Interesting reports...I don't think Mike Richards is the anti-Christ as much as other people do, then again I still like Price and LMAD. Hopefully he's a good host, but whoever got the job has a MAJOR handicap against them, of course. Moreso now that Dick Clark is even fresher in our thoughts with his passing being not too long ago. Plus, only one man (Bill Cullen) in 29 years was able to match him as master of the Pyramid.
The cash bonuses and progressive WC bank sound interesting and would make the front game even more suspenseful. Having grown up with the '80s version mostly, the absence of bonus cards will be jarring, but hey, there was a Pyramid before the Big 7. Also, I assume (hope?) that "five categories" in the front game is a typo.
Liking the description of the set, glad that they made up for the "Pyramid without pyramids" idea from the second CBS pilot.