Players sign up to play on Monday. On Monday night, sign ups close, and players are divided into groups of 16. For the rest of the week, these 16 players will battle it out in an attempt to be the last one standing. At the end of the week there will be one winner in each 16-player division. The first round starts on Tuesday. The 16 players are placed into 8 pairs. Each pair plays a game (20 mixed-category trivia questions), and the player with the highest score advances to Wednesday. The player that loses is out of this week's knockout. Don't fret -- there's always next week! The second round is on Wednesday. The 8 remaining players play a game, and get reduced to 4 players. The third round is on Thursday. The 4 remaining players play. 2 advance to Friday. Friday is the final! 1 vs 1. Player with the high score WINS! Saturday the winners are announced, and any awards / badges given. Then we start fresh on Monday, with players signing up before being placed in new divisions. |
You can, however, subscribe to FunTrivia Knockout at any point during the week. You will then be automatically registered each Monday and be reminded to play. |
What we do is clump players of similar ability level together, so that new players on FunTrivia will have a greater chance of playing in a newbie tournament, while players with 1,000,000 points and 5 years of experience play against similar players. There is, however, a random element, so that tournament divisions always have new faces. The lower numbered tournaments will tend to contain more experienced players. |
At this time there is not a penalty for no shows, but we will likely add a FunTrivia point penalty for habitual no-showers. |
If you have a game to play, you will be prompted to start it on the Knockout homepage. A game consists of 20 questions, taken from most FunTrivia question categories. Questions are of average difficulty level. A player is awarded points based on correctness and time taken to answer the questions. Your goal: accuracy and speed! After playing your daily game, return back the next day to see if you advance to the next round! If you did not, do not fret! Half of the players get eliminated each day. |
So, a player who wins his/her division will earn 5 KO (4+1) points. A player who survives the first round but gets knocked out in the 2nd gets 1 KO point. What are they for? 1. FAME! These points will accumulate over time, and standings charts will show you who's got the most KOs. 2. FORTUNE! Special badges will eventually be created for different KO levels. 3. COMPETITION! Players will be placed in tournament divisions based on the total number of KOs they have. As you climb the ladder, you will find yourself matched up against your competitive enemies. |
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You still need to show up to play if you are matched against one though! |
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