contribute a little next time. Maybe, I should harness my "tag-an2x" ability considering the memory loss I am experiencing these days. Hehehe!

To those who haven't been to Trivia Nights...let me tell you a little about it. It started some time February 2010. It is an activity where participants are quizzed on a wide-range of genres. The trivia questions can come from subjects as academic as science, geography, history, literature, language, philosophy, politics, technology, and religion. It can also cover the fields of current events, music, film, people, pop culture, and fashion or maybe just about anything under the sun. If you're well-read, well-traveled and in tune with the current events world wide, this maybe a good place for you to test whether you've retained everything you've read so far.

The boyfriend (Migo) and I started joining this event since January last year. It was Albert who convinced Migo to join at first. And like I always said, being a supportive girlfriend, I joined as well. Since then we've attended CTN  with different groups of friends.  This is my first trivia night this year, and Migo's 3rd. Our CTN activities was put in a standstill due to Migo's abnormal work schedule. When our CTN activities stopped, boardgaming comes in.

Last year Trivia Nights are held in:

Tuesday = Joker's Arms (somewhere North..Banilad)

Wednesday = Alejandro's (near Cebu Doctor's Hospital)

Thursday = Vuudu (Crossroads, Banilad)

This year, the places change but the schedule are the same.

Tuesday = Sprocket's Cafe (near Parklane Hotel Cebu. We were here last night!)
Wednesday = Alejandro's (near Cebu Baseline)
Thursday = Emerald Isle (Talamban)


Migo talked about making this our Tuesday Night habit. Hmmm! Personally, it's good but I'm concerned about the expense. I know we can have some agreement soon. Where CTN's are held is not the same as where we held our weekly boardgame night. The most we spend on our Wednesday's Board Game Night is just around a hundred pesos. Hmmm...

The score board! 

More Info on Cebu Trivia Nights:
http://theglamarazzi.com/2011/03/30/cebu-trivia-night-turns/
http://theglamarazzi.com/tag/cebu-trivia-night/
http://www.everythingcebu.com/cebu-entertainment-sports-centers/cebu-trivia-nights/


For the boreds on Wednesday night... You can join our board game session! :) Naa ra mi pirmi sa Pan de Manila sa eBloc, IT Park! From 7 PM - 11 PM, usahay malapas! :P Dili ra mi malain if mu-try mu ug duwa... Ehehe! The more, the merrier! :D