Author Topic: Home versions of games (Read 4537 times)

wdm1219inpenna · « **on:** April 26, 2009, 01:20:31 PM »

I was curious to learn from the others on this board if any of you have, or had, game show box games as kids, or if you still have them. I currently own "Password", "Card Sharks" and "Jeopardy" box games. Growing up in the 70s, I had ever game show box game under the sun, except "Let's Make a Deal". I had a chance to have that, but turned it down, and I always wish I hadn't. I also never did get the "Blockbusters" home box game, but from what I hear, it wasn't all that good.

I had many of the games, "The $10,000 Pryamid", "High Rollers", "Wheel of Fortune - 1st edition", "Tic Tac Dough", "The Joker's Wild", "The Hollywood Squares", "The Price is Right", "Beat the Clock", among others. Sadly, they were all destroyed due to a basement that flooded, but I do have fond memories of those games.

I wonder why Password Plus, a show that was only for 3 years, had a board game, yet Super Password, on twice as long did not. I know $ale of the Century had a home game, with something called "Quizzard" or something along those lines. Does anybody have this, and if so, what can you share with me about it? I was always disappointed that Card Sharks and Gambit did not have home games but at least Card Sharks finally came out with one, and it remained true to the classic version, including a red and blue deck of cards.

Any feedback on this would be most appreciated!

DoorNumberFour · « **Reply #1 on:** April 26, 2009, 01:27:21 PM »

[quote name=\'wdm1219inpenna\' post=\'214106\' date=\'Apr 26 2009, 01:20 PM\']
I was curious to learn from the others on this board if any of you have, or had, game show box games as kids, or if you still have them.
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Boy, have you come to the right place...

[quote name=\'wdm1219inpenna\' post=\'214106\' date=\'Apr 26 2009, 01:20 PM\']
I know $ale of the Century had a home game, with something called "Quizzard" or something along those lines. Does anybody have this, and if so, what can you share with me about it?
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Pressman, 1986. Did indeed come with a simplified version of the buzzer system known as Quizzard (simplified in that instead of being a big solid plastic toy, it was 6 buttons attached to a central indicator using simple wires). The board had 6 small, 1 large hexagon cut out at 6 sides and the center, respectively, so the Quizzard could be inserted underneath the board to create a rather handsome playing area.

Also included a book of questions and instructions on how to receive more books in the mail.

The game itself played just like the show (minus the Speed Round, but I guess you could do it yourself with a 60-second timer). Start with $20, +/- $5 for correct answers. Instant bargains came into play at certain scores, and Fame Game questions were played as well, with the Fame Game winner picking one of 9 cards containing cash or prizes. Overall winner went shopping.

Sodboy13 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 26, 2009, 02:50:33 PM »

Not Pressman: American Publishing Company. The game was pretty much a straight port over of the Aussie home version, which saw several editions.

Differences from the show:
- Instead of Instant Bargains taking place after a given number of questions, they occurred when the first player reached a certain score level ($35 = $5 IB, $45 = $10 IB, $55 = $15 IB). No negotiations in price, and no "sweetening the deal" with cash.
- 2 Fame Games instead of 3. Correct answer won the top card off a deck of 14 Fame Game cards, which could be a prize between $250-$3,000, or a $10, $15, or $20 Money Card.
- The game's format went like this: two rounds of six $5 questions and a Fame Game, and a final round of eight $10 questions.
- If a player's score dropped below $10, his/her score marker went off the board, and that player was out of the game.
- Winner of the game did not go shopping. The did in the Aussie home games, but unfortunately, in the U.S. version, the sale prices were taken off the cards. Instead, the winner picked randomly from a deck of 26 "Winner" cards, with prizes ranging from a $2,000 piece of jewelry to the $50,000 cash jackpot.

Of course, a few simple rule changes and homemade "enhancements," and you can easily have yourself a game much closer to the show's format.

Ian Wallis · « **Reply #3 on:** April 26, 2009, 05:24:34 PM »

Most of mine are from the '70s: Concentration (16th and 19th editions); Jeopardy (8th edition), $20,000 Pyramid, Password, Joker's Wild, Hollywood Squares, Let's Make a Deal, Family Feud, Break the Bank, and more recently Price is Right and Who Wants to be a Millionaire. Wasn't impressed with Price, but I loved just about all of the others.

I think I might have a couple of others but those are the major ones. I wish I'd bought more (or asked for others at Christmas time) when I was a kid because there are a bunch that I'd kind of like to have...

