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HSquares2003

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« on: September 19, 2003, 09:42:53 PM »
Why have all the versions of FF had the pass or play option except Combs'? It just doesn't make sense to me.

PeterMarshallFan

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« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2003, 09:45:42 PM »
I guess it was just something Goodson wanted. He eliminated \"pass/play\" on Super Password also.
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« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2003, 11:55:45 PM »
[quote name=\'HSquares2003\' date=\'Sep 19 2003, 08:42 PM\'] Why have all the versions of FF had the pass or play option except Combs'? It just doesn't make sense to me. [/quote]
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HSquares2003

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« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2003, 10:25:22 PM »
Interesting. Because there have been quite a few passes on the 2002/03 season on the Karn version.

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« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2003, 11:01:18 PM »
[quote name=\'HSquares2003\' date=\'Sep 20 2003, 09:25 PM\'] Interesting. Because there have been quite a few passes on the 2002/03 season on the Karn version. [/quote]
 I think with the triple round, one strike, family with the most points win game, the pass/play option is vital.  But with the 300 points wins, I think its less needed.

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« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2003, 01:29:19 AM »
[quote name=\'daveromanjr\' date=\'Sep 20 2003, 10:01 PM\']But with the 300 points wins, I think its less needed.[/quote]
Be that as it might, there have been a fair number of passed questions already in the first week of the 03-04 season. One reason for it (and one I compliment the producers on) is that the occasional question has a vague enough subject matter to make passing a pretty good idea.
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« Reply #6 on: September 22, 2003, 09:38:11 AM »
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One reason for it (and one I compliment the producers on) is that the occasional question has a vague enough subject matter to make passing a pretty good idea.


Still, passing doesn't make a whole lot of sense because you still need to come up with a correct answer to steal the money, and by then most of the popular answers probably would be gone.  I think it's better to play the question (even with a vague subject) and let the other team struggle to come up with a steal.
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« Reply #7 on: September 23, 2003, 07:17:15 AM »
[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Sep 22 2003, 08:38 AM\']
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One reason for it (and one I compliment the producers on) is that the occasional question has a vague enough subject matter to make passing a pretty good idea.

Still, passing doesn't make a whole lot of sense because you still need to come up with a correct answer to steal the money, and by then most of the popular answers probably would be gone.[/quote]
If it's the kind of question I'm thinking of, you can't really count on \"popular answers\". I can't think of a concrete example, but the 9- and 10-answer questions on Dawson Feud were usually of that type.
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« Reply #8 on: September 23, 2003, 12:55:11 PM »
[quote name=\'Robert Hutchinson\' date=\'Sep 23 2003, 04:17 AM\'] I can't think of a concrete example, but the 9- and 10-answer questions on Dawson Feud were usually of that type. [/quote]
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