diff --git a/src/games/trivia.js b/src/games/trivia.js
index 5eec84d..b0019a5 100755
--- a/src/games/trivia.js
+++ b/src/games/trivia.js
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ async function playRound(context, round = 0) {
 
 		// replace space with U+2003 Em Space to separate words, since a single space separates the placeholders, and double spaces are removed during Markdown render
 		if (question.answer.length >= 3) {
-			context.sendMessage(`${style.bold(style.green(`${Math.floor(game.timeout / 3) * 2} seconds`))} left, first hint for ${style.bold(style.pink(`question ${round + 1}/${game.questions.length}`))}: ${style.bold(`${question.answer.slice(0, 1)} ${question.answer.slice(1).replace(/\s/g, ' ').replace(/[^\s]/g, '_ ').trim()}`)}`, context.room.id);
+			context.sendMessage(`${style.bold(style.green(`${Math.floor(game.timeout / 3) * 2} seconds`))} left, first hint for ${style.bold(style.pink(`question ${round + 1}/${game.questions.length}`))}: ${style.bold(`${question.answer.slice(0, 1)} ${question.answer.slice(1).replace(/\s/g, ' ').replace(/[a-zA-Z0-9]/g, '_ ').trim()}`)}`, context.room.id);
 		} else {
 			// giving the first letter gives too much away, only give the placeholders
-			context.sendMessage(`${style.bold(style.green(`${Math.floor(game.timeout / 3) * 2} seconds`))} left, first hint for ${style.bold(style.pink(`question ${round + 1}/${game.questions.length}`))}: ${style.bold(`${question.answer.replace(/\s/g, ' ').replace(/[^\s]/g, '_ ').trim()}`)}`, context.room.id);
+			context.sendMessage(`${style.bold(style.green(`${Math.floor(game.timeout / 3) * 2} seconds`))} left, first hint for ${style.bold(style.pink(`question ${round + 1}/${game.questions.length}`))}: ${style.bold(`${question.answer.replace(/\s/g, ' ').replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g, '_ ').trim()}`)}`, context.room.id);
 		}
 
 		await timers.setTimeout((game.timeout / 3) * 1000, null, {
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ async function playRound(context, round = 0) {
 		});
 
 		if (question.answer.length >= 4) {
-			context.sendMessage(`${style.bold(style.green(`${Math.floor(game.timeout / 3)} seconds`))} left, second hint for ${style.bold(style.pink(`question ${round + 1}/${game.questions.length}`))}: ${style.bold(`${question.answer.slice(0, 1)} ${question.answer.slice(1, -1).replace(/\s/g, ' ').replace(/[^\s]/g, '_ ')}${question.answer.slice(-1)}`)}`, context.room.id);
+			context.sendMessage(`${style.bold(style.green(`${Math.floor(game.timeout / 3)} seconds`))} left, second hint for ${style.bold(style.pink(`question ${round + 1}/${game.questions.length}`))}: ${style.bold(`${question.answer.slice(0, 1)} ${question.answer.slice(1, -1).replace(/\s/g, ' ').replace(/[a-zA-Z]/g, '_ ')}${question.answer.slice(-1)}`)}`, context.room.id);
 		}
 
 		await timers.setTimeout((game.timeout / 3) * 1000, null, {