Future game show ideas

[gamecrazyh]

Thanks, Kelsey. I hope to be around here for a long time.

[Deleted]

And Now My Proposal for TAKE YOUR PICK (No Not the One by Pacdude Games)

Host: Nick Cannon
Co-Host: Jessica Castro, Brittany Perry-Russell, Jordan Rafko, Sherisse Springer, Tanairi Vazquez and/or Diana Matos
Announcer: Darrell Hammond
Studio: 30 Rockefeller Center (in New York City)
Network: NBC (Weekdays at 10am ET/9am CT to go up against Let's Make a Deal with Wayne Brady)
Theme Music: Theme Song to the UK Version of that show called Take Your Pick by Ray Monk & Des O'Connor
Opening Spiel: Today On Take Your Pick someone will win (insert prize descriptions) and the Take Your Pick Treasure Chest containing Today's Jackpot and you could also win (insert 3 joke prizes) or Tonight's Super Prize Jackpot in which is worth (insert amount here) and now from 30 Rock in New York City here's the man with the cash and the Keys, Nick Cannon!

Rules

Yes/No Game: In this opening game, Nick asked the contestant a series of questions for 60 seconds and the contestant could not say yes, no, nod or shake their heads. If they did, one of our co-hosts (shown above in my proposal) would bang the gong and the contestant would be eliminated (unless other contestants did the same).

The Final Round: Those who Survived the Yes/No Game will play for the big money as 10 boxes numbered from 1 to 10 and an additional Box 13. Of the former, there were 3 boxes containing booby prizes, 1 containing a jackpot of prizes (Totalling over $20,000) and 6 containing other prizes (of which 1 was a "treasure chest" of cash). One box also included the option to choose Box 13. The host offered an alternative cash prize starting at $500 (and will it increase when needed) and the contestant had to choose between "taking the money" and "opening the box".

In this game, the host might ask 3 out of 4 questions correctly before the contestant picks the boxes from 1 to 10 and activating box 13 within the 10 boxes like cinema tickets, baby food, cowboy hats or pork pies which relates to a prize, but also with larger prizes and booby prizes containing nose hair trimmers, last night's cold food, a box of chocolates, breakfast cereals, rotten tomatoes, cat food and dog food and the jackpot prize.

VERDICT?

[ladykelsey]

Here's another popular card game that was a favorite game of my grandmother and I'm thinking that it would work wonders as a game show version and be wonderful,
Phase 10
Host: Kelsey Grammer
Announcer: Johnny Gilbert
Network: NBC
Object Of Game: Three players try to complete the ten phases of Phase 10 while trying to test their trivia knowledge to earn cards to complete their phases and the player with the most cards will advance to the bonus round later in the game.  But players must watch out for Skip Cards which will cause the player to lose their turn,
Bonus Round:
The bonus round of Phase 10 would be known as The Final Phase Round and in the Final Phase round the player has 60 seconds to make matches of cards with different numbers and if a correct match is made he/she wins cash and play continues until all the cards are matched or until the time runs out and players can return on the next episode of Phase 10 as a returning contestant to win more cash,
Though different than the card game version I think Phase 10 would be a hit game show for NBC's Daytime hour and with Kelsey Grammer making his debut as a game show host I think Phase 10 would be a wonderful game show to watch simply because of Kelsey Grammer,
What do you think of this wonderful game show idea?
Kelsey

[gamecrazyh]

That sounds very intriguing and interesting. Plus Kelsey hasn't been on the network since "Frasier" left the air in 2004, so this might be a good foray for him to jump into.

[jasonlarsen]

NBC hasn't been interested in game shows for 20+ years. I don't know why, but they haven't. Don't hold out hope for it.

[ladykelsey]

May 4, 2015 1:09:21 GMT -5 gamecrazyh said:

That sounds very intriguing and interesting. Plus Kelsey hasn't been on the network since "Frasier" left the air in 2004, so this might be a good foray for him to jump into.

Why thank you Gamecrazyh for your wonderful input on the Phase 10 game show idea.  I actually got the idea for a Phase 10 game show from my grandmother because that was one of her favorite card games that she would play with Mom and Dad and I thought a Phase 10 game show would work wonders on TV.  And Kelsey Grammer would be such a gentleman hosting Phase 10.  Gamecrazyh you should submit the Phase 10 game show idea to NBC and see what they think,
Kelsey

[gamecrazyh]

I'm not much of a game show creator, but then again, you never know what might happen. Thanks for the kind remarks, Kelsey. WAAAY belated Happy Birthday to you as well.

