Another thing that rubbed me the wrong way about Hit Me is a little more abstract--it's hard to get exciting moments from the game.
Price's most memorable, exciting moments IMO are when the unexpected happens. When the odds are stacked against an event happening, but it happens anyways.
- It's an exciting moment when somebody needs a dollar to beat a 95 at the big wheel--and lo and behold it happens!
- It's exciting in 3 Strikes when somebody pulls two strikes early on but goes on to win the game against all odds.
- It's incredibly exciting in the showcase reveal when they reveal the first player's difference is, like, $800--and the other showcase bid ends up being even CLOSER than that.
- Heck, it's even exciting when a player biffs it in something like Shell Game, where they win one shell but finds the ball anyways. It's not satisfying to see them blow the pricing portion, sure, but the end sure can be exciting and memorable if they win unexpectedly.
Hit Me is exactly the opposite. When the unexpected happens, that's BAD.
It's only a
little exciting when the game is played perfectly, cause it happens so often, it looks pretty much the same every time, it's trivially easy if you know how to do it, and often Bob's practically winning the game for them.
It's only
kinda exciting when the house gets a 14, draws again, and busts, since that's the expected outcome when hitting at 14.
And when the house has a 14, draws again, and gets a 7, that's surprising and unexpected! But it's exciting in a negative way, cause it's
bad! The contestant
loses!