National Geographic Global Pursuit is another of those games I picked up cheaply from the thrift store. I’ve seen it at thrift stores several times, so it seems to be readily available (perhaps depending on your location). But again, it’s so out of date, I have to ask myself – is it really worth it?

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I do like the interesting gameplay. Each person is working to build their own 12-sided “globe” by answering questions. The trivia questions are separated into People and Products, Planet Earth, People and Places, and Historic Happenings. However, there are a lot more Wild Cards than any of the other cards.

Some of the trivia questions are still applicable, relevant, and correct. For example, one question asks, “An area in the midst of a desert where water from underground enables plants to grow is called an ____.” Well, an oasis is still an oasis.

However, another question asks, “Name the loose-fitting, brightly colored garment originally worn by black men of Africa.” Okay, that might still be accurate that it’s called a dashiki, but now I hope most people are aware that there are dozens of countries and even more cultures in Africa. Africa’s a big, diverse place, and while I might have been taught generally about Africa as a child (as the place where lions, elephants, and zebras live wild), most people that I know are trying to do better.

Other questions refer to “Indians” (not Indians from India, but Native Americans), the Soviet Union, and other out-of-date names. I’m not sure how many of the questions that use old statistics are no longer accurate.

I did mention that this game references the Soviet Union? Yeah. I grew up with a globe that had the Soviet Union on it, but even when I was a child, the Soviet Union was no more. I’m sure many other country lines are inaccurate, but that’s the most glaring to me.

The definite high point is the “Historic Happenings” category. Although, while historic facts don’t change, their interpretation often does. If you do get this game, I think it’s really important to discuss many of the questions and answers, as well as the map used.