University Games BOX-04463 Pointless Game

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TRIC – The Television and Radio Industries Club – 2015 TRIC Awards Winners". Television and Radio Industries Club. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017 . Retrieved 26 February 2016. a b c d e f g Tom Meltzer (4 June 2013). "Pointless: Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman on TV's favourite quiz". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 August 2013 . Retrieved 6 June 2013. Series 1 – The teams take turns providing one answer to a question at a time and attempting to score as few points as possible. The lower-scoring team from the elimination rounds chooses one of two categories to be played. Each team is given an equal number of turns; if at least one team has exceeded 100 at the end of a pass, the round ends and the lower-scoring team wins.

Series 1 aired on BBC Two between August and October 2009 with the corporation announcing on the day of the final episode's broadcast that it had commissioned Series 2. The series' audience had peaked at 1.69 million viewers; 17.2% of audience share for the timeslot, [13] while averaging around 1 million viewers per episode. [8] Series 2 saw audiences grow modestly; the format was tweaked prior to the start of Series 3, reducing the number of rounds and giving more time for banter between the hosts which had previously been edited out. [8] The change saw strong viewer growth and the show was moved to the BBC's main channel BBC One in 2011. [8] [14] By 2013, the programme was recording four episodes in one day [15] and averaged 3.6 million viewers daily, gaining more viewers than ITV game show The Chase, which airs in roughly the same time slot. [14] Richard Osman reveals the secrets of Pointless". Radio Times. 16 January 2017. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020 . Retrieved 12 October 2020. For instance, if the question is " name a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio"; Titanic is not a good answer as 88 people in the survey gave this. However give The Man in the Iron Mask as an answer and you score 6 points. Any correct answers the survey didn't think of are Pointless answers and therefore awarded a most desirable zero points. So who in your family will carry off the Pointless trophy?Suitable for 2 to 4 players or teams. For ages 10 and up.The regular series was presented by the duo of Alexander Armstrong (left) and Richard Osman (right), from its inception until Osman left the show in 2022 Caroline Westbrook (23 February 2016). "Pointless to hit 1,000 episodes as BBC signs deal for over 200 more shows – Metro News". Metro. Archived from the original on 26 February 2016 . Retrieved 24 February 2016. For round four, only one question is asked and this round sees the player who has so far accumulated the least number of Pointless Trophy Tokens, eliminated from the game. Six different formats for the questions have been used during the programme's run for the elimination rounds in each game:

In Australia, Pointless has aired on both BBC UKTV (series 10 and 11) and ABC (series 9–11, as of April 2017). [20] [21] Pointless Celebrities, Series 8, Reality TV". BBC. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021 . Retrieved 28 January 2016.Nuhr vertritt Gottschalk während der Sommerpause". DWDL.de. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012 . Retrieved 31 May 2013. Carmody, Broede (8 May 2018). "British game show Pointless set to replace Family Feud". Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018 . Retrieved 8 May 2018. Lindsay, Duncan (21 January 2016). "The Chase's Mark Labbett and Anne Hegerty talk NTA wins and Pointless rivalry". Metro. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016 . Retrieved 26 February 2016. As of Series 25, the most common format for the elimination rounds involves "Clues and Answers" for one and either "Open-Ended" or "Picture Board" for the other. For all formats except "Open-Ended" and "Picture Board", the last contestant or team to play on a particular board is invited to answer as many remaining items as they wish before selecting one to use on that turn. a b TV and Radio (6 June 2013). "Pointless it may be, but Alexander Armstrong's gameshow is certainly addictive". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 6 June 2013 . Retrieved 6 June 2013.

For example, the topic is TV & Radio, any actor who is credited in seven or more episodes of Little Britain. If you answered David Tennant, then you would be incorrect! But if you said Stephen Aintree, then you are correct and awarded just one point. If you selected David Walliams, you will get 56 points which is not the idea at all. Newzoids Series 2 Ep5 – Stoptober – Richard Osman". Archived from the original on 21 April 2023 . Retrieved 21 April 2023– via www.youtube.com. Pointless is a game where you have to guess the most obscure answer to a general knowledge question. A bit like Family Fortunes but you need to guess the least number of popular answers as surveyed by 100 people. You'll be fighting your natural instincts as you try to score the least number of points by guessing the least popular answers to general knowledge questions. For example, the question could ask about biology: the human body. There are five clues to facts about the human body. You need to name the part of the body correctly and get the least popular answer. Bring all the fun of the quirky and witty TV quiz to your living room. This board game is great for all the family, as well as for a fun games night with your mates. Team up in pairs, or play a solo round, to answer fun questions about a range of topics. Your task is to come up with the least popular answer to the question, that no one thought of. Keep getting the right answer and you'll go on to the head to head round, and then to the final round. Here you win a coveted Pointless trophy – yes, there is one included in this box! Board Games Based on TV ShowsAnotado, Cory (14 April 2021). "We Watched GSN's Pointless And Lived To Tell The Tale". Buzzer Blog. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021 . Retrieved 17 April 2021. Picture Board – Introduced in Series 7, contestants are shown a grid of pictures or items and must identify one at a time. In some cases, the pictures have some of the letters in their correct answers filled in and/or serve as clues to items that must be named.