We love playing board games but the Original version of Trivial Pursuit is now 35 years old and we wanted to try something newer. Because of the success of the first edition, all the newer Trivial Pursuit editions are expensive - unbelievably so - and hard to find. All I really wanted was an updated set of cards; we've been playing with the same board since the 80s and it's still in great shape. I settled for the 2000s version because it was the only one I could find that wasn't over $100.
The questions are great but the game play is ridiculous. I imagine it has been re-imagined for today's audience - the old game used to take an hour or two, this version is over in about 20 minutes. The gameplay is convoluted and there is so much unnecessary stuff added. After a few games, we got the hang of it but later resorted to just using the new questions with the old board - pretty much what we wanted all along. I give the new cards a rating of 5 but the but the newer gameplay is only about a 3; some of the new features are fun but mostly it's just restyled for short attention spans.