Mind Pursuit
Platform: Commodore 64
Gametype: Undefined
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Mind Pursuit is a trivia game where one to four players try to answer questions in a variety of subjects in three different game modes. The three game modes have you trying to win the game by answering questions either to a certain amount of points, get as many points within a time limit or play on a board. You press the space to throw a dice and the number corresponds to a subject which are Science & Nature, History & Geography, TV & Movies, Sport & Games, Culture or Grab Bag. There are three type of questions to choose from, Fill in the Blanks which is worth 100 points, Multiple Choice which is worth 50 points, or True or False which is worth 25 points. Get a question correct and the player gets another question but get it wrong and the next player gets a question.

For point limit you have the choice of 500, 1000, 1500 or 200 points and you can select the time to answer a question, 30 seconds, 45 seconds, 60 seconds or no time limit. For time limit you have the choice of 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes or 120 minutes, and you can select the length of answering a question. These modes are text only but the occasional question has music or sounds.

The board game itself allows you the length of answering a question and you can choose a character as a piece. The board itself is an isometric view with the whole board shown on the screen. The players start in the bottom left and have to make it to the top left of the screen. There are various squares and each have 100, 50 or 25 on them. Once again you throw the dice to get a subject for a question and you move to the next square. 25 and 50 squares allow you the choice of question type but a 100 square only allows you to answer a Fill in the Blanks question. Getting a question correct and you move the amount dictated by the amount of the square you were on.

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Description from the packaging:

The Ultimate Test of Information & Knowledge
Are you looking for a game for the whole family? Something fun for the kids, yet challenging for the adults? Six exciting categories, three game options, and three difficulty levels make Mind Pursuit the game for you.

The categories are Science & Nature, History & Geography, TV & Film, Sports & Games, Culture, and Grab Bag. Each of these categories allows you a choice of true/false, multiple choice, or fill-in-the-blank answers. You can even set a 30 to 60 second question timer!
Structure Mind Pursuit for a point limit from 500 to 2,000; set a time limit from 30 minutes to 2 hours (highest score when time is up wins); or select the game board with animated characters for a completely different kind of strategy. At the end of every game the computer provides players or teams with ranking, score, and percentage of correct answers. In case of a tied score, the player or team with the highest percentage wins.

Some Mind Pursuit questions accept more than one correct answer. And one-letter spelling errors are usually permissible. Thousands of questions test your knowledge during the course of a game. Music and graphics clues vary the gameplay and provide additional challenge.

Features:
Up to four players or teams can participate.
Three difficulty levels for each question.
High-resolution graphics and musical clues.
Additional Questions Disks available.


http://www.mobygames.com/game/c64/mind-pursuit
