You've Arrived - Now What?

Pre-game

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• Arrive at your location 15-~20 minutes before trivia begins. Give yourself extra time if this is your Triviafirst Mafiatime eventat begins.
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• Connect with the barmanager manager(or bartender) and get yourthe three prizes (typically gift cards). These are given out for first and second place, and for either third place or another fun designation (best team name, best team spirit, etc).

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• Set up your sound system and start playing music (if you are DJing the event)., Verifyand be sure to test the mic.
• Set up the game in the app, and jot down the game code on your app cards and the laminated sheet. If you're using pen and paper, then put the Image Round URL (from the questions email) into the space at the bottom of the answer sheet. Depending on how many tables you have, you would need about 8-10 cards/sheets to start with. 
• Hop on the mic isabout working.

  • Announce that trivia is starting soon, and that you’ll be walking around to check for players.

  • Pass out answer sheets/app cards ~5-10 minutes prior to start.

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  start, introduce yourself, and say “I’m here with Trivia Mafia.” Feel free to add colorful commentary in your own personal style. Basically, you just want to say, trivia is free, it's fun, and it's about to begin.

• Set out app cards/answer sheets for people to pick up, and make a lap ~5 minutes prior to start to approach tables that don't have materials yet. Either they are new to trivia or missed your announcement (or, maybe, they don't want to play, but it never hurts to double-check.)

SAMPLE SCRIPT:

Hi! Would you like to play trivia this evening?
Of course!*

Have you played with Trivia Mafia before?
(if Yes)Yes! 
Perfect, then you know about our policy about not looking up answers. And you know where to find the Image Round for this week makes sense to you?? Great. Good luck!

 (ifor:) No)No, I haven't. Is it hard? Is there a theme? How long does it take?
The It’sprocess is pretty simple: I’ll be reading the questions aloud over the PA over the next hour and a half or so. You can start working on the Image Round now! Then at the end we’ve also got the Sound Round [or Second Image Round], where I’ll play several snippets of songs, and you’ll be trying to identify the name of the song AND the artist or band — half point for each. And don’t forget to pick a fun team name, sothat's Icrucial. canThe findtrivia is general knowledge - you whenwill yoube win.asked about a ton of different things! It take a little less than two hours. Also, we ask that you not use your cell phone to Googlesearch for any info or to call lifelines – “Use your noodle, not your Google!”

*If they say no,no to playing, give them the option to join later, and move on. We don’t want to do a hard sell. But we encourage you to talk to everybody once!

Mic Check

•Verify Whenthe mic is working before it's time to start the game! Verify that you hopcan play music long before the Sound Round! If you're subbing or otherwise new to the site, the ICOE (In Case of Emergency) doc should have a rundown of the setup.

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Prizes

• Inform everyone of our team size limit: TeamsPrizes are limitedprovided toby eightthe players.site, Ifand aare teamgiven has more than eight, they have two options: Separate into two teams, or take a 1-point penaltyout at the end of the game for every player over eight. (Sothough, a teamfew ofcustomers nineprovide woulda subtract 1 pointprize at the end;halfway apoint team- ofthis 10was wouldstandard subtract 2 points, etc.) If they’re taking a penalty, mark that on their sheet/in the app.BeforeTimes). 

•Trivia VerifyMafia stipulates the value but not the type of prizes that everybodythe whocustomer wantsvenue provides; in most cases, it’s gift cards. But maybe you’ll have merch or other items to playgive knowsaway! First Place gets a $30-value prize, Second Place gets a $20-value prize; the $10-value prize can be given out at your discretion. Reward Third Place, or “Best Team Name,” or “Most Improved,” or “Third Worst,” or “Best Wrong Answer.” It’s up to you, is what to do, and they’we’re readysaying, tojust begin!do it the same way every time.