The Incomparable Game Show

It’s the third instalment of Trivial Retreat, the game where we play the original Genus edition of Trivial Pursuit backward, where players must invent or guess the questions and categories based entirely on what’s on the back of the card. Points are awarded partly on guessing the right questions, but let’s face it, they’re really doled out by how much (or how little) players annoy the host… <p>Jason Snell with Antony Johnston, David J. Loehr, Shelly Brisbin and Brian Warren.</p>

It’s the return of Careers! The popular board game, this edition from 1955, involves contestants trying to be the first person on the moon, going out to sea, possibly becoming a farmer, and braving the dangers of uranium prospecting. No one said it would be easy. <p>Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Monty Ashley, Shelly Brisbin and Cicero Holmes.</p>

It’s the eighth edition Mind Meld! And if you thought there couldn’t possibly be another set of categories our group of contestants could (mostly) agree on, then you’d be wrong! And being wrong in this game is not the right thing to do. <p>Tony Sindelar and Kathy Campbell with Jean MacDonald, Shelly Brisbin, Erika Ensign, Jason Snell and Lex Friedman.</p>

Somehow, the answers to questions submitted by you, the listeners, about the Marvel Cinematic Universe have been stretched into three entire editions of Feuding Families! And we saved the best for last! Well, we didn’t, but we had fun playing, and we think you’ll have fun listening. <p>Jason Snell with Dan Moren, Tony Sindelar, Chip Sudderth, Monty Ashley, Glenn Fleishman, Moisés Chiullán, David J. Loehr and Kelly Guimont.</p>

Random Pursuit returns! With a first time contestant (we think), three regular contestants who have never won before (but who we still love), and one contestant who has won several times (but doesn’t remember any of those victories). Who will win this time? And will they remember it? <p>Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Deborah Stanish, Glenn Fleishman, Jean MacDonald, Lex Friedman and Shelly Brisbin.</p>

Join us for another outing into the edges of the knowable with Inestimable, a game show that asks its contestants and a live audience of Incomparable members about rocking Amadeus, counting Mars bars in space, and just how powerful is an unarmed elephant after all? Chart the slow descent into madness of scorekeeper Tony Sindelar as we examine the wisdom (?) of the crowd and the approximating abilities of panelists. For the final round in the episode, this YouGov poll was our source. <p>Glenn Fleishman and Tony Sindelar with Shelly Brisbin, Antony Johnston, Dan Moren and Annette Wierstra.</p>

It’s a family and friends edition of Random Pursuit as every contestant on this, the 33rd Random Pursuit, has a direct connection to host Erika. Sometimes even through family bloodlines! That’s all great, but how will all these friends feel after they have to answer questions of increasing and random difficulty? <p>Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Erik Stadnik, Kyle Anderson, Sarah Murphy, Annette Wierstra and Scott Ensign.</p>

Mind Meld returns for the seventh iteration of America’s favorite game show! This one is extra chaotic, and only because Glenn makes his first appearance. Remember: there is no strategy! <p>Tony Sindelar and Kathy Campbell with Glenn Fleishman, Annette Wierstra, Moisés Chiullán and Brian Hamilton.</p>

It’s another episode of Random Pursuit! In this episode: a brand new contestant, an epic run, and which version of Trivial Pursuit will be Erika’s least favorite this time? <p>Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Helen Zaltzman, Glenn Fleishman, Kat Griffiths, Deborah Stanish and Dan Moren.</p>

On this episode of the Game Show, we play You Think You Know Me, a card game by Amy Baio that has panelists figure out other people feel about things like romantic movies, second changes, villains, and time itself! Get your own copy of Amy’s game at Pink Tiger Games. <p>Glenn Fleishman with Annette Wierstra, Brian Hamilton, Cicero Holmes and Tony Sindelar.</p>

New year, new Random Pursuit! Join us the 31st edition to learn how Roman numerals work, a deep dive into one specific day in the history of one of rock and roll’s greatest bands, and an end result you will have to hear to believe! <p>Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Kathy Campbell, Alex Cox, Jay Miller, Antony Johnston and Shelly Brisbin.</p>

Feuding Families, Marvel Cinematic Universe Edition, returns again for a sequel! Or is it a reboot? A multiverse variant? Answers submitted by our lovely listeners, some of which are correct, as the two feuding families determine who is the worst of the X-men, the best MCU movie, and what a planet is. <p>Jason Snell with Tony Sindelar, Cicero Holmes, Jean MacDonald, David J. Loehr, Moisés Chiullán, Monty Ashley, Shannon Sudderth and Scott McNulty.</p>

