Hey guys,


So i figured i'd throw one of my pride and joys up here for you guys to mock and make fun of

But it's based on the UK Gameshow Countdown (also Known in France as "Letters and Numbers").   I think this was the first one I actually put some studio graphics to, in order to pretty it up

I run mine on my Twitch stream,  so they're usually not as need or graphically oriented as the ones I've seen on here... .   Such as the the black boxes on here are actually for scorekeeping purposes.  (so they're not labelled for users at the moment - but it's simply players/scores)


"Letters" Round:   Players basically put nine "consonants" and "vowels", which the presentation picks at random, with a weighted system so that letters like Q, X, and Z shouldn't come up as often (not to say they don't, and the players hate them *grin*).   The players then have 30 seconds to come up with the longest word they can of only the letters on the board, and score based on how long their words are.



The black bars are for scoring purposes..  When a new player joins, click on the left boxes of each pair, and I add names via pop-up boxes.   Click on the right, and it actually does the math for the scores for me (4 letters = 4 more points, etc.)




Click the "Start the Countdown" timer, and watch 'em panic to spell as long of a word as they can...

"Numbers" Round:     The players pick six random tiles (the 4 at the top are  either 25, 50, 75,  or 100), while all the remaining numbers are numbers between 1-9.    The computer than actually comes up with a number that can be reached by using all 6 of the numbers in a mathematical equation and the players have 30 seconds to get as close as they can to match the final total.  (Usually a lot easier than the computer's solution).     The fun part is the rule I give them that order of operations doesn't actually apply and it's all left to right... They learn how to use parenthesis a LOT )





"Conundrum" Round:   The host of the presentation has to pick a nine letter word (it pops up in an Input Box), and then the computer randomizes the letters for the remaining players to try to figure out.





I know mine have a few more "loopholes" in them, because you can't believe how many times i start a game and someone wants to jump in later (thus I have the ability to have 10 players to start instead of just the usual 2)

Countdown Game Show

(Just one of about 80 variations of game shows I've worked on...)