For people starting out

START A TRIVIA
HOSTING BUSINESS
WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS BUILT TWO.

Mind Games Trivia gives you professional hosting software, a finished game for every show, and personal training from the founder. You bring a laptop, a sound system and the willingness to learn it.

Mind Games Trivia Host Dashboard

BARS HAVE SLOW WEEKNIGHTS.
A GOOD TRIVIA NIGHT FILLS ONE.

The same teams come back every week, and the venue hires a host to run it. That host can be you. It is a real business, and it takes more than reading questions off a phone. It takes a professional show, a game people trust, and some help getting the first venue. Those are the three things you get here.

The software

A two-screen show system. Your laptop runs the game, and the venue's TVs show the questions, pictures, answers and standings. It times the questions and keeps the score.

The games

A new, finished game for each show day, Monday through Thursday, with every picture and song included. Fact-checked, with host notes for every question. You never write one.

The help

Rick Good sets up every new host personally, then helps with the business side: sizing up your market, finding venues, and structuring your offer to the owner.

YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE
A TRIVIA EXPERT

You do not need to be a comedian either. The software runs the show. The host notes tell you where each answer came from, so you can settle an argument at table six without breaking a sweat. What you do need is time to learn the system before your first night. That is what the trial is for.

WHAT YOU NEED

  • A Windows laptop. Windows 10 or Windows 11, 64-bit, with an HDMI or other display output. The software does not run on a Mac, a tablet or a phone.
  • A second screen at the venue. A TV, projector or monitor for the audience display.
  • A sound system and microphone. Original music plays during every question, so the venue never goes quiet.
  • Internet before the show. You download the game at home. Once it is on your laptop, the show runs with no internet at the venue.
The Mind Games Trivia Host Dashboard

NOBODY STARTS DOING SHOWS
THE DAY THEY SIGN UP

Expect a few weeks to learn the software and line up a venue. The trial is built around that, so there is no charge hanging over you while you ramp up.

  1. 1
    Send the request. Tell us where you plan to host and what equipment you have.
  2. 2
    Rick calls you. A plain conversation about your market, your gear and whether this is a fit.
  3. 3
    Setup and training. Rick activates your software and walks you through downloading, previewing, scoring and running a game.
  4. 4
    Practice and prospect. Learn the system at home while you approach venues, with Rick's help on who to call and what to offer.
  5. 5
    Host your first night. With a finished game, a tested setup and someone to call.

WHAT IT COSTS

$199/mo

After your free trial. One licensed laptop, one host, up to 4 games a week, Monday through Thursday. Software, games, media, training and support included. Less than $12.50 per game. Month to month, cancel anytime. Additional licensed laptops are an added charge.

WHAT WE WILL NOT TELL YOU

We will not tell you what you will earn. That depends on your market, your venues and how hard you work at it, and anyone who quotes you a number before knowing those things is selling something else.

What Rick will do is look at your market with you and tell you what he sees.

BUILT BY SOMEONE WHO DID IT FIRST

Rick Good has hosted more than 2,500 shows and built successful game show entertainment businesses in two very different markets: the Research Triangle in North Carolina and the Grand Strand in South Carolina. He built this software by running shows every night and refining it after each one.

He has since sold the hosting company and puts his time into the software, the games, and the hosts who use them. Mind Games Trivia has been in business since 2018, with hosts and venues in seven states.

READY TO FIND OUT IF THIS FITS?

Tell us where you would like to host and what you have so far. If you do not have a venue yet, that is normal. Rick will call to talk it through.

START YOUR FREE 30 DAYS