Just lately whereas hitting up the Hulu app with no plan, I stumbled upon The Flooring, a sport present hosted by Rob Lowe that’s apparently already produced three seasons. Spoiler alert: I’m now obsessive about it. I’ve tried to persuade at least twenty folks to observe it, and I’ve spent extra time than I’m keen to share fascinated by what my class can be. I’m all in, but in addition, I want to speak about the way it badly wants a rule change.
Earlier than I get into it, let me clarify the foundations rapidly in case you’ve by no means seen the sport present. In brief, 100 folks stand on a big, evenly divided board. Everybody has their very own sq. and a class they’ve chosen that they’re significantly educated about. One woman might need kinds of flowers, and one other woman might need twentieth Century artists. A randomizer picks one contestant, and that contestant should choose one particular person in an adjoining sq. to face off towards in a heads up trivia match about their class.
The loser of the duel goes dwelling, and the winner will get the opposite particular person’s sq. and carries on with both their very own class if it wasn’t performed but or the opposite particular person’s class if that one wasn’t performed. Afterwards, the winner can determine whether or not to maintain taking part in or return to the ground and let the randomizer select another person. Whoever is the final one left wins $250,000.
I want I may knock the technique, however underneath the present guidelines, not taking part in is one of the best ways to set your self as much as win the cash on the finish. The present has tried to introduce some bonuses to get contestants to be extra aggressive. Whoever has probably the most squares (or items of the ground) on the finish of every episode wins $20,000, and in case you win three consecutive battles, you get a time enhance of 5 further seconds which you should utilize throughout any heads up battle of your alternative sooner or later. These carrots do persuade some folks to maintain going, however there are nonetheless method too many who stay passive.
Right here’s my answer. Proper now, the randomizer solely chooses contestants who haven’t performed earlier than. Meaning in case you win one battle, you possibly can sit round and keep away from taking part in once more (if somebody doesn’t choose you) till each single different contestant has performed at the very least as soon as. Meaning you possibly can sit there whereas 50 or 60 persons are eradicated with out doing something. I don’t like that. I suppose the randomizer ought to be recalibrated to probably select anybody who hasn’t performed or has performed precisely as soon as.
Let’s stroll by means of a sensible instance. Let’s say you have got one sq. and also you both get picked by the randomizer or challenged by one other contestant. You battle and win. Now, you have got two decisions, you possibly can both return to the ground, the place you possibly can take a break however are nonetheless susceptible to being picked by the randomizer, or you possibly can preserve going and play as soon as extra, with the inducement being you not solely choose up one other piece of the ground but in addition then make your self resistant to the randomizer.
Now let’s say you win once more, then you definitely nonetheless have a compelling alternative. You possibly can return to the ground with out worrying about getting hit by the randomizer, or you possibly can preserve going and attempt to win the third duel to select up the time bonus. That’s now two consecutive selections the present has given the contestant that provide a excessive danger, excessive reward situation.
It’s a fragile steadiness. I do suppose ready to combat one other day is an inexpensive technique. I don’t suppose the present ought to drive contestants to simply preserve taking part in again and again, however I want to see extra winners who’re at the very least considerably aggressive throughout the earlier episodes. Meaning the gamers have to be incentivized a bit extra to remain and preserve taking part in. The time bonus and the cash on the finish of every episode assist somewhat bit, however I suppose requiring them to play a second time to be immune from the randomizer would actually assist and probably persuade a better proportion of individuals to play a 3rd time so as to attempt to get the time bonus.
The Flooring has already been renewed over at FOX for one more season and can return to the TV schedule on Wednesday September twenty fourth. In preparation, you may get caught up with outdated episodes which might be accessible to stream with a Hulu subscription. It’s a very enjoyable sport present that would finally turn into an all-time nice. It simply must preserve evolving somewhat bit to turn into the very best model.
