Last night I had the distinct opportunity to host Smartphone Trivia for an amazing group of people, all in the name of raising money for the good folks at St. Jude Children's Research Hospitals, with the partnership of KIX 100.9fm and the the fine folks at Platform Sports Bar in Northampton MA. This was the second time I've taken part in this event. Our last one was this past April and had a monstrous turn out. It was so popular that we had figured doing it again was an obvio

This week an amazing idea hit me from nearly out of the blue. I was discussing some upcoming ideas about scavenger hunt bonuses with someone at a game, when they announced that they'd be soon bringing a date to one of the upcoming games. I ask3d how they met and joked if it was on Tinder. What happened next was one of those Beavis and Butthead ideas (you know, when the light bulb goes on then explodes). Why not offer a point bonus for teams that bring a first date with them t

It happened. I caught someone attempting to cheat at trivia last night. 2 couples, the girls were twins, all young 20 somethings, apparently also pretty good tippers. Maybe the worked in the industry? Anyway, I knew something was funny about them once I approached them, inviting them to play and they bragged that they were kicked out of Quarters (Hadley MA) because they were "too good' at Harry Potter trivia. Keypad round was basically on the up and up, but the buzz in they w