Crime and Detection Quiz

Moby ID: 226188

Released

1983 on BBC Micro

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Releases by Date (by platform)

1983 (BBC Micro)
1983 (Electron)

Publishers

Acornsoft Limited

Developers

Ivan Berg Software Ltd.

Moby Score: n/a

Genre: Educational
Perspective: Text-based / Spreadsheet
Visual: Fixed / flip-screen
Gameplay: Game show / trivia / quiz
Interface: Text parser
Narrative: Crime

Description

Crime and Detection Quiz is a 1–2 player quiz game for the BBC Micro and Electron.

The player is quizzed on their knowledge of crime fiction against a grandmaster of the genre. Each program has 30 sections of 10 questions, with a total of 300 questions in all. The quiz can be taken alone, in competition with a friend, or in teams. In two-player games, questions not answered quickly are give to the opposing player. Quizzes can be timed, and the player is awarded points for successful answers.

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MobyGames ID: 226188

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Game added June 18, 2024. Last modified June 18, 2024.