On A Roll: Audience Game Test Thread

[pathfinder20]

Well, I am a cashier at a national sandwich chain restaurant. I am from Southern Georgia and single. I like writing role playing watching Korean Shows and decorating shows as well. I also collect pens and cigar boxes at home as well.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Nice to have you here from Georgia. You're going to play Grand Prix...

...where you could pick up some cash -- or a great prize. Tiffany, please share the 411 on both.


Tiffany: Kourtney, you could win $1000 in cash or -- a new car!

(C'73 car theme plays; audience cheers)

Tiffany: The Lexus IS-250 features a V6 engine, power tilt and slide moon roof, keyless sensor entry system, an awesome 13-speaker sound system and much, much more. This luxurious car is worth $34,250.


(more cheers)

Ohhh -- your co-workers will be jealous just before you clock in and park your Lexus at the restaurant. Here's how you win one or the other.

We're going to start a race of 400 miles between these two cars -- the blue car and the red car. One car will move forward 100 miles after each roll of our Grand Prix cube. The color you roll determines which car advances.

And this is the cube you'll roll. All of the odd-numbered sides -- 1, 3, and 5 -- have been replaced with a blue side.

The remaining, and normally, even-numbered sides of the dice cube -- 2, 4, and 6 -- have been replaced with red.

Keep rolling until you've rolled a particular color four times. By then, the corresponding car will win the race. If the blue car wins, it's $1000. But if the red car wins, you drive out of here in a new car of your own.

(scattered cheers)

(Devon hands Kourtney cube)

So -- I wish you good luck. You -- are on a roll.

(audience cheers)

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[For this game, we'll go to randomizer.org for the dice rolls. Kourtney, we've programmed randomizer to roll that cube 100 times with each result placed in a set. Please respond with a roll code from 1-100. Even if you start in the 90s or at 100, we'll go to the first roll at top of the list, if necessary, and proceed from there.]

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Kourtney)

[pathfinder20]

I am going to try my lucky number 19.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers as Kourtney rolls)

And he starts with a blue side.

(ding)

The car for $1000 takes the early lead. Roll again.

(audience cheers as Kourtney rolls)

Blue again.

(ding)

Halfway to winning a grand in cash. But we want you to win the grand prize of a car. Roll again.

(audience cheers as Kourtney rolls)

(burst of cheers)

That's more like it.

(ding)

Red car now in business. Roll another red, please, Kourtney.

(audience cheers as Kourtney rolls)

Red again!

(ding)

That looks better. Now let's see if red takes the lead, Kourtney.

(audience cheers as Kourtney rolls)

Blue again.

(ding)

One more blue and it's $1000.

(audience cheers as Kourtney rolls)

(burst of cheers)

This is more like it!

(ding)

Checkers are so close for both cars, they could taste it, Kourtney. Do you feel one more red roll's coming?

(more cheers)

[pathfinder20]

I hope so. Come on Red!

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers as Kourtney rolls)

(audience groans)

Got a blue instead.

(ding)

Well, you did win $1000. That's better than nothing.

[pathfinder20]

I will take either one. Wanted the car but a $1000 would be nice too.

[dougmorrisontheair]

[NOTE FROM DOUG: We *half* plenty of time to play another game. Who wants to try?

Anyone who hasn't played is welcome to give it a shot.]

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for *anyone* who wants to play now.)

[Deleted]

Can I do it?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Sure thing, Patrick. We'll let you play for a $7500 gift card at Service Merchandise.

I'll sell you that gift card for just one dollar -- if you can collect that dollar in a game of...

...Half & Half. We've randomly hidden a half dollar coin behind one of the odd numbers on the top half of the board. We've randomly hidden another half dollar coin behind one of the even numbers on the bottom half of the board.

All you have to do is roll the numbers that hide those half dollars in four tries or less -- and you win.

Any questions?

