GSN recently supplied us with a copy of their new original word game Camouflage, and I am happy to say that they have redeemed themselves after Chain Reaction. We’ll get into the superfluous information and praise/complaints in a bit, but here’s a very quick look into the rules.A Scrabble like clue is given and the answer is literally before the contestants eyes, spelled correctly from left to right. However, extra decoy letters are thrown in making it tough to locate the answer. A letter drops out every second, and with each removed letter the point value drops by 10. The sooner a contestant buzzes in and answers correctly, the more points they get. If a contestant answers incorrectly, no points are given or taken away. One puzzle in each round is deemed the “Double Camouflage” puzzle. After someone answers correctly, they are given the chance to double their points if they get another puzzle from the answer given in 10 seconds. There is no penalty for wrong guesses, and they have unlimited guesses in the 10 seconds. Click below to read more. Continue reading ‘Early Look at “Camouflage”’
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Very very quick post here. It was confirmed today that Roger Lodge will host the new GSN original game show Camouflage. You may remember Lodge from Blind Date, ESPN Trivia Pursuit, or other things. Of course, as I read the comments, odds are that you don’t remember him whatsoever. GSN has ordered 40 episodes of this new word game which will begin airing on July 2nd at 7:30PM ET. GSN’s TCA announcements are in early July as well.
Obviously this is unconfirmed until GSN sends out an official press release, but we’re hearing from people who have auditioned for the show and/or passed the test that the host of GSN’s new original game show Camouflage is Roger Lodge. Lodge hosted the long-running reality show Blind Date and also the severely underrated ESPN’s Trivial Pursuit, which deserved a much longer run than it got. On Camouflage, contestants are given a clue and the answer is right in front of the player’s eyes. However, decoy letters are placed in the middle. The point total drops as decoy letters disappear, so the quicker a player buzzes in, the better. The winner gets to play the bonus round for $5,000. The game feels a lot like That’s The Question, to be honest.
Speaking of That’s The Question, has anyone seen the new GSN bumper where Dylan Lane does the only passable thing he’s done on the network: play a game of fake charades? I see Bob Goen guessing along with Chuck Woolery and Shandi Finnessey. Beyond Catminster, which was basically a one time thing, is he doing anything beyond That’s The Question? Maybe we will hear about a new series of episodes in July during the TCA announcements.
GSN’s new game show Camouflage has been looking for contestants. One of our readers recently auditioned and he gave us a look into the rules. Here they are:
Letters are dropping out of a string of words, with the answer word hidden within. The clues are mostly clever play-on-words crossword clues. The show will have three players, and there will be three rounds. The only thing changing from round to round is the number of words in the answer (one, two, or three+) and the possible points for answering correctly (100*round number max, with points falling away as more letters disappear). There is also sometimes a double camouflage, where the answer to a puzzle contains an answer to a bonus puzzle, which only the person who answers the first one correctly can try (they have 10 seconds, and can make as many guesses in the time limit).
For the bonus, you try to get as many one-word puzzles in 45 seconds (and, again, you are allowed to give answers as many times as you like). The number correct is the number of letters that are removed from a final puzzle worth $5000.
So, what are we thinking, readers? My early opinion is that it seems relatively interesting, but reminds me of That’s the Question far too much, which I think is a bit better than this show. Also, this seems just a tiny bit boring, but I’m sure the actual show will be more entertaining that just reading a set of rules.
We scored some information about GSN’s two new game shows, Camouflage and the amazing Without Prejudice?. First off, if you’d like to be a contestant on Camouflage, please visit GSN’s site. The show tapes in LA, so you’ll need to find your way out there, but you can win the standard GSN prize of $5,000. Also, we found some tape dates. Camouflage will be taping in May and Without Prejudice? will be taping in April, which is this month. If you’d like to learn more about Without Prejudice?, which is one of the best game show in a while in my opinion, be sure to check it out here, with link and photo courtesy of UKGameshows.
It’s official now: GSN today announced the pickup of a new word game “Camouflage”. From Disney, the show is a game of word games, clues, and hidden answers and is going to have a 40 episode season. No word on a host yet. The show is set to begin production in May and will debut sometime in July. The show will give a clue a-la “Scrabble” (the TV version) that requires an answer that is hidden by a group of needless letters. If you read it left to right you can see the word, though. Letters will drop out as time goes on, but at the same time the point value does, so you have to be quick. For example, one puzzle word might be “LAPTOPICFLOORING,” with the clue “kitchen explosive.” Dropping the appropriate letters and reading left to right, “popcorn” is revealed as the hidden word. The show might air in an early slot such as 7:00PM ET, to be paired with “Lingo”.
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