There’s a world inside your podcast player And it’s a world of dread and fear Where the only game that’s playing Is a trivia game from yesteryear And the Christmas questions ring There are the clanging chimes of doom Well tonight thank god it’s us, instead of you! <p>Kathy Campbell and Erika Ensign with Annette Wierstra, Jason Snell, Steven Schapansky, Monty Ashley and Shelly Brisbin.</p>

Feuding Families returns, this time polling listeners about their knowledge of Marvel! Will Team HYDRA become triumphant? Or will the heroes of Team S.H.I.E.L.D. save the day? Survey says: Excelsior! <p>Jason Snell with Dan Moren, Chip Sudderth, Erika Ensign, Kelly Guimont, David J. Loehr and Moisés Chiullán.</p>

It’s the 60th Anniversary of Doctor Who! And what better way to celebrate the history of a TV show that has often been a little loose on the rules with a special edition of Random Pursuit with three versions of a game that are a little loose on their quality of questions: Doctor Who Trivial Pursuit! <p>Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Annette Wierstra, Antony Johnston, Heather Berberet and Jason Snell.</p>

It’s the return of Careers! That popular board game from the 1950s where players try to fulfill their dreams by either becoming uranium prospectors, sitting on the beach in Florida, winning an Oscar…or all three! <p>Erika Ensign with Deborah Stanish, Kelly Guimont and Moisés Chiullán.</p>

This edition of Low Definition is the spoooookiest yet! Crammed full of scary monsters and super creeps, the 26th edition of America’s favorite game show will get you prepared for Halloween in the best way possible: getting definitions wrong! <p>Steve Lutz with Chip Sudderth, Kelly Guimont, Tiff Arment, Monty Ashley and Shelly Brisbin.</p>

It’s time for another special Random Pursuit/Uncanny Magazine tie-in episode! Join us as several Uncanny Magazine Kickstarter supporters compete for random trivia bragging rights in this, the 29th edition of Random Pursuit! <p>Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Lynne M. Thomas, Fred Paffhausen, Arnette Schultz, Seb Pollard, Daniel Ryan and David Hovis.</p>

It’s the return of Friendly Competition, America’s favorite Game Show! In this edition, Silent Carl gains a voice in the form of Chat GPT. Will the other contestants be friendly towards Carl GPT? Competitive with Carl? Neither? Both? Listen and find out! <p>Lex Friedman and Brian Warren with Brian Hamilton, Shelly Brisbin, Kathy Campbell and Chip Sudderth.</p>

The yearly custom of Mind Meld has now become an annual tradition, with this, the sixth, melding of minds so far. Note: you may become hungry while listening! There are more rounds about food than a Weird Al Yankovic album. <p>Tony Sindelar and Kathy Campbell with Monty Ashley, Erika Ensign, Steve Lutz, Brian Warren and Jean MacDonald.</p>

It’s the return of the vintage board game version of Family Feud from 1978! And since the internet didn’t exist in 1978, we flew in all the contestants to an undisclosed location to play in person! Just like in the 1970s! <p>Monty Ashley with Jason Snell, Lauren Snell, Shelly Brisbin, Erika Ensign, Steven Schapansky and Dan Moren.</p>

Recorded live at an undisclosed location, it’s the 28th proper edition of Random Pursuit! Listen as contestants get questions wrong, get others right, and hear Erika complain about selection editions of Trivial Pursuit…in person! <p>Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Monty Ashley, Lauren Snell, Dan Moren, Jason Snell and Shelly Brisbin.</p>

Welcome back to “Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’ knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. We recorded live in a spooky basement, as our panelists try to figure out siege engines and peppers, identify villains who have made their ways to other movies, and try to suss out what this podcast could have been called. <p>Dan Moren and Jason Snell with Kelly Guimont, Mikah Sargent, Erika Ensign, Tony Sindelar, Annette Wierstra and Steve Lutz.</p>

Mind Meld returns for its record-breaking fifth installment! All the players in this edition have featured in past episodes, so they’re already in sync in some ways. But will their answers be? You decide! (You don’t decide. The scorekeeper does.) <p>Tony Sindelar and Kathy Campbell with Jean MacDonald, Brian Hamilton, Jason Snell, Shelly Brisbin and Chip Sudderth.</p>

Jock, start the engine, because it’s time for the 25th edition of Low Definition! There are no short rounds here, just many long definitions that confound our contestants as they try and grasp the Holy Grail that is the championship title. Why hide in a fridge when you can listen along? Set the dial to destiny! <p>Steve Lutz with Jason Snell, Brian Hamilton, Adal Rifai, Chip Sudderth, Kathy Campbell and Arnie Niekamp.</p>

Antony asks non-Brits questions from an original British edition of Trivial Pursuit, and even offers to spell things if they think it’ll help. (It doesn’t.) Featuring our first non-American player! <p>Antony Johnston with Saskia Koehler, Shelly Brisbin, Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.</p>

