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TLEberle:
Having not seen the original Concentration, and only having the most recent "Classic" version as a reference point, I have a few questions concerning the show, which apparently was superior to the NBC revival.

* How many puzzles did they typically play during a show?  Since they had no bonus game to deal with, or later, a very quick one, could they play three or four games in a half hour?

* What happened when time ran out?  Would they throw out that puzzle and start fresh, do a buzz-in type of thing, pick up from that exact point next time?  Did they edit the show so time ran out just as a puzzle was solved?

* What were some of the 'fun' squares on the board, besides the "Gimme" and "Lose" pairs.  Two I know of are the Cash Wheel and The Envelope.

* What was that deal with the picking two squares, then a third if the first two didn't match?  Only for the Syndicated Narz run?

Any information to let me know just how deprived I am that I never got to see the original shows would be much appreciated.

Travis

whewfan:
[quote name=\'TLEberle\' date=\'Oct 24 2003, 02:39 AM\']




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 * How many puzzles did they typically play during a show?  

I've seen them fit it 2 at least.

* What happened when time ran out?  

They would scrap the puzzle.
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 What happened when time ran out?  

They would scrap the puzzle.

And the picking 3 squares was for the Narz version only, which made some changes to speed up the game, including "free look" squares, which you didn't have to match, they just revealed the puzzle area behind that square, and a sneak peek at 4 prizes on the board.

Ian Wallis:

--- Quote ---* How many puzzles did they typically play during a show? Since they had no bonus game to deal with, or later, a very quick one, could they play three or four games in a half hour?

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On the Narz version they occasionally played more than two games - the third game was always the "Money Game".  Contestants would have to match foreign money amounts.  It was kind of neat!

Ian Wallis:

--- Quote ---And the picking 3 squares was for the Narz version only, which made some changes to speed up the game, including "free look" squares, which you didn't have to match, they just revealed the puzzle area behind that square, and a sneak peek at 4 prizes on the board.
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The picking of three squares happened only on the last couple of seasons of the Narz version.  During the first two seasons, they picked only two squares each turn.  During the third season, they had a "prize" on the board called "Bonus Number".  Contestants who hit that could pick up to three numbers on their next turn.  The fourth and fifth years they made three picks per turn the rule.

chris319:
On the NBC version the Cash Wheel and Envelope were only occasional features.

On the Narz version, one function of the four head starts was to guarantee that those four fee plugs were read regardless of whether the prize was won.

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