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Lingo payoff suggestion
zachhoran:
[quote name=\'tommycharles\' date=\'Dec 26 2003, 08:24 PM\'] The original, IIRC, had the money doubling with each succesive word. GSN probably doesn't want to have a sky's the limit pay out on any show.
Not that it's at all likely that someone would keep doubling until the budget broke, but the possibility exists. [/quote]
It's the fact that someone doubled it all the way to the max of $64K and broke the budget that helped cause the producers not to be able to pay the teams their winnings on the original Lingo.
TimK2003:
What about this simple idea:
Lingo on 1st Ball drawn: $10K
1st Lingo on subsequent balls: $5K
Pretty much what they already do now....But what if:
Continue filling the card, and give an additional $1K for any additional Lingos made with the remainder of the balls they have earned in the bonus round.
Thus, the better teams may earn an additional $1 or 2K, and may be able to get a Double Lingo/2 lines $2k with one ball.
TonicBH:
The key thing is "make it simple". You guys are making it complex to the point where even college professors wouldn't understand it.
I say that they go for $10,000 plus a trip for the first ball, and $10,000 for every ball after.
I'd also give the players $250/ball, win or lose... better to walk away with $1,750 than $700.
Brig Bother:
[quote name=\'tommycharles\' date=\'Dec 27 2003, 02:24 AM\'] [quote name=\'Brig Bother\' date=\'Dec 26 2003, 06:17 PM\'] What was wrong with the original (and classical) 'avoid the lingo' from a) days of yore and b) what most other countries seem to do? [/quote]
Absolutely nothing...except that without tweaking it a little they cannot control payouts. The original, IIRC, had the money doubling with each succesive word. GSN probably doesn't want to have a sky's the limit pay out on any show.
Not that it's at all likely that someone would keep doubling until the budget broke, but the possibility exists. [/quote]
Start low and put a maximum limit on. It's a much more fun endgame than what you currently have. Possibly.
reason1024:
--- Quote ---What was wrong with the original (and classical) 'avoid the lingo' from a) days of yore and b) what most other countries seem to do?
--- End quote ---
You'd probably have to adjust the play of Avoid The Lingo a little bit to ensure a consistent running time. The current bonus game has 2 minutes of guaranteed game play, and a little bit extra for the drawing of the balls. Avoid The Lingo could range from really really short to rather long -- easier to deal with in the days of straddling.
There's also just the whole "weird feel" objection... getting five in a row is good, we've done it all our lives. Don't stop now, keep getting five in a row!
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