My brain is like the Jundland Wastes

Because you were all wondering, the Trivial Pursuit DVD Star Wars Saga Edition is not for the faint of heart or weak of mind. My husband purchased the game for me many months ago, receiving double Best Buy Reward Zone points in the process. Certainly, I thought, I should kick ass in this game. I can tell you all about Darth Bane. I made the assumption that my sister and brother-in-law would be formidable opponents, as the former thinks a lot about tauntauns and the latter spends hours playing Battlefront II.

So we settled in for a Christmas night showdown, pitting geeks against larger geeks against my father against my husband. And we were humbled. While some questions were embarrassingly easy -- "Which planet bakes under the heat of two suns?" -- others were nearly impossible, the answers of which apparently are only accessible to those who spend a lot of time in the Expanded Universe or at last year's San Diego Comic-Con International.

For example, Porkins. Who? Yet there he was, the answer to the "For the Win" question at the end of the game. I now understand that Lieutenant Jek Porkins was better known as Red Six at the Battle of Yavin, but, honestly, find me where they actually use his name in the film. And if you can do that, please explain to me how I am supposed to remember such a detail. Biggs Darklighter is one thing -- at least he used to spend a lot of time at Beggar's Canyon with Luke. But Porkins? Please.

I did win the game, with my father -- who has only seen Episode IV -- as my teammate. Part of my victory strategy was the awesome Trivial Pursuit innovation which allows other players to "steal" pies if a certain amount of time has passed and the player on the pie space has not correctly answered the DVD question. This leads to all sorts of fun scenarios in which you and three others simultaneously scream "DARTH SIDIOUS" or "KASHYYYK" at the television.

A word to the wise: if you are planning on playing this game, brush up on your Taun We, Admiral Piett, Moff Jerjerrod and Imperial probe droids. Even though the only path(s) to failure is/are fear, hatred and/or anger, the extra study can't hurt.