Sploofus
entertainment website
Sploofus was a website from 2004 to 2017 that featured trivia quizzes and other online games. Its basic content was free, with two paying levels were available as well.
Trivia quizzes would be submitted by site members and checked by one of 28 site editors before going live. WordPuzzles (similar to the game hangman) were written by both editors and paying players. Trivia Question(s) of the Day would be randomly selected for each player from a large database of questions created by the editorial staff and submitted by the editors. WordRounds and WordMatches designed to test vocabulary knowledge and dexterity were created by an independent third party for the webmaster.
Base play was free or players could upgrade to one of two paying levels: Gold, which stopped pop-ups and outside advertising and allowed for twice-daily play of the WordPuzzles; and Platinum, which allowed players to write WordPuzzles and submit trivia questions/quizzes.
Players could challenge members who were directly above them in the (total point) ranking to a Showdown. If the challenger won, (s)he would win points and the member challenged would break even. If the challenger lost, (s)he would lose points while the member challenged would break even.
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