DoorNumberFour · « **Reply #4 on:** April 26, 2009, 05:29:59 PM »

I have:

- Dream House, MB.
- Concentration, Endless Games.
- $25,000 Pyramid, Endless.
- Who What or Where Game, 1st Edition, MB.
- Truth or Consequences, 1955(?) (Jack Bailey on the cover)
- Break The Bank, 1955, Bettye-B.
- Double Exposure, Ideal.
- Hollywood Squares, Ideal.
- Match Game, 1974, MB.
- Jeopardy, 1st edition, MB.
- Eye Guess, 1st edition, MB.

Dbacksfan12 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 26, 2009, 06:12:40 PM »

Amongst many of the games I own, the two I am most proud of are Double Exposure and Top Secret.

jmangin · « **Reply #6 on:** April 26, 2009, 07:08:01 PM »

$10,000 Pyramid
$20,000 Pyramid
Blockbusters
Break the Bank
Card Sharks
Dealer's Choice (Place Your Bets) with unpunched game pieces
Eye Guess
High Rollers "Big Numbers Game"
Hollywood Squares (70s and 80s versions)
Name that Tune
Now You See It
Password Plus
Pay Cards!
Sale of the Century
Scrabble
The Joker's Wild
The Price is Right
Tic Tac Dough (70s/80s)
Word for Word

KWJCDon · « **Reply #7 on:** April 26, 2009, 11:05:06 PM »

Just one... Camouflage.

jmangin · « **Reply #8 on:** April 26, 2009, 11:21:38 PM »

[quote name=\'KWJCDon\' post=\'214152\' date=\'Apr 26 2009, 11:05 PM\']
Just one... Camouflage.
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Do you keep it hidden among other board games?

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #9 on:** April 26, 2009, 11:42:51 PM »

[quote name=\'jmangin\' post=\'214154\' date=\'Apr 26 2009, 11:21 PM\'][quote name=\'KWJCDon\' post=\'214152\' date=\'Apr 26 2009, 11:05 PM\']Just one... Camouflage.[/quote]Do you keep it hidden among other board games?[/quote]
Mine was going to be "And half the time, he can't find it!"

alfonzos · « **Reply #10 on:** April 27, 2009, 04:01:03 PM »

It would be faster to list the games I don't have: Amazing Race, American Gladiators, Big Brother, Cash Cab, Dont Forget the Lyrics, The Moment of Truth, PYL, The Sky's the Limit. I have all the others but probably not all of the editions.

KWJCDon · « **Reply #11 on:** April 27, 2009, 07:12:56 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'214158\' date=\'Apr 26 2009, 11:42 PM\']
Mine was going to be "And half the time, he can't find it!"
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Good one Matt! LOL

calliaume · « **Reply #12 on:** April 27, 2009, 07:29:03 PM »

By the late 1970s, I had accumulated a fair amount. From memory:

Jeopardy!
Eye Guess
Password
Concentration
Pay Cards!
Three on a Match
Sale of the Century
The Joker's Wild
The Price Is Right
Match Game
The $10,000 Pyramid
Now You See It
The Gong Show
Wheel of Fortune
Tic Tac Dough

All of them were sold or pitched after high school -- many were missing pieces.

There are some oddities -- I never could find a copy of Who, What, or Where, even though it was one of my favorite shows, and I became more particular later on as I saw some adaptations didn't work (I thought long and hard about Break the Bank before deciding against it). To be honest, I tried way too often to get my friends to play these games, and they just didn't know the rules; it was much easier to say, "Ah, hell, let's play Monopoly/Risk/Careers/Clue/fill in your favorite."

Thanks to eBay, my collection has made a comeback. I now have various versions of:

Jeopardy!
Password
Concentration
You Don't Say!
The Newlywed Game
The Who, What or Where Game
Family Feud
The $10,000/$25,000 Pyramid
Sale of the Century
Match Game (the '60s version)
Wheel of Fortune
Pay Cards
Charge Account

and probably some others I don't remember.

By the way, anyone know where to get a functioning Quizzard? The lockout device on mine is busted (all six lights go off whenever anyone buzzes in).

clemon79 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 27, 2009, 07:33:34 PM »

[quote name=\'calliaume\' post=\'214201\' date=\'Apr 27 2009, 04:29 PM\']
By the way, anyone know where to get a functioning Quizzard? The lockout device on mine is busted (all six lights go off whenever anyone buzzes in).[/quote]
They apparently show up in thrift stores with some frequency. Be vigilant.

Dbacksfan12 · « **Reply #14 on:** April 27, 2009, 08:14:37 PM »

[quote name=\'alfonzos\' post=\'214189\' date=\'Apr 27 2009, 03:01 PM\']American Gladiators[/quote]There was an American Gladiators board game?