Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site cornell.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!cde From: cde@cornell.UUCP (Carl Eichenlaub) Newsgroups: net.games.trivia Subject: Re: Old Game Shows Message-ID: <50@cornell.UUCP> Date: Wed, 21-Aug-85 14:01:11 EDT Article-I.D.: cornell.50 Posted: Wed Aug 21 14:01:11 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 24-Aug-85 13:53:56 EDT References: <2033@ukma.UUCP> <6500005@faust.UUCP> Reply-To: cde@cornell.UUCP (Carl Eichenlaub) Organization: Cornell Univ. CS Dept. Lines: 19 Summary: Speaking of old game shows, does anybody remember "Video Village" from about 1966 or so? It was on Saturday mornings, I think, and was sort of a live board game. Contestants moved from space to space according to the throw of a large die, and had opportunities to play games for cash or prizes at each space. At around the same time there was a very similar show with a slightly different layout. This second show may have been played exclusively by children. Does anybody remember the name of this lookalike show, or any details of the small sub-games? I remember one (not sure on which show) that seemed rather silly even to my 12-year old mind, called the "Sword of Damocles" where the contestant had to guess whether the sword would fall or not. These shows were among my very favorites as a child. I even had a home version of one! Anyone who can remember the television theme songs to either must be a true trivia phenomenon. Carl D. Eichenlaub