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Post by GMNick on May 5, 2022 13:37:35 GMT -5
Hey everyone! I think I'm finally ready to give this a shot! This is an Americanized adaptation of the British show GOLDEN BALLS. If you'd like an idea of how the game is played, either read this WIKIPEDIA entry: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_BallsOr check out an episode of the show on YouTube. There aren't many changes in my format, except for the following: --Money amounts will range from $100 to $250,000 --BIN OR WIN is renamed as the more American TRASH OR CASH. I need four players who are interested in giving it a try! |
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Post by nelson17 on May 5, 2022 13:43:33 GMT -5
I’ll play
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Post by GMNick on May 7, 2022 12:32:37 GMT -5
Do I have anyone else interested in playing?
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Post by pathfinder20 on May 7, 2022 14:17:13 GMT -5
I think I have the “balls” to play. I am in.
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Post by koopakid17 on May 7, 2022 17:28:15 GMT -5
Me as well!
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Post by babytims on May 7, 2022 17:48:33 GMT -5
I'll fill the last spot!
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Post by GMNick on May 7, 2022 19:04:22 GMT -5
Done! Thank you all four! Hope this is as fun and interesting as the UK version was!
We'll get officially started on Monday!
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Post by GMNick on May 13, 2022 15:36:56 GMT -5
Sorry for the delay, all! Looks like the Proboards sites got hit with problems. Will start the game later tonight!
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Post by GMNick on May 13, 2022 15:56:35 GMT -5
Just to make sure I still have my four players, can y'all please check back in? Thx!
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Post by pathfinder20 on May 13, 2022 16:03:03 GMT -5
Checking in.
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Post by babytims on May 13, 2022 16:23:48 GMT -5
I’m here!
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Post by koopakid17 on May 13, 2022 16:33:27 GMT -5
Ready!
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Post by nelson17 on May 13, 2022 18:04:32 GMT -5
Here
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Post by GMNick on May 13, 2022 20:43:13 GMT -5
 ANNOUNCER: You are Watching NET GAME CENTRAL 3. Stay tuned for the premiere of GOLDEN BALLS, starting now!
 NICHOLAS: Truth. Lies. Honesty. Deception. Just how far would YOU go to be a winner? We'll find out how far these four players are willing to go, as we play the US version of GOLDEN BALLS!
NICHOLAS: Welcome to GOLDEN BALLS, where there's a fortune waiting to be won...or LOST!
I'm your host, Nick Roche, and we've got four players looking to bluff their way to the big money!
But who's got what it takes to take it all? And take WHAT, you ask? This...
This is a Golden Ball, and there are 100 more like it in our "Golden Bank" Ball Machine...
Each one of those balls holds a cash amount from $100 all the way up to a whopping $250,000! And the top five balls in the machine total a cool ONE MILLION DOLLARS IN CASH! So let's start up the Ball Machine!
The Machine is mixing up all 100 Golden Balls, and will now select 12 balls at random.
Those get dropped into our mixer, along with four of these KILLER Balls, each of which could eat up 90% of your final Jackpot total if it makes it to our end game rounds...
We mix up the now 16 balls and randomly divide them between our four players.
Those balls get placed into the stands in front of each player; two in the front row and two in the back row!
And now that we're set...let's play GOLDEN BALLS!
Our first player goes by the moniker "BabyTims"! Please introduce yourself to us! |
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Post by babytims on May 13, 2022 20:59:17 GMT -5
I’m a high schooler from Los Angeles, I’m a wannabe actor and I’m a writer as well!
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Post by GMNick on May 13, 2022 21:02:11 GMT -5
Really? Are you published, or do you have any credits we might know of?
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Post by babytims on May 14, 2022 1:46:15 GMT -5
No, not yet. I write just for fun.
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Post by GMNick on May 16, 2022 22:06:20 GMT -5
Sorry for the long delay. Okay, Tims. Let's see what you have in the balls on your front two stands:  OUCH! Both front Balls are KILLER Balls! Not a great start, but we can only hope you have some decently-valued Balls on your back row! Next up, we have NELSON17! Nelson, tell us about you! |
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Post by nelson17 on May 17, 2022 0:00:08 GMT -5
I’m from Minneapolis Minnesota I’m a cashier at target I like to bowl in my spare time
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Post by GMNick on May 18, 2022 23:21:01 GMT -5
Cool enough! What's your best game and your average? Or do you even keep track of such minutae?  |
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Post by nelson17 on May 19, 2022 10:42:43 GMT -5
Best game is a 214 avg is 154
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Post by GMNick on May 19, 2022 22:22:23 GMT -5
Better than I could do! But moving from bowling balls to GOLDEN BALLS, let's see what your front 2 balls are:  A sizable $20,000 ball, but also a KILLER ball. That'll make things interesting on your end. Now for our third player, who returns to my games from a fairly successful go at PAY CARDS, here's KoopaKid17! Koopa, remind us about yourself, please! |
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Post by koopakid17 on May 20, 2022 7:14:12 GMT -5
Thank you, Nick. I'm Kevin, and I've been an accountant for about ten years now.
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Post by GMNick on May 22, 2022 2:48:17 GMT -5
Are you still in the Long Island area or have you relocated since we played PAY CARDS?
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Post by koopakid17 on May 22, 2022 7:28:50 GMT -5
Yep, I'm still here. Born and raised.
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Post by GMNick on May 24, 2022 10:24:16 GMT -5
Good to know! Here's your two front balls:  You have another big money ball at $14,500, but you also have the fourth KILLER Ball! Don't think I've ever seen all four Killers revealed at the beginning of a game! Our final player is PATHFINDER20! PF, what's your life story in 100 words or less? |
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Post by pathfinder20 on May 24, 2022 15:53:48 GMT -5
100 words or less: is that the prime time version of 25 words of less? 😂
Well I live in Southern Georgia, work as an assistant manager at a national sub shop. I like to learn about different cultures besides my own, music, game shows, collecting stationary products and cigar boxes. Alumni of VSU. (Go Blazers) Also am beginner polyglot with Spanish and Korean.
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Post by GMNick on May 25, 2022 18:19:23 GMT -5
Well, Buena suerte, 행운을 빌어, or in English: GOOD LUCK! Here are your two front-sitting balls:  Well, the good news is...no KILLER Balls! The even BETTER news: your cash balls are $3,000 and $19,000, for a total of $22,000 showing! That's the most of all four of you, but what really matters are what values are in your other balls! So we've seen eight of the sixteen balls in play...and four of them are KILLERs. The upside is that all the hidden balls are going to be CASH Balls.  I'm now going to send each player an image which includes the two balls they have on their back rows. Only THEY will know what balls they REALLY have for now. Players, please check your PMs for your full rack images. Once you've received the image, please confirm it here. |
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Post by koopakid17 on May 25, 2022 18:43:44 GMT -5
I have it.
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Post by babytims on May 25, 2022 18:58:44 GMT -5
I got mines!
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