The on-line game show site PlayCafe announced last night that I’ll be joining their site for a special game Monday evening. I’ve played games at PlayCafe on a couple of occasions, and I have to say it’s the closest I’ve ever seen anyone come to replicating the real TV Game Show Experience (TM) for me…without my having to go on an actual TV game show, that is.

Most of this is the result of the inventive format/technology PlayCafe uses. Appealing on-camera hosts present the game material live, and interact with the individual players via a web chat system while the questions are underway. The gameplay is trivia-heavy, but has other game show elements as well: a Family Feud-like predict-the-poll round, some wordplay stuff reminiscent of Chain Reaction or Wheel of Fortune, and so forth. There are even chances at real prizes.

It’s free and easy to play. So if you want a chance to take me down on a game show, PlayCafe is the place to be Monday evening, 6-8 p.m. Pacific (9-11 p.m. Eastern).

While I’m whoring stuff, I’ll note that I put up a post earlier this week noting that I had some signed copies of Brainiac for sale (cheap!) now from the website. But due to some WordPress hiccup, the post was marked “private” and wasn’t actually visible for most of the week. So if you want a signed Brainiac and the book tour(s) missed your fair city, look for details here.