[ladykelsey]

Here's a game that I read about in a book about classic 80's toys and I think it would be fun in a game show version,
Mall Madness,
Host: Tatyana Ali,
Announcer/Voice Of The Mall: Jim Sturgess,
Network: ABC Family,
Object Of Game: Three teams of players try to compete for a prize of a shopping spree at their local shopping mall while trying to find items on a shopping list provided to the teams while battling tough obstacles through the mall and the first round of the game is a question round about stores items and everything else about shopping and for every question right a team gets cash and a Step to use later on in the namesake second round {Steps are moves that can allow the players to walk through the mall by the way} and after four questions the remaining teams will count up their cash and their Steps and the team with the most cash and Steps wins the chance to move on to the second round,
Mall Madness Second Round:
In the namesake second round of Mall Madness the teams have a 90 second time limit to find the items listed on their shopping list  and you'll never know at some time when The Voice Of The Mall will announce The Sale Of The Day and if the shopping lists feature the item on sale they get extra cash.  There will also be obstacles and surprises on each of the Steps,
Super Step,
If a player lands on a Super Step they have a chance to get 100 points,
Best Buy Logo,
If a team lands on a step with a Best Buy logo they win a Best Buy gift card,
No Chance,
If a player lands on a No Chance step they will lose one of their prizes from their shopping list,
At the end of the round the teams will add up their winnings and the team with the items on the list wins the game and the second and third place players win lovely parting gifts,
Just like the board game I think Mall Madness would be a great game show version and with Tatyana Ali as the host she would neat to host Mall Madness and actor Jim Sturgess would be awesome as the Voice Of The Mall,
Do you agree?,
Kelsey

[ddavenport]

Buzztime: The Interactive Game

Host: Vernon Kay
Announcer: George Gray
Origination: Fox Broadcasting Center
Network: Syndicated via NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution

Object: Three contestants vie to win cash and prizes by quickly answering trivia questions.

Round 1: A question is given along with five possible answers. Using their "playmakers", each contestant locks in the answer they think is correct. Each question starts at 1000 points and decreases the longer the contestants take to answer, as the incorrect answers disappear one by one. Correct answers earn points; wrong answers give no points. The contestant in the lead at the end of 15 questions moves on to the Final Round, while the two remaining players face off in the Showdown.

Showdown: The game is played similar to Round 1, except questions start at 2000 points and the category is revealed prior to the question. The contestant in the lead after 15 questions advances to the Final Round; the runner up is eliminated and sent home with $500 consolation money.

Final Round: Similar to the previous rounds, except the questions encompass a particular category and each question starts at 2500 points. The player with the highest score at the end of this round wins the game, a bonus prize, and a trip to the Bonus Round; the loser leaves with $1000 consolation cash.

Bonus Round: The round begins with a computer randomly selecting a "Players Plus" score, which the contestant must meet or surpass to win the grand prize. The player is then given three categories and must select the one he/she knows the most about and is then asked 10 questions relating to that category for 1000 points a pop. The score is then added up, and if the contestant accumulates at least the required "Players Plus" threshold, he/she wins the grand prize (usually a trip); if not, he/she wins a consolation prize of $2,000.

Now, here's how the "interactive" part comes in: People in Buzztime locations will be playing along with the show, in real time, with the contestants in the studio. The player with the best score at each location will qualify for a drawing to win $50,000 in cash.

Any thoughts?

[addemup]

Here's an idea I've been kicking around in my head...

100 PERCENT

Gameplay: The game is played in two parts. The first part is a qualifying round that has three contestants competing, answering a series of 10 multiple choice questions. The question is read, and the three players lock in their answers anonymously by pressing a button on their podium. After all players are locked in, the correct answer and the players' responses are revealed. The first player that locked in correctly with a correct answer wins $3,000; the second player to lock in correctly gets $2,000; and if all three players are correct the last to lock in gets $1,000. The player with the most money after the 10 questions wins and goes to the 100 Percent round, the 2nd place player also plays a part in the 100 Percent round (more on that in a moment), and the 3rd place player is out of the game.

