I’m  not  claiming  to be Jane Goodall when it comes to studying  the behavior  of pub trivia  players. But if one of them throws  feces at you  like a chimp in a zoo, it’s  likely cause for alarm!

I’ve  played long enough to know it’s  pretty competitive! Chances  are, you’re  not going  going  to be ripped apart and killed by a lionness (who do most of the hunting  in a pride of lions) on a trivia  night, but you will still find predators – and plenty of prey. Solo hunters and pack hunters. Sometimes the prey and the predators find new spots to hunt.

A couple  of local trivia  spots stopped offering  trivi nights in the past few months. Which predictably changed  the trivia scenes at other  bars. We started  playing at a new spot (Tower Inn) – last October, and it  got off  to a slow start. We were the only regular  team there  until…

Trivia at  another spot Powell’s – stopped  last week. One of those regular  teams played at our  bar last night. Good! The bar needs  more teams – and we need the competition!

The Wurst  Bar  also stopped trivia in the past few months. A couple  of the dominant  teams from Wurst  moved to McShane’s, though  I don’t  know if both  of those teams are still playing  there. But  one of them is – and they’ve been doing well!

Has their presence at McShane’s impacted the existing  trivia scene? Maybe! I’ve  heard…some things. Changes  in team lineups, etc. I can never bring a “team” to McShane’s, because  Tuesday  isn’t  a  good night  to play for us.

I say change is good! The hunt for trivia prizes continues -even if the predators have to find new places to hunt!