The Basics:
Trivial Pursuit, originally published in 1981 by Horn Abbot Ltd., was designed by Chris Haney and Scott Abbot. It is now published by Hasbro, and numerous editions have been released in the decades since the original game.
Why Trivial Pursuit is Part of the Games Timeline:
Trivial Pursuit spawned an entire generation of trivia games and was the single defining game of the 1980s in mainstream America.
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More About Trivial Pursuit:
Still being published in new editions today, Trivial Pursuit was an obsession for some in the 1980s. Countless trivia games have come and gone in subsequent years, but Trivial Pursuit continues to flourish.