The 100 Percent round:
This is the main part of the game. The winner takes the money they earned in the qualifying round to use as gambling money in the 100 Percent round. Here, the player must answer another 10 questions. For each question, they must wager between 10% and 100% of their money. There is a board displaying all percentages between 10% and 100% in increments of 10%, and the player must use all of them once. There are 10 concealed categories, and the player starts by picking one. When the category is revealed, the player makes a bet based on their comfort level with the subject. For example, if the player won $18,000 in the qual round, and bets 40% on the first question, they are risking $7,200 on the question. They move up to $25,200 if they get it right, and down to $10,800 if they get it wrong. If the player gets stuck on a question, they can call on their "consultant", the 2nd place player from the qual round. The consultant can be used twice during the game, and can help the player come up with the answer. However, if the consultant is used, the player has to split any money won on that question with them. Play continues until all 10 questions have been played. The player leaves with the money they have after the 10 questions.

The 100% Question:
There are two caveats to the 100% question. It cannot be used until at least the 4th question, and the consultant cannot be used for this question. And, obviously, if the 100% question is missed, the game ends and the player leaves with nothing.

You guys may not like it, but I just thought I'd share it.

[ladykelsey]

Here's another game show idea that I dreamed up that's a sports version of my favorite game show,
The Chase {Sports Edition}
Host: Joe Montana
Sports Chaser: John Madden
Network: ESPN
Object Of Game: Played the exact same way as The Chase but with a sports flavor as contestants try to test their sports knowledge while trying to beat the Sports Chaser who will be John Madden.  The game will start with a round called The Sportsmaster which is the Chase Sports Edition's version of The Cashbuilder and depending on how well the contestants do they will move on to the End Zone Round,
The End Zone Round,
The End Zone Round is The Chase Sports Edition's version of The Chase's Final Chase Round with players answering sports questions in the first half and then John Madden will have the chance to catch the contestants in the second half.  And if players do well they win the money they banked but if John Madden wins players win a gift card to Sports Authority stores as a consolation prize,
The Chase Sports Edition would be a hit with sports fans everywhere and ESPN would be an awesome channel to air it,
What do you think of this idea?,
Kelsey

[Deleted]

Well we now that Fifteen to One has rebooted for the United Kingdom since 2013 as a one-off show before debuting full-time 2014, what if it made to the USA as a Primetime Show?, Here It Is my US Version of Fifteen to One

Host: Dan Patrick (if he's doing Sports Jeopardy go with Ryan Seacrest)
Announcer: Jamieson K. Price (from the MK4 Video Game as Shinnok)
Network: NBC
Taping Location: Sony Pictures Studios
Timeslot: The Season Premiere will take place on Wednesday at 10PM ET following the Season Finale of America's Got Talent (hosted by Nick Cannon) then the show will be placed at the 8PM ET slot the following Wednesday until December then return on Tuesday Nights right before the Results Show of The Voice (hosted by Carson Daly) in January leading into the finale right before Memorial Day Weekend.
Length: 60 Minutes
Theme Music: The Current 2013 Theme by Marc Sylvan & Richard Jacques

The Format: Like the UK Version, The 15 contestants stood in a semicircle, each behind a lectern with a number from 1 to 15 (a similar layout was used by the later game show The Weakest Link). Although the design varied slightly over the years, the essential elements were a number on the front of the lectern, a name badge on top of the lectern and three green neon lights to represent the lives of the contestant. The numbers were allocated by drawing lots from a bag before videotaping. Upon elimination from the game, a contestant had to sit down and his or her spotlight went out.

A separate lectern for each contestant was moved in place for the third and final round, with the semicircle behind it no longer lit.

During the first two rounds, 12 contestants had to be eliminated to leave 3 for the final round.

Round 1: Each of the 15 numbered contestants began the quiz with three 'lives'. Each contestant was asked a general-knowledge question, mostly introduced by a category (e.g. Geography), in numerical order and given three seconds to answer. If the correct answer was not given or if three seconds expired, the contestant lost one of the three lives. After all of the 15 contestants were asked a question, another round of questioning began in the same manner. Any player who failed to answer both the first and second questions lost both remaining lives and was eliminated.

