TRIVIA AT THE GUINNESS BREWERY - 7PM ON THURSDAYS (MARCH ONLY)

If you're looking to do something different this month, or you just want another excuse to visit the Guinness Brewery in March, then consider checking out my one of my trivia games on either March 9th, March 16th or March 23rd.

Our first game of this series was last Thursday and we had 31 teams join us. We start at 7PM and look to be fully wrapped before 9PM (so we don't keep you hanging out all night). The March series of games are hosted in the 'Irish Village' which they build just for the St. Patrick's Day season. It's a very cool set up. In addition the game is free to play, there is free onsite parking, and we have prizes for the Top 3 teams.

As for my games, I am an independent trivia host/writer living here in Baltimore (originally from Ireland). I had a lot of success with online games during the pandemic and Guinness convinced me to go back to doing in-person trivia in 2022. I still offer online trivia (www.walshtrivia.com) but my only other in-person game each week is a small but popular Tuesday game at Wicked Sisters in Hampden which is usually fully booked out. Guinness is obviously much bigger and a different feel, but people seem to really enjoy the games, so if you enjoy trivia, or you just wanna try something with a little extra Irish authenticity this month, then I'd love to have you check it out.

7PM game time and come say hi tomorrow if you saw this on Reddit!

Couldn't agree more! My aim is for teams to hear a question and think "we know this", "we should know this", or realize "we don't know this but that's interesting". That's the goal anyway. The game on Tuesday seemed to be well received.

Thanks for responding. We had a couple of people show up solo and I was able to pair them up with an existing team. I'd also be more than happy to connect people from Reddit if they get in touch and want to form a team.

Thanks! I ended up posting in there too. Much appreciated.

I told the GM about this post. No promises or anything but I did pass on your message! haha

Hi guys, thanks for the amazing response!

We ended up having an almost packed house (every table and chair except for 1 x 4-top), and 15 teams total. The game went down to the final questions with very deserving champs, and a couple playing at the bar won the small team prize.

I had 5 or 6 people mention seeing the post on Reddit and the feedback on the game seemed to be very positive. I was a little rusty having not hosted there in so long, but I think people seemed to have a lot of fun.

Finally, we did have 2 people from Reddit show up solo who were hoping to join a team. I was able to pair both of them with a group of regulars from a few years back and they ended up finishing 3rd or 4th I think.
Overall I'd say it was a hit and it was great to be back! If you're a trivia person then definitely consider checking it out any Tuesday.

Walsh

Yeah, for my trivia you're definitely welcome to bring a team of up to 8 ppl, and if it's a couple more occasionally then no worries. I want people to have a great time, and I honestly think that once you get above about 6 people it actually makes it harder to come to a decision on many of the answers, plus there's always at least one person with the dreaded "I said that!"
It needs to be a fun game, and obviously I immediately stomp out something cheating if I see it, but I'm not gonna stop your 2 friends who want to join (and push the team over the limit) on a night. It can still be a great and fair trivia without me being ridiculously rigid on rules. Check it out some time!

Excited to catch up with you guys. See you all tonight!

Thank you so much! Yes, I got very lucky at the start of the pandemic and had lots of people playing. I still do those games, although it's a lot better now, but I'm excited to get back to doing a few in-person games too. The group we had at Hampden was amazing so I'm hoping to recapture some of that magic.

Thanks for playing during lockdown, and check out either game again any time!

Good question. We try to limit teams to 8 ppl, although if you have one or two more people on a particular night then we'll let it slide. If you'll consistently have more than 8 then we usually recommend that you split into 2 teams. I'll still seat the group at tables near each other but it's better not to have one massive group.

Hey, thanks for responding. We actually have a small team prize, so even if you wanted to just play as a duo tonight then you could still definitely do that, but I can usually find a team for you to join. That's especially true at the moment as I have been contacted by a few different people looking to form/join a team, and I'm pretty sure we could connect everyone fairly easily. Shoot me a message, or we can talk if you guys make it tonight

Thanks! Yeah, I went looking for it (the events thread) but couldn't find it, and it seems like people are fine with this post anyway. Hope some people decide to check out the trivia.

Thanks! I'm excited to bring it back so hoping for a great turnout tonight and moving forward.

Would love to have you play any time.

Thanks! I'm excited to start back there. Wicked Sisters do a great job with making it a great experience for the people playing.