[quote name=\'password2007\' post=\'227624\' date=\'Oct 4 2009, 08:29 AM\']I read that contestants play several minigames, and a TV reviewer said it has "clever questions."[/quote]The only cleverness I saw was "Kareem Abdul Jabbar or Paula Abdul" then asking questions like "Who began a career with the Lakers in their teens?"
[quote name=\'bandit_bobby\' post=\'227627\' date=\'Oct 4 2009, 08:43 AM\']I do like that it has a variety of games; however, "Piece Out" ripped off both "Millionaire" and "Concentration". At least nobody goes home empty-handed on this show (if you lose your very first game, you get a $250 gift card).[/quote]Except it ripped off neither. If we're going to accuse every game show that has four-choice questions of ripping off Millionaire, then that's just absurd. And the "pieces hide a picture" bit has been done several other times.
For those that didn't see, a contestant who is currently in debt is brought up on stage and plays a game. Each success moves a step along the track to solvency: $1,000, $2,500, $4,500, $7,000, $10,000. A contestant that gets to $10,000 wins a bonus prize and gets to play the bonus round, but the $10,000 is safe. In fact, any money is safe. There's no risk until the bonus round is played.
The bonus round is "higher or lower". Given a clue to a number, is it higher or lower than the last clue. Each right answer is worth more money: $500, $1000, $2000, $4000, $6000, $8000 and $15,000 for the last. A wrong answer ends the round and loses the money.
The games I saw were Dis or Dat, Switcheroo, Wipeout/Knock-Off, Scene It, and Battlestars Bonanza, in essence. Perhaps the greatest offense out of the hour was saying "Before we show you a snip from a music video, bere are the five questions we'll be asking you, so make sure to look for these details." Fail.
