From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Game of Life (game show)
The Game of Life (game show)
The Game of Life is one of the original game shows on the Round 3
American cable network The Hub. The program, host-
Both teams compete simultaneously in a 60-second stunt.
ed by comedian Frank Nicotero is based on the Milton
Each time the task in the stunt is completed successfully,
Bradley board game The Game of Life.[1] It premiered on
250 Life points are awarded.
September 3, 2011 with a special "preview" episode, and
The team with the highest total score at the end of
began its official run two weeks later on September 17,
this round wins and advances to the Grand Prize Round.
2011, airing on Saturday nights.
Grand Prize Round
Gameplay The round takes place in two parts. In the first part,
Two families of three, consisting of two kids and one each member of the winning family was asked a "would
adult, compete for the chance to win the grand prize. you rather"-style question during the commercial break
based on one of the three adventures they played during
Round 1 the show. The other two family members must predict
which answer was given. Each right answer earns an ex-
Each team takes a turn "driving" the Game of Life car
tra number on the Game of Life Spinner.
through a Life adventure of their choice. (The car actual-
The team now faces the Game of Life Spinner one
ly faces a green screen animation, and can be shaken in
more time. The team again chooses between the odds and
various ways to simulate turns, bumps and jumps in the
evens, plus any extra numbers of their choice that they
"road".) After choosing one of two adventures, the team
earned. If the Spinner lands on any of the numbers that
faces a series of 50/50 questions at forks in the road. The
were chosen, the team wins the grand prize. A consola-
driver turns the wheel toward the fork they feel is the
tion prize is again awarded for a wrong guess.
correct answer. Correct answers earn "Life points", while
wrong answers stop the car for 5 seconds.
Correct answers earn 100 Life points on the first ques- References
tion, then 200 for the second, and so on. The adventure
[1] "Series Premieres of Scrabble Showdown and The
continues until the car runs "out of gas".
Game of Life". Hub TV Network.
http://www.hubworld.com/hub-headlines-gol-
Round 2 scrabble. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
Play remains the same as Round 1, with the second team
going first. Life points are doubled in this round (200, 400,
600, etc.). In addition, the 3rd question of the adventure
earns extra gas for the car in addition to its 600-point val-
ue, allowing the chance to answer more questions.
Bonus Spin
The team with the highest score after Round 2 gets to
spin a giant version of the Game of Life Spinner for a spe-
cial bonus prize. If they can successfully choose whether
the spinner will land on an odd or even number, they
win the bonus prize. A consolation prize is awarded for a
wrong guess.
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