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[Jay Temple]

The Ol, on 09 July 2012 - 07:44 AM, said:

Watched a GO on You Tube to refresh my memory on exact rules. (snip) A personal preference would be having both teams play the same list of words - having, say, team B in some sort of simple soundproof isolation until it's their turn to play the same word list. Part of the fun could come from seeing how different minds attack the same words, and if they do it more skillfully than the other team. It's a nit-pick, I know, but in this type of game, it's a preference.

I think it would have worked. It worked okay on Show-Offs.

[chad1m]

Ian Wallis, on 09 July 2012 - 12:22 AM, said:

I just can't see what's so appealing about that show.

I find it interesting to see how long (or even if) people can stay on the same wavelength. A good player can take a botch and work it into something successful and seeing if that can be done - and quickly enough to keep a good enough score to win the round - is part of the fun for me.

[Jay Temple]

JasonA1, on 09 July 2012 - 11:51 AM, said:

I think more celebrities than contestants work in that game, because at least they could be on often enough to develop the skill, and/or have a natural knack for improvising.

Related to that: ISTR that for the first week or so, one loss sent a team home. There's no doubt that the change improved the game play.

[JasonA1]

Jay Temple, on 10 July 2012 - 02:24 PM, said:

Related to that: ISTR that for the first week or so, one loss sent a team home. There's no doubt that the change improved the game play.

I remember it being longer, and Wiki is saying the first four weeks had that format.

-Jason

[TimK2003]

When I got a ToaM episode in a trade, it took me a while to figure out all the rules (the bidding process, how was a $ amount determined, where & when you can call on a box/column,...).  That said, despite all of the initial confusion, I have it as my 2nd favorite Stewart show, followed by Chain Reaction.

[That Don Guy]

Dan88, on 09 July 2012 - 08:59 PM, said:

Lin Bolen listened to focus groups who didn't like riddles -- and perhaps as a side effect, the show got really cheap (the Super Jackpot maximum went from $50,000 to $10,000).

(Source: Game Show Utopia.)

Keep in mind that it became much easier to win the Super Jackpot (whoever found the Jackpot riddle had to answer all of the remaining riddles - even if it was just one (you couldn't win the Super Jackpot if the Jackpot riddle was the last one uncovered) - to win it).  Of course, they "balanced" that with the rule where, if somebody went for the Super Jackpot, the Jackpot went back down to zero, win or lose.