So, what’s the best IRC trivia channel?

There is no 'one' IRC trivia channel that meets everyone's trivia needs. What appeals to one person does not necessarily appeal to another, and the purpose of these pages is to help new players – and old players looking for a new home – find something that best suits their needs.

Overall, the most slick and professional of the IRC trivia channels is #trivia at OperaNet, covering most people's needs and much, much more and we recommend that you try it first and use it as a yardstick against which you can measure all other trivia rooms.

#trivia at OperaNet has 6 pluses: fantastic webstats, team competition, web forums for discussion, player web pages, nick registration (+ix supposedly hides your IP) and, because it’s truly international, the room is always busy 24/7.

If you decide that #trivia at OperaNet does not meet your needs because of its 4 minuses: the channel has very strict rules; the game is not fast; there are no bonuses and jackpots; and anything you say in the relative privacy of IRC may appear online (though this flaw appears to have disappeared of late) – then be prepared to lose one or more of its 6 great features when you go seeking another trivia home.

At this point, you probably don’t know what’s a ‘core’ need (something that you absolutely must have) and what’s just a want (something you’d like to have, but can live without); and it’s only in the process of trying out other networks and trivia channels that you discover what they are:

Core Need #1, Company: Obviously, the whole purpose of IRC trivia is to play with people, not alone, but hundreds of IRC trivia channels will have nobody playing when you want to play.

Core Need #2, Security: Unfortunately, the fastest and most active trivia games are to be found on the networks without any security whatsoever where even the servers get taken down by hackers.

Frankly, everything else is a ‘want’.

Happy trivving!