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Neumms:

--- Quote ---clemon79
Posted on Jun 24 2003, 11:02 AM

QUOTE (urbanpreppie05 @ Jun 24 2003, 08:03 AM)

 Well...I probably should've mentioned that all of the IB prizes would be between 1500-4000, meaning the IB values would be higher too. All i did, essentially was add a \"0\" to the old values. 
 
 Right. Why? In an effort to give everyone a couple extra dollars in cash, you're ruining the concept of the Instant Bargain. Being offered a cruise for $150 does NOT have the same effect as being offered a cruise for $15.

I applaud your effort to use tangible dollar values to improve the consolation prizes a bit, but this is one case where the dollar values are what they are for a very good reason, and ought not be tampered with. If you have to send your contestants away with more, give 'em an extra box of Turtle Wax.
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Whether it's $otC or Password or whatever, every time someone mentions the possibility of increasing the stakes on a show, someone else contends it's \"mo' money syndrome.\" Well, I don't watch game shows for a lesson in economics. To me, it's about excitement. How can you deny that a $150 cruise is much more exciting than a $15 cruise? That's a $135 difference! My palms are sweating already! \"But won't that bankrupt the production company?\"you cry. Well, of course if the cruise costs $150, it should be more challenging to win. In my career as grocery store checker, I'm quite accustomed to changing prices, so watch and learn: Instead of giving away a $15 cruise, say, twice a week, they could sell one $150 cruise every five weeks. Either way, this costs $300 every two weeks, EXACTLY the same prize budget! Frankly, I have to wonder the safety and comfort level of any cruise that could be had for just $15, particularly with what we hear about cruise ships these days. Years ago when \"WoF\" had shopping they offered cruises and they must have cost at least a couple of thousand dollars. Somehow, that show stayed on the air, and, need I remind you, it became the most popular syndicated show in history. If a show is to be current and appeal to the \"Shipmates\" crowd, they have to do better than the $15 cruises that some \"traditionalists\" so fondly remember. My proposal, then, is an escalating cruise, that starts at $150 and goes up $75 each day until it's won. I call it \"$uper $ale of the Century.\" Imagine the tension mount as we head into the Fame Game, hoping against hope for the money card that put you over the top for what could be a $525 or $675 cruise. That is what game shows are all about. :)

clemon79:
[quote name=\'Neumms\' date=\'Jun 24 2003, 10:04 PM\'] How can you deny that a $150 cruise is much more exciting than a $15 cruise? That's a $135 difference! My palms are sweating already!

In my career as grocery store checker, I'm quite accustomed to changing prices, so watch and learn: Instead of giving away a $15 cruise, say, twice a week, they could sell one $150 cruise every five weeks. Either way, this costs $300 every two weeks, EXACTLY the same prize budget!

My proposal, then, is an escalating cruise, that starts at $150 and goes up $75 each day until it's won. I call it "$uper $ale of the Century." Imagine the tension mount as we head into the Fame Game, hoping against hope for the money card that put you over the top for what could be a $525 or $675 cruise. That is what game shows are all about. :) [/quote]
 I like you. Damn, this is funny, funny stuff. Comic GOLD, I say. GOLD. Now just cook it down into forty-five seconds, and we'll get you booked on Funny Money... :)

Robert Hutchinson:
[quote name=\'Neumms\' date=\'Jun 25 2003, 12:04 AM\']My proposal, then, is an escalating cruise, that starts at $150 and goes up $75 each day until it's won. I call it \"$uper $ale of the Century.\" Imagine the tension mount as we head into the Fame Game, hoping against hope for the money card that put you over the top for what could be a $525 or $675 cruise. That is what game shows are all about. :)[/quote]
While I don't think this is fair as a parody of the poster I think it's parodying, it is damn funny. I lost it at \"escalating cruise\".

clemon79:
[quote name=\'TheInquisitiveOne\' date=\'Jun 24 2003, 09:24 PM\'] I also prefer the Faces on the Fame Game board with the contestant selecting after correctly answering the question.
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 Off to a good start so far.


--- Quote ---As for the main game, I would not change one thing about the show. This is one format that should never be tinkered with, in my opinion. The third Instant Bargain would be the Instant Ca$h bargain, and everything else would remain the same.
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Even better. I think I'm getting excited.


--- Quote ---If it were a five-time-a-week show:
I would use the shopping format. Plain and simple. The only thing that I would change is that whatever money that the contestant fails to use in order to buy prizes would be what he or she keeps. For example, if a contestant had $620 and failed to buy something, he or she would keep the $620 as a consolation.
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I thought this happened anyhow. I know that losers always received \"the cash in front of them\" so it seems reasonable that a champion would as well, if it wasn't spent on prizes.


--- Quote ---Like the 80s version, there are 20 numbers...yada, yada, yada. Here is the enhancement, however. How many questions a contestant wins by is how many picks of the board that he or she has (for example, if a contestant wins by $26, he or she would have five picks of the board, since the 6th question would mean a loss).
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I like the idea, but I don't like how you determine how many picks they get, I think that's too complicated. Also, you're penalizing the viewer for an exciting front game...a game that comes down to the last question would make for a crap Winner's Board. I don't mind the idea of players knocking more than one prize off of the board in a single trip, but you need to make sure they go home with SOMETHING, particularly if it's a weekly show. So I think you need to work on this method somewhat. It's not a bad initial notion, tho.

Maybe they can be allowed to knock one prize off of the board for each $50 they win in the front game, with a minimum of one? Then, engineer the front game a little (and you could do this without changing the essence of the game), so that a low win would be under $100, the average win would be between 100-150, a big win would be $150, and a total asskicking could exceed $200. Just something to start with...I have no idea how you would do this, save for jacking up the values of the Money Cards on the Fame Game board and making Speed Round questions +/- $10 a pop.

ChuckNet:
Why not just use more-or-less the same format as they did during the shopping era? There's really no need for changes to that format, IMO, and it really entices viewers to tune in again tomorrow.

Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious \"Chuckie Baby\")

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