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places a die in the "Dice Game" board. (9 December, 2005)]] Dice Game is a Pricing Game on the American Television Game Show '' The Price Is Right ''. Debuting on June 2 , 1976 , the game is played for a car. GAMEPLAY The car in Dice Game has a price made up of only the digits 1-6 (usually stated as no zeros and no digits over six). The contestant is shown the first Digit in the price, and is presented with four oversized (but otherwise standard) Dice on a gaming table. It also uses a game board which will display the five digits in the price of a car. The last four digits are represented by a slot for a die, and a screen above and a screen below the slot. The first digit, being given, is represented by a single screen. The contestant rolls the first die, corresponding with the second digit in the price of the car. The die is placed in the game board in a slot for the second digit. If the number rolled matches the correct digit, the digit is lit up on both screens above and below the die. If it is not correct, the contestant must decide whether the digit is above or below the number shown on the die, and the screen above or below the die is outlined in lights, marking the contestant's guess. The same process repeats for each of the four dice, and each of the four digits. Then, each digit is revealed one at a time, appearing in the screen above or below the die, depending on whether the digit is actually above or below the number shown on the die. If all of the contestant's guesses are correct, and the digits appear in the marked screens, the contestant wins the car. Otherwise, they lose. The host will usually reveal the numbers in the most dramatic order possible. Since rolls of 1 or 6 are guaranteed to be higher or lower respectively, these digits are often revealed first, if any are rolled, leaving the most "controversial" guess for last. For a roll to count, the die must settle beyond the white line at the end of the rolling table, to prevent players from rigging their throws. If a die settles behind or on the line, even if it bounced there after passing the line first, the contestant must roll again. Rolls are also disqualified if they land on the floor. HISTORY The game was originally played for cars with four-digit prices, and the first digit was not given. For about the first year that Dice Game was played, the prices of the cars contained digits other than 1-6; this made the game extremely difficult to win (partly because some numbers were impossible to roll out exactly), leading to the implementation of the current rules. During the 1980s, when cars under $6,667 were still common, the game was occasionally played for cars worth more than $10,000. When such cars were offered, the game was known as "Deluxe Dice Game;" it is believed to have appeared for the first time on April 22 , 1983 . The word "Deluxe" was added to the top of the game board, and an extra display box was added to for the free digit. By early 1988 , the five-digit version of Dice Game became permanent; the game offered its last four-digit car on January 8, 1988. Beginning with the 1988-'89 TV season, the "Deluxe" moniker was dropped. On December 15 , 1989 , a completely redesigned game board debuted. SEE ALSO |
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