[quote name=\'Clay Zambo\' post=\'181239\' date=\'Mar 13 2008, 12:25 PM\']I didn't think it was all that bad the first time around. Not spectacular, maybe, but far from awful.[/quote]I'm impressed that they were able to do something with "one question and four answers", that also manages to inject a measure of strategy and suspense into the proceedings. Far from perfect, sure. But as far as quizzes go, it's a good one.
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'181242\' date=\'Mar 13 2008, 01:22 PM\']The pen didn't bother me. In fact, I see it as a sponsorship opportunity: they could take a partial note from the Blankety Blanks folks and send losing contestants off (after being told what an absolute joy they've been, of course) with the official Duel fountain pen, furnished by your friends at Cross.[/quote]Is Temptation:Non-Sucky Down Under Version still giving away the Waterman fountain pen?
I think that's a fine idea, and it would fall into the same categories as the Croton watches or Sale of the Century stickpin from the earlier days. (I still maintain that PYL missed a huge opportunity by not having plush Whammies as consolation prizes.)
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'181261\' date=\'Mar 13 2008, 03:34 PM\']I think there's little doubt we'll see lower stakes and a faster pace when this comes back.[/quote]Given the choice, I think almost everyone with two neurons would choose more games and lower stakes, as opposed to the inverse. When played at a decent clip, Duel is a fantastic show, and a really good game. (The pyro show that the Brits fired off for the jackpot winner was Teh Neat, too.)
