Today we're excited to officially launch an early preview of Bar Trivia, a brand-new live multiplayer trivia experience built specifically for hosts, emcees, bars, restaurants, live events, and audience-driven entertainment.

If you've already used our existing game, Trivia Night Game Show, you may be wondering:

“Wait… isn’t this already trivia?”

Yes — but the experience is completely different.

While both games use the same powerful trivia set system and question database, they were designed for two very different styles of play.

Two Different Trivia Experiences

Trivia Night Game Show

Our original trivia experience is designed to feel like a fast-paced interactive game show.

It includes:

• optional AI hosting
• automated pacing
• highly produced presentation flow
• game-show-style reveals
• streamlined audience play

It's great for:

• parties
• classrooms
• streamers
• casual events
• self-running experiences

The software drives much of the experience for you.

Bar Trivia

Bar Trivia was built for something different:

live human-hosted trivia nights.

This experience was designed specifically for:

• trivia emcees
• bars & breweries
• restaurants
• live venues
• conventions
• hosted events
• crowd interaction

Instead of automating the host away, Bar Trivia puts the host at the center of the experience.

You control:

• pacing
• reveals
• scoring
• transitions
• crowd interaction
• bluff reveals
• round flow
• audience energy

No forced timers. No auto-advance. No robotic pacing.

You run the room your way.

Built for Showmanship

One of the biggest goals behind Bar Trivia was recreating the energy of a real hosted trivia night.

The best trivia events aren't just about answering questions.

They're about:

• crowd reactions
• dramatic reveals
• inside jokes
• team rivalries
• bluff betrayals
• audience participation
• memorable moments

Bar Trivia was built to support hosts who want to entertain — not just present questions.

New Gameplay Formats

Bar Trivia also introduces new gameplay mechanics that create a much more social and interactive experience.

Bluff Questions

Players can submit fake answers designed to fool other players.

The system mixes player-created bluff answers into the real answer choices, creating hilarious reveals and social deception moments inspired by party games and live game shows.

If someone falls for your bluff, you score points.

Text Input Questions

Not every question should be multiple choice.

Hosts can run open-ended text response questions and manually score submissions live before reveal.

Perfect for:

• music trivia
• sports debates
• local events
• themed nights
• comedy prompts
• opinion questions

Built for Live Venues

Bar Trivia includes features designed specifically for real-world hosted events:

• team play
• live score editing
• host review panels
• question history
• sponsor promo playback
• audience HUD displays
• reconnect-safe gameplay
• live profanity filtering
• host-controlled pacing

Players join instantly from their phones using a QR code while the audience watches a shared live HUD built for big-screen entertainment.

No app downloads required.

Early Preview Release

This is an early preview launch while we continue building additional features, polish, and host tools.

We're releasing it now because we want feedback from:

• trivia hosts
• venues
• streamers
• event organizers
• communities already running live trivia

A lot more is already planned.

Future updates will continue expanding:

• host controls
• audience interaction
• game formats
• customization
• media integration
• presentation tools
• live event features

Try Bar Trivia Today

If you've been looking for a trivia platform that feels less like a quiz app and more like a live hosted game show, we think you're going to love where Bar Trivia is headed.

This is not just trivia software.

It's interactive live entertainment built for real hosts.

Welcome to Bar Trivia.

Play now: Gig Game Studios – Bar Trivia