About BEATRIV
Beatriv is a trivia board game about the music and lives of the Beatles. It is designed so that it may be enjoyed by people with a basic knowledge about the Beatles, through to true Beatles experts.
Most special interest trivia games are aimed at those with very detailed knowledge of the subject matter. This usually means that amongst any particular group, the same person or people will always win. For this reason, two levels of questions have been included: an easier level (LEVEL 1) and a more difficult level (LEVEL 2).
Level 1 questions include information about the Beatles hits, and their more popular songs from albums, as well as more well-known facts about their lives. All questions in this level have multiple choices (explicit or implicit) so that even players with no knowledge about the Beatles may participate. Level 2 questions include information about less well-known songs on albums, and B-sides of singles, as well as more detailed knowledge of the lives of the Beatles. About half the questions in level 2 have multiple choice answers.
The game can be played with 2 to 6 players.
Game contents
- Rules
- Playing board
- 250 Level 1 question cards with 4 questions per card
- 250 Level 2 question cards with 4 questions per card
- 6 playing pieces
- 1 red die
- 2 blue dice
- 2 Category Description Reference Cards
Question Description Details
There are four questions on each card. A die throw of 1 to 4 selects the corresponding question. For a description of question types, see Question 1 to Question 4 below. For a die throw of 5 or 6, see Question 5 and Question 6 below.
Unless otherwise specified, all record information refers to original UK releases only, and covers the period from the EMI signing to the break-up of the group.
QUESTION 1: THE WORD - This category covers details of song lyrics. Questions are phrased as if the player is the singer of the song.
QUESTION 2: COME TOGETHER - This category covers aspects of song arrangements, and includes information such as: who sings lead vocals, instruments used on songs, and whether or not a song fades.
QUESTION 3: REVOLUTION - This category refers to aspects of singles, EPs and albums, and includes information such as: which tracks appear on which albums, description of album covers, b-sides of singles and record release dates.
QUESTION 4: A DAY IN THE LIFE - This category deals with aspects of, and events in the lives of the Beatles. Details of Beatles films and album releases since the group break-up are also included here.
QUESTION 5: WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS - The other players decide which question to assign to the current player. The other players may choose to help or hinder the current player by choosing the players strengths or weaknesses.
QUESTION 6: THINK FOR YOURSELF - The current player chooses their own question.
The first person to reach the centre of the board wins the game.
BEATRIV is not mass produced, but is individually constructed with standardised contents.