For all intents and purposes, I have qualified for the finals of the Elbo Room Trivia Tournament, and the big money prize in the final game. However, there are still several weeks of tournament play left to go, and I find myself now in a very desirable situation. See, there are several teams that are…
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Week 12 of the Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
Although I’m in a good position to make it to the final game, a few extra points wouldn’t hurt the cause. All I need to do is make sure my Street Academy team reaches the top eight when the preliminary rounds end at the Elbo Room Trivia Tournament, and then I’ve got a one-in-eight shot…
Read More“You realize your trivia team name spells ‘SYNT,’ don’t you?”
The facility on Wolf Road that once housed the Old Chicago pizza parlor and gameroom is now the home of the bar / restaurant now known as 1-11 Wolf Road. I look forward to eating there, and hope that at some point in time they will add competitive team trivia to their operations. Of course,…
Read MoreWeek 10 of the Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
So there was this concert downtown… some legendary metal band of some sort … and it affected trivia at Elbo Room. Some of the teams chose to see Metallica instead of playing trivia, including teams like Mayhem. General James, the host of trivia at Elbo Room, was also enjoying the Metallica concert, so the game…
Read MoreTGI Friday’s Trivia on Wednesday that felt like it lasted all week
So with my Wednesday night trivia at Brown’s moved to Monday nights, and my personal boycott of any of the Capital Region Recovery Room trivia competitions still in effect, I heard a rumor that there was a bar trivia game going on at TGI Friday’s at Stuyvesant Plaza. Okay, I thought… let’s give it a…
Read MoreWeek 3 of the Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
Another Thursday night in the books, another round of Team Trivia over at Elbo Room, as part of their $2,500 trivia tournament. It seems that more teams are showing up at Elbo Room; in addition to the regular squads like Mayhem (construction workers that actually went to school) and Dr. Occam’s Razor (lawyers) and The…
Read MoreWeek 2 of the Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
I missed last week’s start of the $2500 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament, but it’s time to get back in the mix. The Elbo Room Trivia Tournament has been going on for a couple of years now, and it works as such. Teams compete for about 15-20 weeks, and each week the top three teams earn…
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