Round 2: At this point, each contestant had either 2 or 3 lives remaining. As in Round 1, questions were asked to contestants in numerical order in turn, with one life lost for an incorrect response. As soon as one player answered correctly, the player could begin nominating – choosing and calling out the number of any active player to answer the next question. If the nominated player did not give a correct answer, the nominee lost a life and the nominator had to nominate again. A nominee who answered correctly became the new nominator. Loss of a contestant's final life eliminated him or her from the game.

Round 2 had no fixed duration or number of questions; it varied depending on how many players survived from Round 1 and how many correct answers were given. It could, in theory, continue indefinitely if no wrong answers were given throughout, consequently exhausting all questions available. To prevent this, the questions gradually increased in obscurity to eventually leave 3 contestants for the final.

Round 3: The end game, which began after the commercial break, was called "the final" and was played for points. Before it began in earnest, each contestant started with a new set of three lives, plus one point per life remained at the end of Round 2. For example, those contestants who had three lives left at the end of Round 2 started the final with a score of three points. This serves to give players who had not lost a life in the first phase of the game a small advantage. It also reduced the chances of the scores being level at the end, resulting in a tie.

Before the round started, a brief introduction to each of the three players was made by the voice-over, naming their respective occupation and hobbies or interests (the introductions often being lengthened or shortened to accommodate an unusually short or long game).

In the end game, a maximum of 40 questions were asked, with the number of remaining questions displayed at the bottom right-hand corner of the televised picture (top right in the revamp series). As before, a wrong answer cost one life (three lost lives spelled elimination, regardless of score), while correct answers scored 10 points. The questions were open to all players to answer on the buzzer until one of the players answered three questions correctly. The first to do so retained the questions and was given the choice to answer the next question or to nominate one of the other two players to answer.

From this point on, after each correct answer, the host asked, "Question or nominate?". If a nominated player failed to answer a question correctly, the nominator again had a choice of "Question or nominate?". If a player chose to answer a question himself or herself and failed to answer it correctly, the next question was asked on the buzzer.

After two contestants were eliminated, the last player remaining won, and the remaining questions were asked one-by-one until all three lives were lost. If, however, all 40 questions were exhausted before one contestant remained, the contestant with the highest score was declared the winner, irrespective of lives. If the scores were level, the contestant with the most lives was declared the winner (otherwise the game would end in a tie, which occurred only in the series 34 final). The winning contestant scored an additional 10 points for every life that remained after 40 questions and gets an additional $15,000 Cash Prize for winning the game, 2nd place gets $10,000 and 3rd place finisher gets $5,000.

FInals Board: The Finals Board was the table of the fifteen highest-scoring winners so far in that series. This was similar to the high-score table found in many video games. It would start empty and in the first fifteen episodes of a series fill with the winners' names and scores in descending order. These could subsequently be displaced by higher-scoring winners. Two or more contestants tying for 15th place were considered to be on the "sidelines" and listed to one side of the board instead of in the table itself.

Grand Final (aired right before the Season Finale of The Voice in May): Those people whose names remained on the finals board competed in the Grand Final. An unaired playoff took place immediately before the Grand Final if there were still people on the sidelines tied for 15th place.

The format of a Grand Final differed in Round 3, all the questions were played on the buzzer. Presumably this was to prevent the player who correctly answered the first question from simply taking all subsequent questions themselves, and never nominating an opponent, The Ultimate Winner of the Grand Final will receive $250,000 in cash.

Returning Contestants: Contestants can appear 3 Shows to make the finals meaning a contestant can appear 4 shows in total (3 regular episodes and the final)

How do you like the verdict my US Version of 15 to 1?

[Deleted]

Next Up My Proposal for the US Version of Yorkshire's Winner Takes All called The Winning Wager

Host: Chris Myers (of NASCAR on FOX)
Announcer: Rich Fields
Network: FOX
Theme Music: "Joy Ride" by Jim Lawless (From the Themes Int'l Library)
Runtime: 30 Minutes
Taping Location: Sunset-Bronson Studios

The two contestants started with $500 each and were asked multiple choice questions with six possible answers but each answer had some odds (Evens, 2–1, 3–1, 4–1, 5–1 & 10–1) and after each question was asked, the contestants were asked how many points they would like to bet and then, they selected the odds that corresponded to the answer they thought was correct, if they got the correct answer, they won the points the odds were worth, if they gave a wrong answer, they lost the money they've won, the contestant with the most money advances to the finals and all contestants who participated on today's show get to keep what they've won.

