The Game Show Forum

The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: Bob Zager on November 19, 2006, 02:07:19 PM

Title: DOND tabletop electronic game
Post by: Bob Zager on November 19, 2006, 02:07:19 PM

Family Fun magazine has released its Top Ten Toys Of the Year (T.O.Y. Awards), and listed at number three is Irwin Toys' "Deal or No Deal" electronic tabletop game!

I was in Toys R Us in my area the other day, and this version was completely sold out!  Seems to be the hottest selling of the different versions available!

Title: DOND tabletop electronic game
Post by: Hastin on November 19, 2006, 07:49:59 PM

It's nice, but has two glaring flaws:

1. Uneven Offers ($156,720 Anyone?)
2. Pokey pace with 4 players.

Title: DOND tabletop electronic game
Post by: Matt Ottinger on November 19, 2006, 07:55:52 PM

[quote name=\'Hastin\' post=\'138283\' date=\'Nov 19 2006, 07:49 PM\']1. Uneven Offers ($156,720 Anyone?)[/quote]
I'm surprised that a lot of DOND versions -- official as well as homemade -- make this simple and easily correctable mistake.  Surely it can't be that hard to have the offers rounded to even thousands like on the show.

Title: DOND tabletop electronic game
Post by: clemon79 on November 19, 2006, 08:11:17 PM

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'138284\' date=\'Nov 19 2006, 04:55 PM\']
I'm surprised that a lot of DOND versions -- official as well as homemade -- make this simple and easily correctable mistake.  Surely it can't be that hard to have the offers rounded to even thousands like on the show.
[/quote]
Well, is it safe to guess that the tabletop version of the game has each player playing the game at least once? One would doing it this way would cut down on the possibility of a tie.

(Which isn't all that huge anyhow. Your points are well taken.)