Plinko.
That's right people. I think this game will outweigh that pinball game in the bonus round that not many contestants are able to stomach. Why is this so? Well one time, right when this one woman was going to play the pinball game, as the ball was in, the ball only hit the P1,000 bumper and she never even bothered to push the buttons to keep the ball in possession: to allow the ball to hit the other bumpers to add more to her current winnings. So instead, she just let the ball go, without even using the buttons that control the flippers to hit the ball. Dear God, is it any more difficult to do such thing? Oh I forgot, not everyone has a video game geekiness in them.
So if these are the kind of contestants who we'll be seeing playing the game, might as well switch to something fun and simple. That's when I suggested Plinko. Of course people would say, "hey Kris you stole that idea from Price is Right LOL!!!!111111one." (Good heavens I hate that acronym "LOL.") This game is also played in carnivals, if you people are ever around occasionally, so don't think it's just Price is Right I'm looking at, okay?!
Why Plinko? Well you can't screw around with the chip(s) being fallen into the slots, which is an issue in the pinball game being sought frequently by fans. Second, having no sign of tampering on the chip(s) sliding down the board makes the game much more fun; this way we really don't have a clue as to what slot it'll land on. A game's a game right? Enough cheating and let the contestant have seconds of fun with this, c'mon now. After waiting for hours on the line despite their efforts in texting in, all that waiting ought to pay off with this super fun game.
People ought to understand that not everyone has a geeky side in them towards video games (even though I find that hard to believe). It's time to make the game simpler and also fun.
Now you're asking, "hey Kris, how do the contestants obtain the chips in order to play?" Here are some possibilities:
1. Question and answer:
If they're going to stick to the question and answer routine where contestants flock to the section they think is the right answer, then that one contestant who'll be entering the bonus round will receive the number of chips to the number of questions s/he got right. So for instance, after eliminating a whole herd of people and it took 6 questions to have one lucky contestant left, that contestant heading to the bonus round will receive 6 chips to play. This should have people now pay attention to the question(s). The more questions it takes to eliminate the people to have one left standing, the more chips that contestant receives. Oh yeah, this question and answer will still remain the same with the ASF's routine and such.
2. Number wheel
Simple: after one contestant is left from the question answer game routine, s/he gets to spin a wheel. This wheel will contain numbers from 1 to 10. Whatever the wheel lands on is the number of chips s/he will use and play on Plinko.
3. ASF to the rescue!
Again, if the question and answer rountine will stay and one contestant is left, s/he will then face another batch of questions, this time with an ASF. Now let's say the contestants who've participated on the show know the ASF well, this would mean that the popular ones will always be chosen. So to prevent that, the ASF girls will be given a ticket that reveals their number. These numbers will then be placed in a fishbowl. That contestant then draws a ticket from that bowl and whatever the number s/he drew, which happened to be the ASF's number, the contestant is then paired with that ASF.
Their task is to answer 3 general knowledge questions. If s/he answers all questions correctly not only s/he gets 3 bonus chips, but receives the number of chips in the letters in the ASF's name, whom the contestant was paired with. So for instance ASF Jenny was chosen and the contestant answered all 3 questions correctly, the contestant receives 3 chips in addition to the number of chips in Jenny's name, which is five (J-E-N-N-Y, that's five). That brings a total of 8 chips the contestant will be playing with. Now in the names of ASFs, it MUST be their real names, not nicknames. So if Luningning was chosen to be paired with, they must use her real name "Lea," not "Luningning."
So what if the contestant got a question wrong? The ASF s/he paired with will help the contestant correctly answer the question. So the ASF is basically the contestant's backup on this one. What if they both get the answer wrong? Nothing; next question. However if all questions weren't answered correctly, the game doesn't end; the contestant still plays the game and receives the number of chips in the ASF's name. So with this tactic, there's no way of avoiding the play of this game.
Finally, what about the wheels/bayongs? Well the slots on the bottom of the Plinko board should include a slot where contestants can choose which wheel/bayong they like, or one that's randomly chosen. Another use of a color wheel on this one?
And what about the slots to where the chips will land on, what will they contain? Money values and a lucky slot where the contestant can choose a wheel/bayong for himself/herself. The highest money value will be placed in the middle, which is the toughest spot to have the chip land on. Quite a challenge, but that's where the fun is being extracted from, right?
I've got more ideas of games that are possibilities of having to replace Wilyonaryo, but I'm afraid someone would steal these ideas without asking me permission. Thanks a lot.
So now feedback: what do you think? After all not everyone is an avid gamer, so all you need to do on this game--Plinko--is place the chips flat against the board and let it go. If that's difficult to do, medical help is on the way. Good grief.
Good suggestion? Any additions to this? I'd love to hear from you.
Article written on September 20, 2007
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