Camouflage (1961 series): Difference between revisions

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Two contestants, usually female, faced their respective game boards which, when opened, revealed a picture drawing. The objective was to find a hidden object within the drawing. In order to do so, the players had to answer true-or-false questions and score points based on a timer clicking down from 10. A correct answer removes part of the picture (the camouflage) and the player had 10 seconds to find the object and trace its outline with a long stick. For each pass or mistraced picture, the value of the board, starting at 200 points, is reduced by 10 points. Once a player reaches 30 points, a picture of the object is secretly shown to her. A player wins by successfully tracing the object's outline. That player wins a prize package based on her score (true-or-false session and value of the board).

''Camouflage'' was a modest success for ABC, running from January 1961 to December 1962. It returned in a revamped format by [[Chuck Barris]] in 1980, which ran for a few months in [[Syndication]]. A ''Camouflage'' completely unrelated to these formats surfaced on [[GSN]] in 2007, where the object was to find words within words.

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* [[Bonus Round]]: The high scorer of the day tried for a new car by tracing an object within a larger drawing within 15 seconds.

* [[Home Game]]: One was made by Milton Bradley. Instead of picture drawings, the object was hidden under five layers of vector shapes on acetate sheets. It also contained separate sheets for players to put over their TV screens and play along with the show.

* [[Think Music]]: A lilting 10-second interlude as the players studied their boards after answering a question.

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* [[Show the Folks At Home]]: The viewers saw the object as it was shown to the contestant after she reached 30 points.

 

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