3OAM: Bonus Game and Special Game Thread

[nelson17]

20 red

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding; audience applause)

And you've got $1000 to start. Nels, you may stop here and keep the money -- or pick another box and try for more.

[nelson17]

So do I have to pick 30 column now

[dougmorrisontheair]

No, you may go *anywhere* you like.

[If you've seen "The Big Match" segment on 3OAM, players had free reign on the board there. Same with Double Dollars here -- and the other sidegames we're testing.]

[nelson17]

30 green

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding; audience applause)

Another $1000. We'll you've doubled your dollars to two grand. Still two doublers up there -- but two stoppers that will wipe out the two grand.

Pick again or end it here $2000 to the good?

[nelson17]

40 yellow

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding; audience applause)

*Another* $1000.

Immanuel, I will tell you that's the last $1000 prize on the board. So long as you avoid the stop signs, the payoffs will get better.

So -- want to go for the better payoffs or end the game here $3000 to the good.

(audience shouts suggestions)

[nelson17]

I’ll take 3k and leave

[dougmorrisontheair]

Taking the money and run.

(audience cheers)

But before you run off, we are Kevin Tibbles types of folks who adhere to the belief your right to know overrides your right to exist.

(scattered laughter from crowd)

If you went to the well just one more time, which box would you pick?

[nelson17]

20 blue

[dougmorrisontheair]

$20 on the blue would've...

(audience cheers)

...bombed you out.

Let's look at the rest of the board to see where the big money and the doubles were.

The doublers were above one stop sign and below another.

Twenty on the green would've made you $10,000 richer.

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As we congratulate Nels on winning $3000, who else wants to try Double Dollars?

[pathfinder20]

I will give it a go.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Okay, Kourtney, the folks behind the board have shuffled the amounts, doublers, and stop signs.

Every box is free. You may pick four boxes in the same column if you'd like.

Every time you win money, you may stop and keep what you've won -- or risk and pick another box.

Pick a stop sign -- game's over and you lose your winnings.

So, please go ahead and start picking one box.

[pathfinder20]

Let’s start with 40 on the blue.

[dougmorrisontheair]

$40 on the blue.

(buzz) (loud groans from crowd)

Well -- that was quick. Kourtney, I tell ya what I'm gonna do. First, we're going to reveal where the $10,000 prize is.

(ding)

Opposite corner -- $20 on the red.

Kourtney, to win that $10,000 award, all you have to do is find the remaining stop sign.

Find a doubler and we'll give you $1000. Find anything else -- and you win ten percent of the amount you reveal. So $5000 would become $500, for example.

But let's find that stop sign.

[pathfinder20]

Let’s go with 30 on the yellow.

[dougmorrisontheair]

$30 on the yellow -- does that have the other stop sign?

(ding)

$2000 -- of which you get ten percent for $200.

Let's open up the rest of the board, please.

(scattered groans)

Right column, wrong row.  Needed to go $30 on the green for the other stop sign.

Doublers were in corners.

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Let's give this game one more try since this went quick. Who wants to try?

[fdriscoll22]

I'll take a whack at it.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Okay, Frank, remember, in eight of the boxes are cash awards ranging in value from $1000 to $10,000 -- with some duplicates. In two of the remaining boxes, we have "double" cards which, obviously, will double the dollars you've uncovered to that point. The remaining two boxes hide stop signs -- which end the game and take away your money. So after you've doubled up or uncovered money, you may stop.

Remember, all boxes are free for the taking. You may pick all four boxes from a single column if you think that will help.

Frank, when you're ready, please start by picking "$x0 on the (color)".

[fdriscoll22]

$30 on the Blue, Doug.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding; audience applause)

Five thousand dollars! Wow -- great start. Want to end the game and keep the five large -- or hope to win more with another lucky pick?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[fdriscoll22]

Let’s keep going. I’ll take $20 on the Green.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding; audience applause)

$2000 more. You're up to $7000, Frank. Quit now -- or risk it all on another pick?

[fdriscoll22]

Eh, what the heck? I’ll take $40 on the red.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding; audience applause)

Another two large -- bringing you up to nine grand. I say "nine grand" to not trigger a classic anime clip.

(scattered laughter from crowd)

Are ya good with nine grand -- or do you risk it all to go for more?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[fdriscoll22]

That works for me. I’ll take the 9 Gs.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Congrats on winning $9000, Frank.

I would do "what if" -- but I want to move forward to test driving at least one more game. I think a pilot episode's on the horizon.

Meantime, the rest of the board looked like this.

Two stop signs and one of the doublers on the yellow row. Other double was under 30 on the green.

Now, one more thing. In this case, let's say anyone started this board by picking 30 on the green. You'd start by doubling nothing, right? Not necessarily.

If a player's first *two* picks are doublers, the player wins the theoretical maximum for this game -- which, in this case, is $108,000.

The amounts total $27,000. So if someone found all the money without finding a doubler or a stop sign, the player's score would be $27,000. Find a double on the next pick? $54,000. Find the last double?  $108,000.

Okay -- I need a moment to set up the next game. So stay tuned.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Okay, the next game we're going to test drive is Get Rich Quick! The name is derived from an unsold pilot we'd later see in "Go" and, previously, the bonus game of the original "Chain Reaction".

To earn the chance to play Get Rich Quick!, you must put your money won from head-to-head showdowns on the three boxes that have the name of the game.

The non-special symbols on the board would be a gold coin, a money bag, and a piggy bank. Oh, and we'd never replace a special symbol with "no match" or a stop sign.

We'd hide "no match" somewhere if you're taking less than $200 to the board. If you're going to the board with $200 or more, a stop sign would go on the board. Finding a stop sign at this stage just ends your turn -- but doesn't reduce your money score to zero.

In Get Rich Quick!, let's just say you can really get rich -- quick -- to the tune of $150,000 or more. Who's in?

[babytims]

Me! Me! Me!