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Perfect game..

This has always been one of my favorite games. Trivia crack has been a must have app on most of my previous phones and the one I’m on now. Finding this version pretty much made my night!
The Speed of the Game I think is what i like most and the questions are well done. I am a huge space advocate and lover of rockets and within my first round of questions I was asked a really good question about a previous rover on Mars, one that doesn’t seem to get much publicity launched in 2008. I thought the game was not loading because there are not any cash matches yet BUT, it’s a new game and I’m seeing that many other people like myself will be sticking around for when they are added due to the fact this game is fun and I think a wide range of people will be able to play this and have fun making it a fantastic choice for Skillz to take on. :)

Old questions, wrong answers

The part of the game that Skillz has done for Trivia Crack is fantastic: good matches, good interface. Beyond that, the pool of questions is completely outdated. It doesn’t tell you at the start that you need to put your mind in 2016 to answer correctly. Still thinks the Chargers from the NFL are in San Diego for instance and several other facts that are no longer true in 2022. But it doesn’t matter if you answer a question correctly based on 2022: even if you are 100% correct you have NO recourse to get your money back or anything. And Skillz doesn’t care about that at all. They won’t discuss or deal with any inquiry related to the content and won’t give you a refund on a game that hinged completely on an incorrect answer.

In addition there are so many typos, misspelled words, punctuation errors, and grammatical errors, a 3rd grader could type better than whoever was responsible for doing it the first time. And it will throw off your reading of the question very often, taking longer to get your answer chosen. It’s really an embarrassing product for whoever put the original database together. Beware, trivia is fun but having too many horrible questions and even worse answers makes this game far from being a five star in my opinion.

Pay to play, more like can’t play till you keep paying.

So for one, every one-on-one game requires a 60 cent buy in, but even if you win you only win 40 cents, so if you lose a game, you need to win two in a row to get back to where you were. So unless you are in the top ten players on the app, if you win a round you will always be paired with someone who is scoring higher so you continue to lose. Second, in live matches you don’t know who you’re being paired with before you buy in. I was paired with the same player three times in a row who was way higher ranked and despite me scoring very well every time, the opponent was exceptional and scored near perfect games in all three matches. Every time I joined a tournament, I was always paired with the one player in the bracket that scored highest. Everyone else in the bracket scored lower except my opponent so I’d always lose the entry fee. So all this to say, based on the entry fee, bracket structure, and matching algorithm, unless you are the very highest scoring players on the entire app, you will only lose money playing this game. Download if you enjoy losing money.

Developer Response ,

Hi Mikeyv49, thank you for sharing your concerns about Skillz. We want to assure you that fair competition is at the heart of everything we do, and that we are constantly evaluating and updating your internal skill rating to ensure that you are matched with opponents of your skill level. As you play, your skill rating will go up or down depending on if you win or lose, and you will be matched with people around the same level as you. That way, you have an equal chance to defeat your opponent as they do to defeat you. This may be why you frequently see the same opponent. Sometimes you may play against someone who’s about to move into a higher skill level, which can feel rough if you lose by a lot. But rest assured, that player will soon move into a higher skill bracket and you should no longer face them.
That said, if you ever suspect someone of cheating, please be sure to report them to our Player Support team so they can investigate. You can do this by tapping the menu in the upper right of any Skillz game, then go to Help Center, then Contact Us. Have a great day!