Saudi Arabia – The Saudi Arabian version is called ABC Program/Competitions Letters, hosted by Ibrahim al-Qasim, Majid Cub, Ghanem Al Saleh, and Ghalib Full. The network for this version in particular aired on First Channel Saudi Arabia from 1987 until 1994. Then it was revived again three years later from 1997 until 1998. Twenty years later, a version hosted by Salman Al-Otaibi aired in 2017. On 14 April 2007 at 20:40, Vernon Kay hosted a networked edition of Gameshow Marathon on ITV1 in which celebrity contestants revived the classic 1980s Holness version of the show. It also featured an edited version of the show's opening titles. Ulster: Mondays to Fridays at 3:20 pm until August 1993, then switching to Saturday lunchtime until completed 15 January 1994. This is one of the better experiences I've had as of late in the realm of table games. The primary flaw is the timer, as it really should go for 45 seconds, or even a minute; 30 seconds is simply too short, especially for non-movie-obsessed players. I also don't love the randomized card placement. Things function much better if you simply draw 3 cards, and are then able to place them in a given category as you see fit. Otherwise, this is a really solid experience. Series 2 & 3 were actually merged into one with the first 71 episodes as Series 2 and the last 49 episodes as Series 3. [22] [23]

Israel – The Israeli version, called Nuts, ran on Israeli Educational Television from 1985 to 1994 with teenagers playing. Hosts of the Hebrew version were Shosh Atari, Avri Gilad, Ito Aviram, Anat Dolev, Mennachem Perry and Nahum Ido. An Arabic language version, called Paths (masarat, مسارات), aired on the same network in 1996. Both players now decide which Movie Cards to place face-down in the corresponding parking places on the Game Board. The categories (spaces) are:Channel: Same as TSW's schedule until January 1986, it was then switched to TVS's schedules. This meant that approximately 16–20 episodes were skipped as TVS were further ahead.

In 1987 and 1988, readers of TVTimes voted the series the most popular quiz show on television. [6] Theme music [ edit ] Still a much-loved retro TV hit, contestants had to cross the tiles by answering questions related to each Hexagon. Italy – The Italian version is called Doppio Slalom ( Dual Slalom) aired on Canale 5 from 1985 to 1990, originally hosted by Corrado Tedeschi from 1985 to 1990. Followed by Paolo Bonolis in the 1990 series. Scottish: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:30 pm from 3 January to April 1990. From May 1990, it was moved to a daytime slot around 1:30 pm, with the number of episodes fluctuating from none to up to four from this point onwards. In 2006, a DVD game based on the show was released by Circle Studio under license from FremantleMedia, with Bob Holness reprising his position at the helm. The DVD is based on the same format as the TV show, with a virtual set design and game graphics matching the original version of the programme. [18]Se convirtió en uno de los juegos favoritos de mi familia porque es muy sencillo aprenderse las reglas.

The show was delayed by all ITV regions until January 1990 as no slots were available to air the show. This was because Home and Away took over the 5:10 pm slot and Emmerdale was now being aired at 6:30 pm, before it was moved to 7:00 pm in January 1990. Anglia, Central and TSW were airing repeats from September to December 1989.France – The French version was called Parcours d'enfer ( Course of Hell) aired on TF1 and hosted by Pierre Bellemare. This game was an instant hit with our games group, the Hairy Game Lords. Even my non-gaming, not seen many films, wife got involved on the second play through and thoroughly enjoyed it! It's a straightforward idea that's easy to teach, too. After drawing a card with questions covering everything from the 'best' sauce to the most useful app on your phone, you've got to scribble down what you think most players will say. If you end up in the majority, you earn a cow token. Collect eight in total and you win. Basically, it's a dream so far as rules go; you can give the elevator pitch and be playing in under a minute. That makes this a winner with folks that don't usually play board games. Anglia, Channel, Grampian, Scottish, Thames, TSW and Tyne Tees: Started on 5 September and finished on 11 November 1983. Mondays to Fridays at 3:30pm.

If your team are wizards at guessing and you glide through your three cards with time to spare then you are allowed to steal your opponent's cards, moving through them in the same way. When the time is up the other team has their turn. All cards guessed correctly remain face-up in front of the team. TSW: Started on 3 October 1988 and finished on 10 February 1989. Mondays to Fridays at 5:15 pm and Saturdays at 5:05 pm. Battle it out between two teams, over two rounds. In the first round both teams are given a topic. Call out a relevant movie before the timer runs out and press the buzzer to put the other team under pressure. The winner of the first round takes charge of the second charades round, while acting it out each team get one word or quote to help guess the film.

Tyne Tees and Yorkshire: Around 70 episodes; Tuesdays to Thursdays at 6:30 pm from 11 July to 29 December 1995. I enjoy most Big Potato games, and this one is no exception. It's strictly a party game, so that limits its versatility; you'll probably want at least 6 players to play it, and you can go higher if you want. We've played it with 10 and 12, but I probably wouldn't go higher than 12 without some tweaks to the rules.