(If not, please respond with a roll code from 1-97. You'll see the result of that and the next three down the list of rolls provided by randomizer.org.)

[Deleted]

I am ready.

(70)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Then I wish you good luck. Patrick, you, are on a roll.

(audience cheers as Patrick rolls specially-made "Beat The Clock" cube, based upon Monty Hall era)

Starting with a 1. Is a half dollar there?

(dings; audience cheers)

Yes! Right away!

Patrick, all you have to do is roll the even number that hides the other half dollar and you're home free.

(audience cheers as Patrick rolls)

It's a 2. Has he won the gift card in two quick moves?

(audience groans)

(buzz)

No. But don't be faint of heart. Two rolls remain.

(audience cheers as Patrick rolls)

Has he done it with the 4?

(audience groans)

(buzz)

No. Well -- with one roll left, here's where I offer a bailout.

Patrick, you may give up the try at the gift card -- and take $1000 in cash in total. That's $500 for the half dollar you found -- plus another $250 for each "no" that flipped around.

Or -- you could go all the way and roll one more time. If you roll again, you'd *have* to roll a 6 -- because that's where the other half dollar is hiding.

So -- know that you need a 6 to win it all, will you stop and take $1000 -- or take that fourth and final roll hoping you can put together $1.00 in coins with the roll of a 6?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[Deleted]

I will take that final roll!

[dougmorrisontheair]

All right -- good luck, Patrick. Please roll a 6!

(audience cheers as Patrick rolls)

(buzz; NYSI89 losing horns; audience groans)

Ugh. The game's called Half & Half -- but we can't give gredit for rolling half of the needed number.

(buzz)

There it is to confirm. Let's go ahead and open up the rest of the board, please.

Indeed, we had half a buck behind an odd number and the other half a buck behind an even number. In this case, respectively, the 1 and 6.

[Deleted]

I have fun playing it.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Glad you had fun, Patrick

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Our next game involves the same game board -- but has coins behind all the numbers -- not just two.

Who wants to play? In an effort to spread the wealth, someone other than Patrick, please.

[nelson17]

I’ll try

[dougmorrisontheair]

Okay, Nels, this will probably be our last game -- and we'll let you play for that $7500 gift card from Service Merchandise in a game called Coins. And we'll start you off with 25 cents.

(ding)

Now you want to build up that bank to exactly 75 cents with the help from the coins that are randomly hidden behind the numbers.

We have two nickels, two dimes, and two quarters.

Best way to explain further is have you roll this dice cube. Nels -- you are on a roll.

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(Since this game could have as many as ten rolls, Nels, please pick a starting roll code from 1 to 91.)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Nels.)

[nelson17]

45

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers as Nels rolls specially-made old school FF cube)

He starts with a 3. And what's behind the 3 on the board?

(ding)

A quarter -- which means we suddenly add 25 more cents to the 25 cents we gave you to start. You're up to 50 cents.

Now, we'll leave the exposed quarter up. If you roll another 3, Nels, you'll win 25 more cents, you'll reach the goal of 75 cents -- and then you'll win that $7500 shopping spree.

If the next number you roll reveals the other quarter on the board, that's a winner, as well. Anything else -- and we'll talk about a bailout.

For now, since you're not in danger of going over 75 cents, you're still on a roll.

(audience cheers as Nels rolls specially-made old school FF cube)

He rolls a 6. Does it hide the other quarter?

(dings; audience cheers)

Yes! Wow! Good for you Nels.

Open up the rest of the board, please, just to show we had two nickels and two dimes.

Nickels at 1 and 5; dimes at 2 and 4.

Had he found a nickel or dime on the next roll, we'd offer $25 per penny as a bailout -- but Nels doesn't get the bailout. He gets the gift card. Congratulations, Nels.

[dougmorrisontheair]

My great thanks to all for testing these audience games. Look for these soon on future episodes of On A Roll.

Stay safe, keep the faith and treasure your loved ones.