Wits and Wagers Achievement Design

We have a slightly different approach to Xbox Live Achievements in the Wits & Wagers game. In a typical "core gamer" experience we would use the achievements system to highlight extreme skills and recognize completion of major portions of the game; Wits & Wagers is a different game--designed for a casual and family audience--and we want our achievements to reflect that.

Wits & Wagers was introduced to the board game world in 2005 and since then has become the most awarded party game of all time. Players answer unique trivia questions and then bet chips on their own or other player's answers. If they put their faith in the right person, they will accumulate more and more chips.

On Wednesday, Microsoft will release Hidden Path Entertainment's new party game Wits & Wagers for download on Xbox Live Arcade. We recently talked to Pobst, Hidden Path's CEO, about Wits & Wagers, Xbox Live Arcade's allure for startup developers and the economic statistics of large Asian countries.

--Ryan Geddes with IGN.com
--May 5, 2008

--Read complete article at IGN

"At GDC, I was able to interview Hidden Path Entertainment for some upcoming games. However, we had to hold this video until today! So, let us present the exclusive footage of Wits and Wagers!"

--Devin "DaKing240" Kofsky with 360Sync.com

Official Xbox Magazine (OXM) calls Wits & Wagers "a genius quiz-show game that ranks right up there with classics like You Don't Know Jack." One of only five Xbox LIVE Arcade games to win OXM's coveted Editor's Choice award, Wits & Wagers stands out from the crowd, and "The resulting social dynamic is absolutely a blast."

"The best part of this trivia game is that you can be a total knucklehead and still mop the floor with your smartypants friends.