After that They played again with two different contestants and the winner of that met the winner of the first game.

The two winners played for more money in the final and started with $1,000. Only the winner took the money home and advances to the following episode.

Returning Champions: Play Until You Lose

[mikedodgers]

I'd love to see the game of Risk be brought to TV!

RISK


Host: Bill Kurtis
Announcer: Randy West
Network: A&E or History Channel
Taping Location: Kaufman Astoria Studios, New York
Opening Spiel: The Classic Game of Global Domination has come to TV! A&E presents.....RISK. Now, please welcome our commanding officer, BILL KURTIS!

Format: 3 players compete to see who has the speed and smarts to take over the world. Each player is given 14 territories - 5 army units to a territory - to start the game. The territories are distributed in such a way that each player has 2 complete continents. Then the territories are reinforced with additional units decided upon by the players before the game. Each player starts off with 3 reinforcements plus continent bonuses:

North America - 5
South America - 2
Europe - 5
Africa - 3
Asia - 7
Oceania - 2

Once reinforcements are placed, a toss-up question is asked for control. First player to buzz in with the right answer gets first attack. Attacks are conducted with rapid fire questions. A correct answer takes away a unit from your opponent while a wrong answer takes away one of your units. Players can retreat after a wrong answer if they choose to do so. The battle ends after your opponent loses all their units, you get knocked down to 1 unit or you decide to retreat. When you take over a territory, you get money attached to that territory ranging from $500-$2000. Once a player has no more territories, they're out of the game and their conqueror takes their cash. Last player standing or the player with the most money when time is called wins and goes to the bonus game.

Bonus Game - Conquer The World: In the bonus game, the champion has 2 minutes to give 6 correct answers in a row. If you miss or pass, you get sent back to where you started. If you miss, you also get a strike. 3 strikes and you're out of the game. Get 6 right in a row and you win $50,000 in cash plus the money you won in the main game.

Returning Champions: None

[addemup]

Nov 29, 2016 22:49:21 GMT -5 mikedodgers said:

I'd love to see the game of Risk be brought to TV!

RISK


Host: Bill Kurtis
Announcer: Randy West
Network: A&E or History Channel
Taping Location: Kaufman Astoria Studios, New York
Opening Spiel: The Classic Game of Global Domination has come to TV! A&E presents.....RISK. Now, please welcome our commanding officer, BILL KURTIS!

Format: 3 players compete to see who has the speed and smarts to take over the world. Each player is given 14 territories - 5 army units to a territory - to start the game. The territories are distributed in such a way that each player has 2 complete continents. Then the territories are reinforced with additional units decided upon by the players before the game. Each player starts off with 3 reinforcements plus continent bonuses:

North America - 5
South America - 2
Europe - 5
Africa - 3
Asia - 7
Oceania - 2

Once reinforcements are placed, a toss-up question is asked for control. First player to buzz in with the right answer gets first attack. Attacks are conducted with rapid fire questions. A correct answer takes away a unit from your opponent while a wrong answer takes away one of your units. Players can retreat after a wrong answer if they choose to do so. The battle ends after your opponent loses all their units, you get knocked down to 1 unit or you decide to retreat. When you take over a territory, you get money attached to that territory ranging from $500-$2000. Once a player has no more territories, they're out of the game and their conqueror takes their cash. Last player standing or the player with the most money when time is called wins and goes to the bonus game.

Bonus Game - Conquer The World: In the bonus game, the champion has 2 minutes to give 6 correct answers in a row. If you miss or pass, you get sent back to where you started. If you miss, you also get a strike. 3 strikes and you're out of the game. Get 6 right in a row and you win $50,000 in cash plus the money you won in the main game.

Returning Champions: None

This isn't bad. I liked the TKO pilot as well, but I think the timing of it had more to do with it not getting picked up than the format. By 1989, daytime game shows were starting to give way to talk and court shows, and there just weren't that many slots to be had for game shows. Had this pilot been shot 3 or 4 years earlier, I think it might have been picked up.