Hint: Kings, Queens, Jacks & 10s... What do you see in front of your deck... A shot to call out more or less...
Here is a PSA about the characters explaining about Card Sharks. This is for those who are unfamiliar with the TV Show that ran from 1978 to the Present. The 2 Classic Eras from Card Sharks lasting from 1978 to 1981 and from 1986 to 1989.
This section is also outside the main IC for the guild.
PSA OOC Time: 12-29-2022/12-30-2022 to 1-5-2023
PSA Segments: = Card Sharks: Rules of the Game
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2023 3:47 pm
Blumiere Prince of the Mushroom Kingdom (Timpani's Brother) "This magic show is about to begin!"
[Player's Room, Card Sharks Sound Stage WIP] Why hello. I'm Prince Blumiere from the Mermaid Princess RP Guild and this is Tampini & Finly from the same RP. Blumiere introduced himself then saw the light turn on around a Vegas Like Set, complete with catchy tune.
Now THIS is what I call a Magic Show Stage! Kings, Queens, Jacks & 10s! Blumiere said as he admired the Vintage Card Sharks Set Work in Progress OOC Game.
Narrator: You like it? The OOC Game Pilot's not ready yet. But let me ask you this... What happens when you take a Casino Card Game & turn it into a Game on CBS? It would look like this... So let's have a look, shall we?
*CARD SHARKS 1978 Intro Parody* Ace & 2 is shown with a Poem... Narrator: Old Games may be Forgotten... But when this Narrator resurrects them as an OOC Game from the Dead, its a Second Life for a Whole New Generation as it becomes... Part of our World... on CARD SHARKS!!! With your Host, Prince Blumiere!
Thank you, everyone! And Welcome to the Card Sharks Rules of the Game PSA! Never heard of this one? Not surprised. So let's do this! Blumiere makes his hat appear and takes over this PSA
*1. Card Sharks Opening 1978* What you just heard as an example of a Poem that would be read on each taping as it changes & is submitted by a viewer who sent it in. The Residing Host for Card Sharks 1978 was Jim Perry, would then acknowledge whoever sent in the Poem. There's more about the History of the show but later. Blumiere said to his Sister and his beloved Finly.
Image depends on what Finly is wearing as a human Finly Mermaid (Nila's Sister) Wow! this sounds great Blumiere, 3nodding pls do tell heart thinks Finly as she smiles to everyone
CrystBalfast
Timpani Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom (Blumiere's Sister)
What is going on =) what a great theme song, so catchy, fantastic idea Blumiere , wee so exciting *Card Sharks* no never did hear about this game lol thinks his sister ,wonderful intro
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2023 5:33 pm
Blumiere Prince of the Mushroom Kingdom (Timpani's Brother) "This magic show is about to begin!"
[Player's Room, Card Sharks Sound Stage WIP] *2. Card Sharks = Gameplay Part 1: Toss Up Questions* This game is made up of 2 Gameplay Segments. The Main Game and Money Cards being the Endgame. The Base Game is played with the Red and Blue Podiums and the Cards across them. The Questions in this Game are Surveys of 100 People, like Family Feud. Following the Intro, we're introduced to 2 Players. As mentioned before these Surveys are taken from 100 People, however, the 100 People would be from a certain group such as College Girls, Flight Attendants, Married Couples, etc. But in the OOC Game, it would be a mixture of Family Feud and Card Sharks. Here's an example of one... "We asked 100 married couples..." and so on. The Player who got the question would give the number of what he or she thought would be the closest to the actual number without going over while the other player would guess if that number is higher or lower. Whoever got it correct, had a shot at the cards... Blumiere said to his Sister and his beloved Finly.
ohh ok a mix of card sharks, and family feud type questions,, sounds pretty straight forward =) fun ^^ thinks Finly ,smiling at Blumiere
CrystBalfast
Timpani Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom (Blumiere's Sister)
ok so the players answered questions, from groups, 100 f persons ,suveys sounds good Blumiere, and fun, and then wagered sort of =) thinks Timpani
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2023 5:51 pm
Blumiere Prince of the Mushroom Kingdom (Timpani's Brother) "This magic show is about to begin!"
