Askutron Quiz (tuxdb.com)

Askutron is a trivia game for up to 8 players that can be played with gamepads and/or mobile devices featuring fully voiced questions.
Up to 8 players play with and against each other in different quiz rounds:

Blitz Quiz - only the fastest answer wins points
Point Hunt - every right answer yields points (speed not important)
Viewpoints - The players answer a survey and then have to guess the most popular answer among them.
Cut the Cake! - Players are divided into two teams and fight for the biggest piece of cake (points)
Finale - Players are assigned a position from 1 to 8 depending on their gathered points and have to answer questions to achieve a higher position.

At the end of the game bonus awards are given to players, e.g. for the fastest answers or the most correct answers. Players can play online and submit their own quizzes and questions to be played by others.

Synthetic voice over for questions and
10,000+ questions fully voiced in English, German, Russian, …
Steam Workshop integration for creating and sharing your own quizzes
even player-generated content is fully voiced
Constantly growing collection of general knowledge questions and topical quizzes
mobile devices (iOS, Android) supported as alternative to controllers
3D graphics; players can choose between various avatars and buzzer sounds
party game bringing together 8 players locally

Preview: Next Version of Askutron and Movie Quiz DLC

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While news have been slow, the work on the next version of Askutron Quiz Show is still very much in progress. The goal is to leave Early Access before the end of 2019. A new version will be ready for testing soon and new features will be rolled out on a continuous basis.

What to Expect

One of our goals for the new version of Askutron was to improve the graphics, finally giving the game the appropriate TV studio set it deserves. But we also made changes to the core gameplay and eliminated many bugs based on the feedback of our valued Early Access players.

Here is a list with just some of the most important changes you can expect in the new version. Many of which will already be included in the upcoming test version, while others will only arrive later next year.

completely new 3D TV studio set
improved overall graphics and user interface
better question selection algorithm
revamped core game mechanics, especially in "Cake Conflict" and "Finale" modes
more powerful game options including the possibility to mix and match different quizzes in one quiz round
2 players can play on one keyboard
join the game with your mobile devices even without downloading the app, just scan the QR code and the Buzzer will open in your browser
players can leave and join the game at any point in time, even during the game
further improved Buzz! buzzer support (showing the appropriate colors in the user interface)
a new browser-based quiz editor that allows players to collaborate and share more easily
and more...

Free Movie Quiz DLC

Also upcoming is a free movie quiz DLC that offers thousands of questions for movies of all genres and eras, including new and different rounds and question types. This DLC will also support various languages on top of English and German!

Timeframe and Development

We are planning on releasing the next version of the game that includes many of the features mentioned above within Q1 2019. With some new features (especially the new quiz editor) following later in the year.

If you want to be on the bleeding edge or already would like to take advantage of some of the improvements (like browser-support for buzzers), we are planning on releasing a preview on a beta test channel before New Year's eve this year! The announcement will contain details about this version.

[ 2018-12-25 09:14:00 CET ] [Original Post]