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|series = ''[[Doctor Who Annual 2006]]'' | |series = ''[[Doctor Who Annual 2006]]'' | ||
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'''''U.N.I.T. Initiation Test''''' was the fourth game and ninth release exclusively published in the ''[[Doctor Who Annual 2006]]'' in [[September (releases)|September]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]] by [[Panini UK]] and the [[BBC]]. The quiz game featured an original illustration by [[Ben Morris (illustrator)|Ben Morris]], while the writing of the Annual's puzzles was collectively attributed to [[Justin Richards]] and [[Gareth Roberts]]. Though shaped like a quiz game, it was mostly a medium to reveal new and unexpected information about the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]: the questions were about trivia ''not'' covered in any preexisting ''Doctor Who'' story. | '''''U.N.I.T. Initiation Test''''' was the fourth game and ninth release exclusively published in the ''[[Doctor Who Annual 2006]]'' in [[September (releases)|September]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]] by [[Panini UK]] and the [[BBC]]. The quiz game featured an original illustration by [[Ben Morris (illustrator)|Ben Morris]], while the writing of the Annual's puzzles was collectively attributed to [[Justin Richards]] and [[Gareth Roberts]]. Though shaped like a quiz game, it was mostly a medium to reveal new and unexpected information about the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]: the questions were about trivia ''not'' covered in any preexisting ''Doctor Who'' story. | ||
As UNIT had yet to be reintroduced to the television series under the new title of "[[Unified Intelligence Taskforce]]" following [[UN's legal actions against the UNIT acronym|the United Nations' legal action against the BBC]], the game still refers to it by its Classic Series designation of "United Nations Intelligence Taskforce". | As UNIT had yet to be reintroduced to the television series under the new title of "[[Unified Intelligence Taskforce]]" following [[UN's legal actions against the UNIT acronym|the United Nations' legal action against the BBC]], the game still refers to it by its Classic Series designation of "United Nations Intelligence Taskforce". | ||
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* [[UNIT United Kingdom|UNIT]] | * [[UNIT United Kingdom|UNIT]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* There exists a [[Dalek Alphabet]]; in a trick question, it is pointed that "the Dalek Alphabet", as a phrase, contains [[16 (number)|16]] [[letter (alphabet)|letters]], but the actual number of letters in the Alphabet is not stated. | * There exists a [[Dalek Alphabet]]; in a trick question, it is pointed that "the Dalek Alphabet", as a phrase, contains [[16 (number)|16]] [[letter (alphabet)|letters]], but the actual number of letters in the Alphabet is not stated. | ||
* It takes one [[Auton]] [[10 (number)|ten]] [[minute]]s to fill a [[bath]] using both [[tap]]s. | * It takes one [[Auton]] [[10 (number)|ten]] [[minute]]s to fill a [[bath]] using both [[tap]]s. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The statement that no Daleks are both deadly and invisible is likely a reference to ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]''. | * The statement that no Daleks are both deadly and invisible is likely a reference to ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]''. | ||
[[Category:DWAN games | [[Category:DWAN 2006 games]] | ||