[Player's Room, Card Sharks Sound Stage WIP] *2. Card Sharks = Gameplay Part 2: High & Low* And here are the cards. This is somewhat a High & Low Guessing Game. Each Player has his or her own deck of 52 Cards that are shuffled and cut before each game. During Gameplay, each player is given 5 cards or 3 if its a Sudden Death Round when the players have won one match a piece in a Best of 3 Rounds Setting and the player who wins 2 Rounds would then proceed to the Money Cards. Whoever got the Question Right in a Round, gets a first shot at the Cards. Blumiere said to his Sister and his beloved Finly, then made 5 Cards appear from his hand. So, Finly. Pick a Base Card and we'll show you. Blumiere said to Finly to show an example of the High & Low Game
*Example* = Blue Deck Base Card: 1. 2. 3. 4.
Narrator: Which Card looks nice to you, Finly? The Narrator said to Finly
OOC: RNG 1-5 for Finly to see which she picks and I'll show the Base Card
Finly Mermaid (Nila's Sister) Hello sure I pick this one for my base card, thinks yay sure playsbiggrin
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Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2023 3:26 pm
Blumiere Prince of the Mushroom Kingdom (Timpani's Brother) "This magic show is about to begin!"
[Player's Room, Card Sharks Sound Stage WIP] *2. Card Sharks = Gameplay Part 2: High & Low* *Example* = Blue Deck Base Card: Ace 1. 8 2. 3. 4.
You got an Ace, Finly! Can't get higher than that. In some cases, players had the option of changing their base card should that card not be in their favor but there's a catch... You could end up with something better or worse as your Base Card. From there, the guessing would begin... As I said before, the Player would need to guess if the next card was higher or lower than the Previous Card. After each correct guess, the player would then have the option of Freezing their Current Card, making that Card their New Base Card, should that card be not in their favor or Continue Guessing. So... Lower than an Ace... Blumiere said to his Sister and his beloved Finly, then showed the next Card being an 8
Now if this was another Ace, then its Two Cards of the Same Kind that Tie is a PUSH so its an automatic loss. Remember, Dues or 2s are Low & Aces are High. In an ideal set of planning where the Player can Freeze their current card or continue to win the Round. Losing a Turn, turns over control to the other player, giving that player a free shot at the cards and that other player can't change his or her Base Card during that player's Free Shot at the Cards. The First Player to win 2 Rounds wins the game, gets $100 then advances to the Bonus Round. Blumiere said to his friends and the viewers.
The End Game for Card Sharks is called the Money Cards as there's 2 Versions of it. The OOC Game Version will have a Fusion of the 2 Versions. We'll talk about the 1978 Version First. Its played the same way as before but with some differences. At the Start of Section 1, a Player is given $200, there's no freezing here as its all or nothing. The Minimum is $50 per Guess for the First 6 Cards. Anyway, at Section 2, the Player is given another $200 then Gameplay Continues. On the Third Section called the Big Bet, players must wager at least half of their score up to that point to win but should a Player go Bankrupt before Section 3 or on Section 2, its all over. In the 1978 Version, the player can change their base card and it can only be done once, so the player needs to rely on his or her skill. After that, a new game would start with 2 new players and the cycle begins anew. Blumiere said to his Sister and his beloved Finly
*4. Card Sharks = History 1978* Narrator: The Jim Perry Era of Card Sharks began on April 1978... The Residing Host & Announcer was Gene Wood & Jim Perry. The First Classic Era of Card Sharks lasted for 3 1/2 Years until October 1981. But like all things, you just can't keep good things down...
