Bamboozle

explayer · Post by **explayer** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:13 pm

ok , a guilty pleasure / obsession but who elses plays this on Channel 4 teletext every day to set themselves up for playing the Quiz machines? - i must admit 12/12 is a rare event for me and 10 is usually a pretty decent score - for those who dont know what i am talking about , page 390 on C4 is a daily quiz with 12 often difficult questions about a variety of subjects - i bet a few here play it like me , often a good score seems to be the prelude to a good day in the pubs

( and vice versa

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Mattb · Post by **Mattb** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:56 pm

Does bamboozle still run?! Good old Bamber and Buster Boozler! I used to play this eons ago when i was younger and teletext was much more prevalent than it is today.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:33 pm

me too

ops: i'd play it in the second break of the big breakfast before going to school. my black and white set is kaput so i can't hit it now for old times's sake. pity.

JG · Post by JG » Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:52 pm

Me as well. So annoying if you've got crap general knowledge, waiting for Q1,4,7,10 to load up all over again.

explayer · Post by **explayer** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 8:02 am

this is really sad , but i do have a tip for speeding up the gameplay! - when you opt for an answer you can tell by the page number that appears in the top left corner whether it is right or wrong , if you are wrong then you can find the right answer before it makes you go back to Q4 , 7 or 10 - obviously we still know what our true score is , but it avoids the extra questions and the waiting so a game only takes 5-10 minutes

Stevie S · Post by **Stevie S** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 8:55 am

Took me ages to find the reveal button on the remote for the extra point when you got a question wrong.

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 9:50 am

Cant believe this i still around- big group of us always used to go back to a mates room in halls of residence every morning to get our fix. Your talking more than 15 years ago

Stevie S · Post by **Stevie S** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 10:28 am

explayer wrote:this is really sad , but i do have a tip for speeding up the gameplay! - when you opt for an answer you can tell by the page number that appears in the top left corner whether it is right or wrong , if you are wrong then you can find the right answer before it makes you go back to Q4 , 7 or 10 - obviously we still know what our true score is , but it avoids the extra questions and the waiting so a game only takes 5-10 minutes

on to.

stuart4010 · Post by **stuart4010** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 3:10 pm

There's also a pattern in the colours for the answers in groups of 3 (I think).

grecian · Post by **grecian** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:54 am

Sad but amusing discussion - used to pit my wits against Bamber Boozler from about 1993 to 1995, but grew out of it soon after...!