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{{Infobox video game
|title  = Wits and Wagers
|image = Witsandwagescover.jpg
|developer= [[Hidden Path Entertainment]]
|publisher= [[Xbox Game Studios|Microsoft Game Studios]]
|released = May 7, 2008
|genre = [[Trivia]]/[[Party game]]
|modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
|platforms = [[Xbox 360]] ([[Xbox Live Arcade|XBLA]])
}}
[[Image:Witsandwagers xbla.jpg|left|thumb|Typical gameplay screenshot.]]
'''''Wits and Wagers''''' is an [[Xbox Live Arcade]] title based on the award-winning [[Wits and Wagers|Wits and Wagers board game]].<ref name="tiqal">{{cite web| author=  | title=Spring Fever is in the Air – Xbox LIVE Arcade Adds New Arcade Hits and Gives You a Sneak Peek at Upcoming Titles | publisher=Microsoft Gamerscore Blog | date=2008-03-17 | accessdate=2008-03-17 | url=http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2008/03/17/arcadepricesdownandtocome.aspx }}</ref> The title was released on May 7, 2008. ''Wits and Wagers'' supports the [[Xbox Live Vision]] camera and Big Button Pads.
==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| GR = 60.67%<ref name=GR/>
| MC = 63/100<ref name=MC/>
| EuroG = 4/10<ref name=EuroG>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/wits-and-wagers-review |title=Wits & Wagers |publisher=[[Eurogamer]] |last=Whitehead |first=Dan |date=7 May 2008 |accessdate=26 December 2017}}</ref>
| GRadar = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name=GRadar>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/wits-wagers-xbox-live-arcade-review/ |title=Wits & Wagers - Xbox Live Arcade review |publisher=[[GamesRadar]] |last=Bratcher |first=Eric |date=10 May 2008 |accessdate=26 December 2017}}</ref>
| TX = 7/10<ref name=TeamXbox>{{Cite web |url=http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1503/Wits-Wagers/p1/ |title=Wits & Wagers Review (Xbox 360) |publisher=[[TeamXbox]] |last=Nardozzi |first=Dale |date=7 May 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080510143012/http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1503/Wits-Wagers/p1/ |archivedate=10 May 2008 |accessdate=26 December 2017}}</ref>
| IGN = 6.4/10<ref name=IGN>{{Cite web |url=http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/872/872005p1.html |title=IGN: Wits & Wagers Review |publisher=[[IGN]] |last=Geddes |first=Ryan |date=6 May 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080510030202/http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/872/872005p1.html |archivedate=10 May 2008 |url-status=dead |accessdate=26 December 2017}}</ref>
| GamePro = 3/5<ref name=GPro>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox360/games/reviews/183889.shtml |title=Review: Wits and Wagers for Xbox 360 on GamePro.com |publisher=[[GamePro]] |last=Terrones |first=Terry |date=12 May 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513105935/http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox360/games/reviews/183889.shtml |archivedate=13 May 2008 |accessdate=26 December 2017}}</ref>
}}
''Wits and Wagers'' received mixed reviews from critics upon release. On [[Metacritic]], the game holds a score of 63/100 based on 15 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref name=MC>{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/wits-and-wagers/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360 |title=Wits & Wagers for Xbox 360 Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=26 December 2017}}</ref> On [[GameRankings]], the game holds a score of 60.67% based on 15 reviews.<ref name=GR>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox360/945407-wits-and-wagers/index.html |title=Wits & Wagers for Xbox 360 |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=26 December 2017}}</ref>
Paul Curthoys of [[Official Xbox Magazine]] awarded the game a 9/10, saying that ''Wits and Wagers'' is "a genius quiz-show game that ranks right up there with classics like ''[[You Don't Know Jack (franchise)|You Don't Know Jack]]''."<ref>[http://www.hiddenpath.com/witswagers.htm Hidden Path Entertainment - Home<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.hiddenpath.com/ ''Hidden Path Entertainment'' official site]
[[Category:2008 video games]]
[[Category:Hidden Path Entertainment games]]
[[Category:Microsoft games]]
[[Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games]]
[[Category:Party video games]]
[[Category:Video games based on board games]]
[[Category:Video games developed in the United States]]
[[Category:Xbox 360 games]]
[[Category:Xbox 360 Live Arcade games]]
[[Category:Xbox 360-only games]]
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