1984 · Puzzle · Quiz

Intellectual Decathlon

A competitive game of mental gymnastics for up to 6 human players, Intellectual Decathlon pits the contestants against each other in a series of ten events - structured and scored just like its athletic counterpart, but exercising the human mind instead, testing various aspects of the intellect. Each event may be practiced on its own, but for the full game, all ten are played consecutively; each has its own rules for scoring, and comprehensive instructions are provided. At the end of the contest, the player with the highest cumulative score wins.

Released: 1984
Platforms: Apple II
Genres: Puzzle Quiz
Developers: —
Publishers: Muse Software
Modes: Multiplayer
Country: United States

About

Intellectual Decathlon is a puzzle video game for the Apple II. It is a multiplayer game which includes events based on memory, pattern and logic puzzles. Intellectual Decathlon was written by Gabor and Alexander Laufer and published by Muse Software in 1984.

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The game consists of ten different sub-games which aim to test different aspects of the human intelligence. The score is structured similar to an Olympic decathlon. A player's final score is the total of the ten individual events:

Numberstretcher – The computer presents longer and longer string of numbers for the player to memorize (presented only for a few seconds) and type back.

Reception

Intellectual Decathlon was recommended by Scouting magazine. Bruce Brown found the events to be challenging and diverse, making fair use of graphics and color.