RESTORE ORDER on Your Playmaker
On September 18th, NTN launched a brand-new game, "Restore Order". Structured on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire's" fastest finger round, the game requires players to place items in order based on certain criteria while racing the clock. Although the format is very different from other NTN games, the initial player feedback has been mostly positive, with a few reservations especially regarding team play.
Although its name was ironic in light of the tragic world situation, the trivia community eagerly awaited RO's debut on September 18th. The game had initially been scheduled to appear in August, but apparently it took a little longer to work out the bugs. (The time was probably well spent, because it was running smoothly on its initial two outings).
Part of the anticipation was just seeing seeing a totally new game. The last three entries on NTN's dance card were not trivia related (video poker, Bingo, and Fling). "Six" while warmly welcomed was an old friend to those who'd played "Trivial Pursuit International" for years. "Passport" was also a returning veteran. "Sci-Files" actually differed enough from "Zealot" to be considered a new entry, but because it continued the same subject matter as the earlier science fiction game, it was hard to see it as something brand new. "Glory Daze" was new to non-Damon's players, but those who'd played on the Damon's circuit were familiar with the content and format. In fact one would have to go all the way back to "Abused News" circa 1997 to find something that without traceable roots to any past offering.
As those know, who have either tried their luck at the "Millionaire" phone-in auditions or watched the show, the fastest finger round requires players to put four items in a sequence. Restore Order contains sixteen questions divided into three rounds: Categories (6), Chronology (5) and Geography (5).
The goal is to get the LOWEST number of points (a big difference from traditional NTN games. Points are based on time used plus accuracy, so that a score consists of the seconds expended plus 5 points per wrong ansswer. A completely wrong or out-of-time answer adds 30 points to the score. Credit is given for partial correct answers as long as they are registered within the time limit.
Another big difference between RO and other games is the way answers are recorded. Forget about the large numbers on the right side of the keyboard (Play Zone) -- use the small numbers on the left used to log-in Player Plus data. Also while normally answers are registered automatically, the player must press "Enter" at the bottom of the keyboard in order for the answer sequence to count.
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