With Bob royally messing up Step Up's rules, it got me to thinking about how he blows the rules to a couple of other games.
That's Too Much!
If you listen, he ALWAYS says "The moment you see a price you believe is higher than the actual price of the car..." OK, so I can contend that the price of $20,496 for the Ford Focus in my playing was "that moment" and they owe me a car.
Bob should be saying "The moment you see a price you believe is THE FIRST PRICE higher than the actual price of the car..."
Barker's Markers
When did this EVER get explained correctly?
Here's how I would explain the game:
We'd be happy to give you those 3 prizes and *goes into pocket* $500 cash! *do the price/prize deal and light up the 2 that are right*
Let's look at the board. The cradle is left and you have two prices. $2,500 and $1,298. Your marker is beside $1,298. If you think you've made a mistake, you can move the marker by giving back the $500. If you want to leave it alone, you keep the $500.
However, if you don't move it and you're wrong, you don't win the prizes or the $500. Now, do you think the cradle is $1,298 or do you want to move the marker?
When Bob explains it now, he mentions losing the $500 LAST and almost never gives the contestant an opportunity to change their minds.
If Super Saver really got bounced because Bob couldn't explain the rules properly, then these games may as well be bounced too. (Not that I want them gone...I like all the games in rotation)
In the same vein, if Bob is having trouble remembering the rules to some games now, what happens when they add more games? The man is in his 80s and is obviously having trouble keeping everything straight. Something's gotta give, IMO.