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Rules Changes to Make a Show Easier
jage:
It didn't always apply, but Classic Concentration added 5 bonus car seconds as a prize.
beatlefreak84:
The immediate first example I thought of was the original TJW with the Joker's Jackpot. Originally, you had to win 5 games in a row to claim the Jackpot, but it was later shortened to 3.
Another: On syndicated $ale, reducing the lot win from $830 to $750.
And still another: GSN's Chain Reaction (Season 1) making the target numbers of correct answers to double and triple your team's winnings from 7 and 10 to 5 and 7, respectively.
One more for four (that rhymes!): On Million Dollar Password, if a player made it to the $250,000 level, he/she could go for the million with no risk in Season 2, while he/she had to risk that money (well, all but $25,000) to do so in Season 1.
Anthony
P.S. Thanks for the brief distraction from grading final papers! :)
BrandonFG:
Forgot one...Scrabble dropping the spelling rule. :P
Neumms:
While the change to "Gas Money" has no affect whatsoever, TPIR made "3 Strikes" easier when they started putting only one strike chip in the bag at a time. (It still should be that way.)
In "Let 'Em Roll," they give you a free roll--at first, didn't one have to earn all three? They also built a taller platform for the player, making it easier to spill the dice down the ramp.
Password's Lightning Round became easier when with "Alphabetics" they started giving the initials.
The Jack Narz Concentration included games where players called three boxes in a turn.
JasonA1:
--- Quote from: Neumms on December 17, 2018, 11:37:00 PM ---In "Let 'Em Roll," they give you a free roll--at first, didn't one have to earn all three?
--- End quote ---
No, that's been there since the beginning. You might be thinking of Pass the Buck, which originally had 3 sets of grocery items and no free pick, plus 8 numbers on the board to boot (instead of the now-current 6).
-Jason
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