New contestants! A slightly new format! New banter! But the same delightful fun in the fourth edition of America’s favorite game show, Mind Meld. <p>Tony Sindelar and Kathy Campbell with Guy English, Monty Ashley, Shelly Brisbin, Dan Moren and Brian Warren.</p>

Are you a fan of Random Pursuit AND Total Party Kill? Well, get ready for the mashup of all mashups as we play Total Pursuit Kill, where DMs and GMs from TPK face off to play Dungeons and Dragons Trivial Pursuit! Roll for initiative! And to, you know, pick your questions. <p>Steven Schapansky with Erika Ensign, Monty Ashley, Scott McNulty, Dan Moren and Tony Sindelar.</p>

Four contestants are each on a mission To gain points in each round by addition Whoever gets most And doesn’t annoy the host Wins this round of Friendly Competition! <p>Lex Friedman and Dan Moren with Cicero Holmes, Jason Snell, Shelly Brisbin and Tony Sindelar.</p>

Random Pursuit joins the 27 Club! (Don’t worry, more episodes will be coming later). <p>Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Kyle Anderson, Antony Johnston, Jay Miller and Kathy Campbell.</p>

It’s the third edition of Mind Meld, America’s new favorite Game Show! See how in tune our contestants are this week as they attempt to go home with some fabulous prizes*! (*No prizes will be awarded) <p>Tony Sindelar and Kathy Campbell with Annette Wierstra, Dan Moren, Jean MacDonald, Monty Ashley and Lex Friedman.</p>

It’s time for another edition of the edutaining Random Pursuit! Knowledge of island penal colonies is not required, but it is a bonus. <p>Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Annette Wierstra, Deborah Stanish, Kat Griffiths, Monty Ashley and Glenn Fleishman.</p>

The Game Show celebrates its 200th episode with a grab bag The Incomparable’s favorite shows, including Random Pursuit, Low Definition, Inconceivable, and more! <p>Kathy Campbell and Annette Wierstra with Shelly Brisbin, Antony Johnston, Moisés Chiullán and Jean MacDonald.</p>

Welcome to the latest episode of Low Definition! In this episode, our contestants will once again be put to the test as they attempt to come up with the least accurate definitions for a whole new set of obscure words. With hilarious results guaranteed, our contestants will battle it out in a series of rounds, hoping to avoid elimination and ultimately emerge victorious as the reigning champion of Low Definition. So sit back, relax, and get ready for another round of laughs and unexpected twists on today’s episode of Low Definition! (by Chat GPT) <p>Steve Lutz with Brian Hamilton, Chip Sudderth, Shelly Brisbin, Glenn Fleishman, Monty Ashley and Lex Friedman.</p>

A new game on The Incomparable! It’s Careers, the 1950s version of the board game where contestants try to achieve their desired combination of fame, wealth, and happiness. Who will be the first human on the moon? Who will mine uranium in Peru? Does everyone want to be a farmer? <p>Erika Ensign with Annette Wierstra, Kirsten Goruk and Nick Scott.</p>

Welcome back to “Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’ knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. We return after a long hiatus to ask our panelists to identify characters by their extremely long sobriquets, sniff out what doesn’t fit in a list, and decipher some mashed-up movie musicals. Glenn Fleishman, Shelly Brisbin, and Steve Lutz take on Kathy Campbell, Monty Ashley, and Annette Wierstra in a nail-biter for the ages. <p>Dan Moren and Lex Friedman with Glenn Fleishman, Shelly Brisbin, Steve Lutz, Kathy Campbell, Monty Ashley and Annette Wierstra.</p>

It’s the 25th edition of Random Pursuit! Only one player can win, but the silver lining is everyone learns something, even if that something is what they don’t know about Trivial Pursuit! <p>Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Lizbeth Myles, Shelly Brisbin, Cicero Holmes and Steve Lutz.</p>

There’s no game like Turns Out for the holidays, and no matter how wild these stories are, at least one of them is true. On this special holiday bonus episode, we’re talking about holiday specials, from Peanuts to Rankin-Bass and beyond. We also introduce the glacial lightning round, there are holiday songs but no caroling, and a wee bit of the blarney even though it’s not St. Patrick’s Day. <p>David J. Loehr with Shelly Brisbin, Monty Ashley, Juno Hopson and Kelly Guimont.</p>

‘Twas the week before Christmas, And all through the Incomparable, Not a creature was stirring, Not even a…wait, what rhymes with Incomparable? Never mind, here is a delightful Christmas-themed trivia game. Happy Holidays, everyone! <p>Kathy Campbell with Erika Ensign, Lex Friedman, Annette Wierstra, Brian Hamilton and Shelly Brisbin.</p>

