Game shows fall between 60 minutes to 90 minutes. The variations depend on how many are playing and which game show you decide to have. With a game like Name That Tune Bingo, I can’t predict when the next “Bingo!” will be called, so times will vary. With game shows like Team Jeopardy and Think Fast, these games are timed responses, which means you only have 20-30 seconds to answer, so I can determine how long the games will last based on how many questions will be asked. If you assume 60-75 minutes, you will be in the ballpark. If you only have 30-45 minutes I can design a game show to last that amount of time.
I have designed these game shows so that everyone can participate in every game. For example, in Fabulous Feud and America Says, when the first two teams are done on stage they will continue to play from their tables and score more points. With Team Jeopardy and Think Fast, everyone who is using their smart phone is playing all the time until the game is over. The Game Show Olympics uses both team play and individuals selected from each team during the game.
The quick answer is yes. With over 20 years of experience creating fun, engaging and inclusive questions and answers, I have found that some custom questions lack one of those three elements. Either the questions are product or company related, (see Special Applications below for exceptions), which may feel like training or exclusionary to spouses and new hires, or the kind of question that is an “inside joke” which may be embarrassing or offensive to someone in the audience. If a game show is going to be used at a trade show booth, of course they will be company or product related. If you want to add custom questions, let’s work together to make them great!
As you might have guessed, it depends on the game show. I have had success doing Fabulous Feud with 16 people for an hour and I have had 160 people playing too.
Game shows like Team Jeopardy and Think Fast can have hundreds playing at the same time because they are virtual games using their smart phones and can be played in many locations at the same time.
I have had over 200 people playing Name That Tune Bingo many times.
Planners with small groups call me because these games shows work very well with groups of 15-50 people.
I leave it up to the client to decide what kind of prizes to provide the winners. Some game shows will have team winners, so depending on how many on a team, it could be 4-10 prizes for the winning team. You might expand that to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place team prizes. Name That Tune Bingo has individual player prizes, usually 8-10 winners total.
The most popular prizes are gift cards or electronics.
Yes, I do travel. I am based out of Orlando, Florida. I prefer to stay two nights for an event, the night before and the night of the event. This accounts for any airline problems, sound checks, last minute time changes, rewrites etc. The premium game shows require an additional staffer/technician for those games and a second room for those two nights.
The game shows need a projector and screen or TV monitors visible to the contestants on stage and the audience. There needs to be an HDMI cable to connect our game show laptop to your projector or monitor. A sound system and a wireless mic for the game show host are also standard requirements for all game shows.
Other requirements are based on the selected game show, for example, two skirted banquet tables for the teams to stand behind on stage for Fabulous Feud and America Says. A lectern for the game show host of Team Jeopardy and Think Fast.
Over the years particular game shows have been used in several situations. Here are a few examples:
