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I got a message from one of the Elbo Room trivia teams last week.  Essentially they read the blog, and they thought I had their name inaccurately listed on the score sheet.  It wasn’t that I had their name inaccurately listed.  Well… actually, it was intentionally inaccurately listed. See, as much as I would love…

Last week, just as the game was about to end, Elbo Room trivia host General James mentioned that because the Elbo Room’s Thursday night games did not fall on Christmas or New Year’s Day – and because the bar would be open on those days for football games and drinking and eating, there would be…

When it comes to competitive team trivia, although getting the answer to a question is important, what’s more important is knowing WHY you get that answer correct.  What was it in your past that reminded you of where you were and what you were doing when that answer came to your mind? Okay, forgive me…

In the 1980’s, there was a running joke about the NHL playoffs – with 21 teams in the league and 16 teams invited to the playoffs, it seemed as if the regular season was designed to eliminate the Winnipeg Jets from the postseason. This is what is currently happening in the current iteration of the…

I’ve played trivia at Brown’s Brewing in Troy for two years.  I played at Brown’s when the trivia competition was a 60-question game on Wednesday nights, when Ryan West was the host.  I played there when Zach Hilton took over for Ryan, and it was at that time that my trivia teammates, Jeremy McNamara and…

Has it been two weeks since the last time there was an Elbo Room trivia matchup? Yeah, it kinda was. But like clockwork, the teams returned to Elbo Room last night for another round of competitive bar and tavern trivia, with a big fat wad of $$$$ waiting for the winning team at the end…

So here’s the deal.  With nine weeks to go before the final playoff round is commenced, there are three teams – the Flabbies, Street Academy and the Sneaky Petes – that can lock themselves into the final game with a win tonight. But it was going to be a tough run. My Street Academy team…

We are now at the halfway point of the $2,500 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament.  One team, Stern Fans, has already claimed their berth in the finals.  There are still seven spots available. Now does this mean that there are only eight teams eligible to play?  Not really. See, the best way to get involved in…

I was not having a good day Monday.  The slushy rain-snow-sleet mix that came crashing down on the Capital District seemed to turn every other driver in the area into imbeciles.  Nothing like poor traction on I-787 to make some idiots want to DRIVE FASTER! I needed some good news – something to pick me…

As we approach the halfway point of this tournament, several teams can punch their ticket to the “money round” – the final trivia round in February – with a win or two. But that doesn’t mean trivia teams stop playing.  See, there are points still up for  grabs, and if, for example, you’re four below…