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- Showdown_(game) abstract "Showdown is a trivia and word game that tests players’ general and popular culture knowledge, as well as their numerical skills and willingness to bluff and take a risk. It makes use of the Summit (puzzle) scoring system which awards higher scores for long answers containing letters towards the end of the alphabet.Showdown is one of the first boxed games to integrate mobile telephone and text message technology, as players can text their answers to a Showdown number which calculates the value of their answers and replies within 10 seconds with their score. The game was created by Winning Moves in 2008. A mobile version of the game was launched in Ireland in 2002 by national broadcaster RTE and Zamano.Showdown has been described as \"Trivial Pursuit meets Scrabble\" by Peter Sterling, Puzzles Editor for the Press Association.".