It’s Schlag den Henssler next Saturday
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Hand of Fate 2
Not gameshow related but likely to be of interest, I took a punt on a PS4 game called Hand of Fate 2 (also out on Steam, Switch, presumably XB1). It’s basically a Fighting Fantasy book, but with deck building and game-y mechanics. The mysterious Dealer sets the scenario, you stack the deck with encounters and… Read More »
The Cubiscus
As giant arcade games are all the rage now, let’s remember the ultimate version of those crane grabbing games, The Cubiscus from Vic and Bob’s Families At War. Crane grabbers seem to be the first thing that comes into people’s heads when thinking up giant arcade machine quizzes, but I’d be interested in wondering how… Read More »
Intriguing Podcast
We were alerted to a new podcast the other day which may be of interest to readers, Hey Riddle Riddle sees Jackbox alumni Adal Rifai, Erin Keif and John Patrick Coan riff off riddles and lateral thinking puzzles. First episode quite funny and fun, even if the riddles featured are a bit old hat. It’ll be… Read More »
It’s Schlag den Star tomorrow
I know! A Thursday! Quite early as well, 6:15 UK start [Edit: No it’s 7:15, P7 shows local times now, thanks Thomas Preece] on Prosieben. Two celebs battle it out for €50,000. We won’t be covering this mini-series (I won’t be home for most of it, for a start), normal service returns when Schlag den Henssler… Read More »
Coining it In
There was a period, after UKGSC/BB Poll Hall of Shamer Tipping Point became successful, where format developers were looking into arcade machines as the basis of the next big hit format. Ladies and Gents, I present to you, filming on August 7th at TVC, Rollin’ In It with Stephen Mulhern. A pilot for a quiz based… Read More »