America’s favorite game show is back with Mind Meld, now a regular part of the of the Game Show rotation! Will this week’s contestants lock minds and win? Or will their stubborn iconoclasm ruin the day? Listen and find out! <p>Tony Sindelar and Kathy Campbell with Chip Sudderth, Brian Hamilton, Annette Wierstra, Erika Ensign and Jason Snell.</p>

Welcome back to “Are You The Spy?”, where panelists must name clues that point to potential topics like Star Trek, Ursula K. Le Guin, or Back To The Future. For our second (and last for now) theme episode, we’re tackling science fiction! One spy doesn’t know the topic they’re trying to discuss, and must figure it out before the rest of the group figures them out. In this episode, players put their knowledge (or lack thereof) of various science fiction properties to good use. If you would like to play along as a civilian and know the topic words that the spies are trying to guess, click here to see the answers. If you would like to play along as the spy, just start listening! <p>Quinn Rose with Cicero Holmes, Brian Hamilton, Erika Ensign, Monty Ashley and Tony Sindelar.</p>

It’s the pilot of episode of America’s favorite new game show, Mind Meld! Host Tony Sindelar wrangles contestants to try to not stand out in the crowd because points are awarded based on how similar each person’s answers are to everyone else! <p>Tony Sindelar and Kathy Campbell with Dan Moren, Shelly Brisbin, Glenn Fleishman and Moisés Chiullán.</p>

Welcome back to “Are You The Spy?”, where panelists must name clues that point to potential topics like Wicked, Seasons of Love, or Patti LuPone. That’s right, it’s a special oops-all-musicals episode! One spy doesn’t know the topic they’re trying to discuss, and must figure it out before the rest of the group figures them out. In this episode, players put their knowledge (or lack thereof) of various musicals to good use. If you would like to play along as a civilian and know the topic words that the spies are trying to guess, click here to see the answers. If you would like to play along as the spy, just start listening! <p>Quinn Rose with Cicero Holmes, Brian Hamilton, Moisés Chiullán, Shelly Brisbin and Kathy Campbell.</p>

It’s the 24th instalment of Random Pursuit! How many times will Andy Warhol be mentioned? Will scorekeeper Annette be kinder to the contestants than Steven is? And which contestant will not survive for the next edition? Tune in and find out… <p>Erika Ensign and Annette Wierstra with Brian Hamilton, David J. Loehr, Glenn Fleishman and Kathy Campbell.</p>

Once again Antony fires extremely trivial questions from an old British edition of Trivial Pursuit at an increasingly baffled panel of North Americans, for your (and our) amusement. But for a game filled with so much Art & Literature, there are a surprising number of nazis around… <p>Antony Johnston with Lex Friedman, David J. Loehr, Shelly Brisbin and Erika Ensign.</p>

Action Castle returns! This time, the contestants take a trip to the Land of Violence when they play Dangertown Beatdown, another amusing and entertaining text adventure game from Parsley Games! <p>Tony Sindelar with Shelly Brisbin, James Thomson, Aleen Simms, Steve Lutz, Jess Viator, Monty Ashley and Annette Wierstra.</p>

It’s Random Pursuit time! The 23rd edition of America’s favorite game show features first time contestants, astronauts, trees, starships, and some new questions never before asked on Random Pursuit! <p>Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Rachel Donner, Quinn Rose, Riley Silverman, Jean MacDonald and Shelly Brisbin.</p>

Feud! The contestants are crumbling under attacks by the ruthless host, Jason Snell. There are heroes on both sides. Evil is everywhere. In a stunning move, the fiendish Incomparable listeners have swept into the Incomparable Star Wars survey and answered questions as they best see fit. As the host attempts to flee the besieged game with his valuable sanity, two teams of contestants lead a desperate mission to rescue victory…. <p>Jason Snell with Glenn Fleishman, David J. Loehr, Kelly Guimont, Moisés Chiullán, Cicero Holmes and Monty Ashley.</p>

At long last, it’s the return of Low Definition with host Steve Lutz! Words, phrases, artworks, humps, and of course the CRAZY ROUND all feature in this classic version of America’s favorite game show! <p>Steve Lutz with Tiff Arment, Glenn Fleishman, Shelly Brisbin, Lex Friedman, Jason Snell and Kelly Guimont.</p>

It’s a special Random Pursuit/Uncanny Magazine tie-in episode! Join us as two Uncanny Magazine Kickstarter supporters battle along with some familiar names from Random Pursuits in the past for non-random bragging rights! The Uncanny Year 9 Kickstarter is LIVE (until August 22, 2022)! If you’d like to support this fabulous magazine, please check it out! <p>Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Antony Johnston, Dan Moren, Fred Paffhausen, Molly Martin and Lynne M. Thomas.</p>