
- BGG rank
- BGG #28,899
- BGG rating
- 5.4
Trivial Pursuit: Volume 6
- 2–6 players
- 90 min
- Complexity 1.8/5
- 2003

Rules assistance for Trivial Pursuit: All Star Sports Edition
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with saved question history.

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Trivial Pursuit: All Star Sports Edition is an expansion for Trivial Pursuit: Genus Edition released in 1983 for 2–24 players, 60 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Chris Haney and Scott Abbott and its main mechanics are Roll / Spin and Move.
A subsidiary card set for Trivial Pursuit: Genus Edition featuring all Sports questions. The expansion consists only of two boxes of cards; a Master Game (including the board and game pieces) is required to play. The question categories are: Nicknames Baseball Football Basketball or Hockey Catch All Numbers American and Canadian versions of the expansion were both published in 1983. The brown category in the U.S. edition is Basketball. In the Canadian it is Hockey. It is unknown whether questions in the other five categories were changed. The boxes of the two versions are slightly different. In the American version, the letter A in the word "Star" is replaced by a star. In the Canadian, a maple leaf. The Canadian version also omits the Selchow & Righter logo and related indicia from the side of the box.
Trivial Pursuit: All Star Sports Edition supports 2–24 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Trivial Pursuit: All Star Sports Edition is 60 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Trivial Pursuit: All Star Sports Edition for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Trivial Pursuit: All Star Sports Edition has a complexity rating of 2.3 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Trivial Pursuit: All Star Sports Edition belongs to these categories: Party Game, Trivia, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Roll / Spin and Move. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Trivial Pursuit: All Star Sports Edition are: Chris Haney and Scott Abbott. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Trivial Pursuit: All Star Sports Edition as an expansion for Trivial Pursuit: Genus Edition. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Trivial Pursuit: Genus Edition to use it. Check that your edition of Trivial Pursuit: Genus Edition is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.