*5. Card Sharks = History 1986* Narrator: On New Years 1986, Version 2 of the Card Sharks Classic Era arrived where Bob Eubanks became the Residing Host. As for the Gameplay, it was identical to the Perry Era. However, there was 2 Formats in this Era... The Daytime Version & Nighttime Version where Bill Rafferty was the Host. The Questions played the same way as before but with one minor change... The Questions could be about the audience surveys. The Narrator said to the characters and viewers
Tiara Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom (Peach's Cousin)
Sounds still exciting =) and ohh questions from the Audience Surveys, interesting! =)] Thinks Timpani
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Finly Mermaid (Nila's Sister)
Money Cards sound fun! Card Sharks sounds fun all versions 3nodding thinks Finly
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 6:46 am
Blumiere Prince of the Mushroom Kingdom (Timpani's Brother) "This magic show is about to begin!"
[Player's Room, Card Sharks Sound Stage WIP] *6. Card Sharks = 1986 Money Cards & Super Bonus* Next is the 1981 Money Cards since its an Updated Version. In this update, Section 2 of the Money Cards has a $400 Mark. Next, players can change out 3 Cards they wish in each section using 3 Predetermined Cards... The thing is that any card can be changed must be played and it can be done 3 times. If a player drew the same card that matches the Previous Card, there's no win or loss of the Player's Score in a PUSH. But wait, there's more... There's Prizes to be won in this version as there's 3 Joker Cards Shuffled in the Money Cards & Players were also given a Free Joker Card at the start of the Money Cards. After the Money Cards, an additional Bonus Round was played... Players are shown a row of 7 Cards as they're not playing Cards though. Printed on the back of one of those 7 Cards is PRIZE while the remaining Cards have NO printed on them. The Jokers found in the Money Cards determine how many attempts the player have to finding the Prize, so its possible to get 4 Attempts for a even playing field. Blumiere said to his Sister and his beloved Finly
*7. Card Sharks = 1986 History* Narrator: The Nighttime Version of Card Sharks 1986 ended on June 1987... The Daytime Version did pretty good until March 1989, just a couple of months away from the Birth of Disney's The Little Mermaid... Overall, these 2 Versions of Card Sharks 1978 & 1986 are pretty fun to watch and play... However, I've seen what happened when it comes to reboots and sometimes, its not a pretty sight & that's for some video games. Even though its sad but true, Some things never change...
So there was a Card Sharks Revision in 2001 as well like Pyramid 2002 & The All New Price is Right 1994? Blumiere said to his sister & Finly
Timpani Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom (Blumiere's Sister)
Wow! that sounds super fun the Super Bonuses Brother =) and the 3 joker cards,exciting too, an attempt at winning a prize so cool! thinks Timpani
CrystBalfast
Finly Mermaid (Nila's Sister)
wow I guess Blumiere, Revisions, and nice to know , Card Sharks sounds great biggrin thinks Finly
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2023 9:28 am
Blumiere Prince of the Mushroom Kingdom (Timpani's Brother) "This magic show is about to begin!"
[Player's Room, Card Sharks Sound Stage WIP] *9. Card Sharks = 2001 All New Card Sharks* All New Card Sharks arrived in September 2001. The Residing Host was Pat Bullard. This Game was a Complete Overhaul from the Classic Era. The Main Game had No Servery Questions at all & it was the Same High or Low Game. The Game was Played with 4 Players with 2 Games, same Best of 3 Rounds Per Game. If a player wanted to change a card, they had Clip Chips to use and was asked a question about the Clip. A Correct Answer would change the card while a Wrong Answer forces the player to play that card. Blumiere said to his Sister and his beloved Finly
*10. Card Sharks = 2001 Big Deal & Money Cards* Narrator: The Winning 2 Players advanced to the Big Deal Round. Any Clip Chips remaining was all they had in this round. After that, the winning player would proceed to the Money Cards. It was the same as the Classic Era from 1978 but with a $700 on Sections 1-3 & Section 3 was always the Big Bet.
*11. Card Sharks = 2001 Overall* Its a good thing it lasted for 3 Months before being axed on December 2001. Blumiere said to his sister & Finly
*Under-Performance Game Show Examinations* Narrator: Anyway, here's something I'm planning to do. With some games that deverse another look at, I have made a list called "Under-Performance Game Shows" since I seem to find the Best that comes of some Cult Classic Game Shows I grew up with or seen once or twice...
