''Malarky'' is a
trivia
Trivia is information and data that are considered to be of little value.
Modern usage of the term ''trivia'' dates to the 1960s, when college students introduced question-and-answer contests to their universities. A board game, ''Trivial Purs ...
game that incorporates
bluffing into the gameplay.
It was developed by Rocco "Ernie" Capobianco, a Dallas advertising executive, and
David Feldman, the maker of the
Imponderables novels, and published by
Patch Products
PlayMonster (formerly Patch Products) is a manufacturer and marketer of family entertainment products that specializes in games, children's puzzles, toys, activities, and teaching tools founded in 1985. In February 2016, Patch changed its compan ...
in 1997.
Awards
Awards won by this bluffing game/board game include:
*Number 1 Game of the Year (''Good Housekeeping'', September 1997)
*Buyer's Guide to Games (''Games'' Magazine, 1998)
*Zillions Magazine, ''Consumer Reports for Kids'' (March/April 1998)
*National Association for Gifted Children Holiday Educational Toy List (1998)
*The FamilyFun Kid Test Toy of the Year Award Finalist (1998)
*LifeWorks' Real Life Award (1999)
References
External links
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Patch Products: Malarky
Party board games
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