Game Style Question
& Answer housed in Proteus cabinet with PC technology.
Description - Game of skill based on the popular TV quiz show programme
High Score Table - Is shown with the players current ranking positions, in the zero credit attract mode
Rules - By pressing screen the player can view the game rules on the screen.
Two Player Mode.- This allows
2 players to play against each other in a dual game. Players take it in turns
to answer questions, and move up their own individual score cards. It costs
twice the stake but both players could win one million points.
Free Games - At random free games may be won from positions on the
Points Score Table.
Preliminary round - This
determines how many Lifelines the player can carry through to the
game. The player is asked a question and must put the answers in order in the
quickest possible time, as the timer counts down. If the player does this correctly,
the amount of time he has taken to do so determines the amount of Lifelines,
1, 2 or 3, that he will carry through.
If the player gets the answers in the wrong order , the screen will say Try
Again. However , the Time Bar will move down to the next Lifeline
segment. This process is repeated until the player either puts the answers in
the correct order and is awarded any remaining Lifelines, or runs
out of time and is awarded no Lifelines.
Lifelines - consist of :
50 : 50 - Two of the possible
wrong answers are eliminated from the possible answers to a question.
Phone a friend - A Friends voice on the telephone, tells the player
which answer he thinks is correct.
Ask the audience - The player is shown four different values in A, B, C and D, in the form of a bar graph. The values are meant to indicate how an audience might answer the question by percentage. The player must decide whether he thinks the majority of the audience have chosen the right answer.
Achieved Lifelines
are available for use from the first question onwards and are activated via
press of screen but can only be used once.
Questions- Are randomly generated from a broad selection of subjects.
Points Score Table - If the player answers correctly his points are automatically
awarded to the Points Score Table. This shows the player how much he has achieved
& how much he needs to achieve to win token prizes or free games.
Timer - Once
the Question Timer starts counting up , the player must answer correctly as
quickly as possible. Once 30 seconds is reached , the game is over. Quick answers
help rankings in the High Score Table.