Survey Says (Adult)
Teams are either pre-selected or chosen at random. Survey Says? requires two teams of four to eight players per round. Material varies by the group can be “Kids/Family Oriented”, “Teenagers”, or “PG-13”.
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Introduction
Before we start each round, we like to “get to know” the players by asking them a “loaded” interview question which is designed to get them to say something funny.
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Game Play
A question is shown on the screen. Team captains face off at our deluxe podium for control of the board. If they get an answer on the board, the controlling team either plays the round or passes to their opponent. The answering team gets as many chances as necessary to find the most popular answers on our list. However, after three strikes, they lose control to the opposite team. The opposite team tries to “Steal” by getting one answer on the board. If the opposite team succeeds, they get all of the points. If the opposite team fails, the original team takes the points.
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Alternate Game Play
The rhythm of games can now be modified so the highest answer gets control or control is alternated after every answer, as well as teams keep the points they accumulate.
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Modifiers
Contestants can be qualified to play either pre picked teams, volunteer, or play an audience response keypad game (All Play) or play physical challenge games.
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Final Speed Round
Usually not played unless there are more prizes to be won—but available if desired.
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Teams
4, 6, 8, or 12 teams are normal. The amount of people is only limited to how many can fit on stage. They can be pre-picked or random.
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Time
Actual game show program usually lasts up to 90 minutes with additional music played before hand. Extended tournaments can be played.
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Dress
Emcee dresses for the nature of the event — for casual events — Game Show Gurus Polo shirts are ok, some corporate events require shirt and tie, a few require a suit. How many emcees of game shows have you seen in tuxedos? Rarely – but we can do that if the event calls for it.
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Rounds
Generally one round of three to five questions is played per game with multiple games played in a sixty to ninety minute program. (However we can modify this to your needs). Depends on how many teams and the nature of the event. Sometimes we play 3 to 5 games and keep score or set up a tournament. Winners can be determined by highest score or a leader board.
This game is easy to customize and can be scaled from “Fly In” to “5-Star” and can include final speed round.
Production levels for this game show can vary with budgets, location, amount of people, load in parameter’s, and venue. We usually provide a proposal based on these parameters. As the years go by, we redesign these sets every years as it evolves.
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Production Levels
- Mini/Simple (2 star) — For small consumer events or to locations outside of comfortable driving distance from our Chicago base, we provide the essentials—host, table skirts for contestants, software, face off podium, and usually a sound system and video display (unless we are flying)..
- Basic Complete (3 star) – designed for most lower budget corporate events—includes host, technical director, graphic backdrops,, graphic contestant counters, 4X6 screen, short throw projector, Face Off Podium, Software, sound system and accent lighting./li>
- Enhanced Complete (3.5 star) – upgrades presentation with additional truss, upgraded contestant counters, intelligent lighting, larger screen, /li>LED front lights, and more.
- Lower High End (4 star) – trade show level counters, motion drapes or stretch drapes, customization, audience response surveys, etc./li>
- High End (5-star) – adds custom graphics, additional truss, trade show level back walls and counters, additional staff, high power stage lighting, truss over stage, programming, and more.
Custom — sets can be customized to client requests
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Question Material
- Pop Culture — Survey questions are generally “pop culture” targeted towards the audience (kids/families, corporate, college, high school, or promotion). They come from various sources over the years and sometimes are modified to make sense.
- Client provided — use material that is subjective in nature where multiple answers are possible but you are looking for the most popular. Objective questions with a finite number of answers are better for other games including “Ultimate Countdown”
- Live Survey Advanced — we can provide questions in advance and a link to a computer survey for guests to contribute before arriving at event. (This spoils the surprise)
- Live Survey Onsite — for a new twist, guests can answer survey questions via our computer web surveys at the event. With enough time in between survey and game show, we can post result to our software and use in a live game show.
- Custom — material can be programmed to your company or special event with questions relevant to your audience.
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Design Options and Ideas
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There are so many options it might be confusing. For simplicity we have separated these into levels on the previous page. Here are some others that can be substituted as desired.
- Backdrops — options include red and blue drapes, graphic banners, stretch fabric, truss, motion drape, scenic backdrops, and high end trade show level graphics Truss arches with LED monitors for team names can be put over families (5-star).
- Face Off Lockouts — range from simple lockout buttons, digital numbers with mics, video screen podium. Can have our standard graphics or custom graphics at base or be placed on truss or LED pedestals for high tech look.
- Counters — range from tables with colored table clothes, contestant pens, simple trade show counters with graphics, LED counters, truss tables, and new Multiquad. Standard trade show level counters are currently being updated (again).
- Razzle Dazzle — includes curtain warmers, LED color changing panels, LED matrixes, scanning lights, and chasing LED bars.
- Stage Lights — options include: none for small events, warm white PAR lighting, LED color changing PARS, high power stage lights, as well as truss above stage.
- Software – We normally use Type A Software which has the best presentation. However, we also have Type B and Type C
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What We Provide (3 Star)
- Contestant Counters with graphics
- Face off podium with lockout system and microphones
- Sound system including wireless mic for emcee, mixer, and CD/MP3 Players, stage monitors (if necessary)
- Stage PAR 38 lights (intelligent lights are optional)
- Backdrop—colored pipe and drape or graphic banners.
- Front or rear video projection and screen (4X6, 6X8, short throw projector if needed
- Razzle Dazzle lighting and accent lights
- All material (unless client would like to provide it)
- All pre event coordination, trucking, load in, load out,, and set up
- Professional emcee and sound technician
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3+ Star (Corporate / college upgrade)
- Truss, LED PARS, etc
- What We Provide (4 Star)
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Options You May Provide
- Logo sign for emcee podium or backdrop
- Prizes and or audience premiums
- List of contestants
- Name Tags for contestants
- List of promotional announcements
- Material related to your event
- Judges
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Site Needs to Provide
- 1 20-amp circuit
- Stage area: 24 feet wide by 16 feet deep minimum. (many times we can fit in a smaller space)
- 1 6 Foot Table for sound equipment
Survey Says Video
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Survey Says Slide Show
(Please note that some of these pictures are from years past and show older production levels or designs. We are always improving the look of our game shows and always conform presentation to the event. As Survey Says is one of our longest running game shows, we have a lot of pictures — some dating back over a decade. We don’t photograph every event and sometimes an older photo shows some cool action even though the set may be obsolete).
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