Family Feud (Home Game)
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Family Feud is the classic home game version based on the TV version of the same name, that was first published by Milton Bradley in 1977. Much like the actual show, family contestants must answer survey questions in order to win the game.
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[edit] Milton Bradley (1977-1985)
Milton Bradley made eight editions of the ABC version starting in 1977. Each game would contain 60 games, play money, instructions, Fast Money tally sheets, gameboard (that looks almost like the actual gameboard) and strike indicator.
[edit] Main Game
Virtually based on the TV show, there are three survey rounds in which you try to guess the most popular answers to a question, with the third round beind worth double the values. Questions can have up to 10 answers on the board (although later editions limited all front round questions to 5 answers). Two teams would face off to see which team will gain control of that particular question. Whoever guesses the more popular answer in the survey has the option to play the question or pass it to the other family. The team in control then attempts to give all the popular answers on the board. The team gets a "strike" if they give an answer that is not on the board or fail to respond. Three strikes cause the family to relinquish control of the board and the other family then gets the chance to steal the cash in the bank if they correctly guess one of the remaining answers. Any remaining answers are then revealed.
[edit] Scoring format
Questions are played for double points at the last question of the game. For this version, the format was 1x-1x-2x and the team with the most money at the end of the third round is the winner and goes to Fast Money to play for a $5,000 bonus.
[edit] Fast Money Round
The home version of the Fast Money is a little altered from the TV show. The gameboard reveals all the answers (without the points) for all five answers and the player must pick 2 answers off the board to try to total 200 points. Other than that, the rest of the rules are still the same. If one or both team members accumulate a total equal to more than 200 points, the team wins the top prize of $5,000; if they score less than 200, they earn $5 for every point (Example: 198 x $5 = $990).
[edit] Variations
The game could be played with two players involved with a different set of rules.
[edit] Pressman (1989-1993)
Pressman Games made 2 editions of the CBS version starting in 1989. The game was actually very similar to the Milton Bradley version; however, the second edition, released in 1993, was called The New Family Feud which added the "Bullseye" round seen on the series in the game. Other than that, the rest of the game are virtually the same. Each edition would contain games, play money, instructions, Fast Money tally sheets, gameboard and strike indicator.
[edit] Endless Games (1998-present)
Endless Games brought the game back to life in 1998 with a new look and made two extra editions after the 1999 revival. Each game would contain 60 games, play money, instructions, gameboard and strike indicator. One game even included the "Bullseye" round. One of major the changes from the MB/Pressman version is you have to write the answers in crayon on a slick cardboard game board.
